Red Cross and Canada Border Services Agency

Canada Border Services Agency: A confidential Red Cross investigation found numerous shortcomings at Canadian facilities for immigrant detainees including triple-bunked cells, lack of support for detained children and inadequate mental-health care. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Through an agreement with the Canada Border Services Agency, the independent humanitarian organization monitors the treatment and conditions of people detained in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The Fraser Regional Correctional Centre is seen in Maple Ridge, B.C. on Aug. 15, 2010. A confidential Red Cross investigation found numerous shortcomings at Canadian facilities for immigrant detainees including triple-bunked cells, lack of support for detained children and inadequate mental-health care. THE Jonathan Hayward In addition, because there are no dedicated immigration cells in many parts of the country, newcomers are often held in provincial jails or police facilities alongside suspected gang members and violent offenders, says the Canadian Red Cross Society inspection report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.