CIMM – Q-890 – November 18, 2022
Inquiry of Ministry
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Question No: Q-890 by Ms. Dancho (Kildonan-St. Paul)
Date : October 18, 2022
Reply by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Print name of Signatory: Marie-France Lalonde, M.P.
Signature, Minister or Parliamentary Secretary
Question:
With regard to the Roxham Road border crossing: (a) how many individuals have used the Roxham Road border crossing to enter Canada, broken down by month since January 1, 2021; (b) what are the ongoing monthly costs related to the crossing, including costs associated with processing individuals crossing the border; (c) what is the breakdown of (b) by type of expenditure; (d) how many officers or employees from (i) the RCMP, (ii) the Canada Border Services Agency, (iii) Citizenship and Immigration Canada, have been assigned to duties related to the border crossing or the individuals who crossed into Canada at that location; (e) what are the details of all contracts awarded by the government since January 1, 2021, in relation to the border crossing, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) amount or value, (iv) description of goods or services, including the volume, if applicable; (f) for each contract in (e), was it sole sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process; and (g) for each sole-sourced contract in (f), why was there not a competitive bidding process?
Reply (Original text):
Insofar as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is concerned:
Please refer to Annex A for sub-question (a)
Please refer to Annex B for sub-questions (b), (c), (e), (f) and (g).
d)(iii) 39 IRCC employees (FTEs) are currently assigned duties related to the border crossing or the individuals who crossed into Canada at that location.
Q-890 Annex A
Q-890 — October 18, 2022 — Ms. Dancho (Kildonan-St. Paul) — With regard to the Roxham Road border crossing: (a) how many individuals have used the Roxham Road border crossing to enter Canada, broken down by month since January 1, 2021
Asylum Claims by Persons who entered Quebec Between Ports of Entry by Province between January 2021 and August 2022
| Province | 2021 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
| Quebec | 25 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 80 | 130 | 90 | 745 | 2,785 | 4,005 |
| Province | 2022 (Jan to Aug) | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total | ||
| Quebec | 2,320 | 2,185 | 2,480 | 2,725 | 3,530 | 3,050 | 3,630 | 3,225 | 23,145 | 27,150 |
Q-890 - Annex B
Q-890 — October 18, 2022 — Ms. Dancho (Kildonan-St. Paul) — With regard to the Roxham Road border crossing: (a) how many individuals have used the Roxham Road border crossing to enter Canada, broken down by month since January 1, 2021; (b) what are the ongoing monthly costs related to the crossing, including costs associated with processing individuals crossing the border; (c) what is the breakdown of (b) by type of expenditure; (d) how many officers or employees from (i) the RCMP, (ii) the Canada Border Services Agency, (iii) Citizenship and Immigration Canada, have been assigned to duties related to the border crossing or the individuals who crossed into Canada at that location; (e) what are the details of all contracts awarded by the government since January 1, 2021, in relation to the border crossing, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) amount or value, (iv) description of goods or services, including the volume, if applicable; (f) for each contract in (e), was it sole sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process; and (g) for each sole-sourced contract in (f), why was there not a competitive bidding process?
Name of the organisation: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| (e) what are the details of all contracts awarded by the government since January 1, 2021, in relation to the border crossing, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) date, (iii) amount or value, (iv) description of goods or services, including the volume, if applicable; (f) for each contract in (e), was it sole sourced or awarded through a competitive bidding process; and (g) for each sole-sourced contract in (f), why was there not a competitive bidding process | |||||
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| (i) vendor | (ii) date | (iii) amount or value ($) | (iv) description of goods or servicesFootnote * | (f) sole-sourced or awarded through bidding process? | (g) for each sole-sourced contract in (f), why was there not a competitive bidding process? |
| 9053-9776 QUEBEC INC (L'Agence Services Santé) |
01.01.2021 |
$30,000,000.00 |
Health and Support Services for accommodated Asylum Seekers in Quebec |
Competitive (bidding process) |
N/A |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
01.04.2021 |
$2,004,014.25 |
Guard Services at Lacolle |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
10.05.2021 |
$2,957,731.89 |
Guard Services at Hotel Best Western Montreal |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| The canadian red cross society |
03.11.2021 |
$17,683.54 |
Decommissiong and transition of Red Cross Services including moving equipment and terminating support service at the Lacolle site |
Sole-sourced |
Only vendor who could perform decommissioning services related to a previous contract |
| Groupe Securite Garda SENC |
07.12.2021 |
$197,757.00 |
Guard services at Crowne Plaza Hotel Montreal |
Sole-sourced |
Pressing emergency requirement as a result of a sudden influx of Asylum Seekers arriving in Quebec in November 2021 |
| Groupe Securite Garda SENC |
09.12.2021 |
$82,782.00 |
Guard services at Westin Hotel Montreal |
Sole-sourced |
Pressing emergency requirement as a result of a sudden influx of Asylum Seekers arriving in Quebec in November 2021 |
| Groupe Securite Garda SENC |
20.12.2021 |
$199,192.78 |
Guard Services at Ramada in Montreal |
Sole-sourced |
Pressing emergency requirement as a result of a sudden influx of Asylum Seekers arriving in Quebec in November 2021 |
| Neptune security services inc. |
24.12.2021 |
$2,000,000.00 |
Guard services at various hotels in Quebec |
Competitive (bidding process) |
N/A |
| Groupe Securite Garda SENC |
29.12.2021 |
$199,192.78 |
Guard services at Quality Hotel Montreal |
Sole-sourced |
Pressing emergency requirement as a result of a sudden influx of Asylum Seekers arriving in Quebec in November 2021 |
| XPera Risk Mitigation & Investigation |
31.12.2021 |
$15,000,000.00 |
Lodging and support services for Asylum Seekers |
Sole-sourced |
Pressing emergency requirement as a result of a sudden influx of Asylum Seekers arriving in Quebec in November 2021 |
| Les cuisines de l'air culin-air inc |
31.03.2022 |
$409,883.25 |
Meals provision for asylum seekers at hotel sites |
Sole-sourced |
Pressing emergency requirement for food services to asylum seekers residing in an accommodation site that could not provide food |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
01.04.2022 |
$2,604,183.75 |
Guard Services at Lacolle |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
01.04.2022 |
$983,036.25 |
Guard Services at the Radisson Montreal Airport Hotel Montreal |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
01.04.2022 |
$668,579.63 |
Guard Services at Quality Hotel Dorval |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
01.04.2022 |
$482,895.00 |
Guard Services at Ramada Plaza by Wyndham in Montreal |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
01.04.2022 |
$488,643.75 |
Guard Services at Fairfield Inn by Marriott Hotel in Montreal |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
01.04.2022 |
$206,955.00 |
Guard services at Quality Hotel Centre de Congrès at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
01.04.2022 |
$822,071.25 |
Guard Services at Comfort Inn South in Brossard |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
01.04.2022 |
$142,281.56 |
Guard services at Courtyard West Island at Baie D'Urfe |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
03.06.2022 |
$1,049,228.31 |
Guard Services at Aloft Montreal Airport |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Neptune security services inc. |
07.06.2022 |
$172,462.50 |
Guard services at Baymont by Wyndham Montreal |
Competitive (bidding process) |
N/A |
| Neptune security services inc. |
21.06.2022 |
$183,960.00 |
Guard Services at Comfort Inn Dorval |
Competitive (bidding process) |
N/A |
| Groupe Securite Garda SENC |
13.07.2022 |
$390,000.00 |
Guard Services at Hampton Inn Hilton Dorval |
Competitive (bidding process) |
N/A |
| Groupe Securite Garda SENC |
19.07.2022 |
$505,890.00 |
Guard Services at Quality Hotel St-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
Competitive (bidding process) |
N/A |
| Groupe Securite Garda SENC |
29.08.2022 |
$240,016.29 |
Guard Services at Hôtel Gouverneur Ie Charron |
Competitive (bidding process) |
N/A |
| Groupe Securite Garda SENC |
28.09.2022 |
$396,008.57 |
Guard Services at Quality Inn and Suites Dorval |
Competitive (bidding process) |
N/A |
| Neptune security services inc. |
28.09.2022 |
$567,150.52 |
Guard Services at Comfort Inn Pointe-Claire |
Competitive (bidding process) |
N/A |
| Corps canadien de commissionnaires |
29.09.2022 |
$255,244.50 |
Guard Services at Comfort Inn Dorval |
Sole-sourced |
Directed call-up against the mandatory sole source National Master Standing Offer with Commissionnaires which gives them the right of first refusal privilege as per the Treasury Board policy |
| Dev Hotel & Conference Centre |
29.09.2022 |
$10,146,620.30 |
Lodging and support services for Asylum Seekers |
Sole-sourced |
Pressing emergency requirement as a result of a shortage of accommodation capacity in the Montreal Quebec area for Asylum Seekers |
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