17 June 2026 08:30 UTC · Prime Minister of Canada · PMO News Release · Source · Email X Link

Prime Minister of Canada reaffirms G7 commitment on migrant smuggling

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Reaffirms commitment to prevent and dismantle organised migrant-smuggling networks
Tasks relevant ministers to implement the G7 Action Plan and pursue sanctions and online cooperation

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G7 Leaders renew commitment to prevent, counter and dismantle organised criminal networks profiting from migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons.
Kenya and the Republic of Korea support the declaration.
Relevant ministers are tasked to deliver on the G7 Action Plan; members note targeted sanctions, online cooperation, and deeper cooperation with countries of origin and transit.
Declaration notes obligations on States to accept return of their own nationals and explores new lawful approaches to migration management.

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“We, the Leaders of the G7, reaffirm our enduring efforts to prevent and counter the smuggling of migrants. Taking stock of the G7 Leaders’ statements adopted in Apulia in 2024 and Kananaskis in 2025, we renew our commitment to preventing, countering and dismantling organised criminal networks that profit from the smuggling of migrants, the trafficking in persons and other related crimes, as well as to disrupt the business models of organised criminal enterprises. Partner countries of the G7, Kenya and the Republic of Korea, also support this declaration. Migrant smuggling and human trafficking constitute serious transnational crimes that erode the sovereign right of States to control their borders and expose smuggled and trafficked persons to life-threatening risks. We are committed to tackling organised illegal migration. We remain committed to fight against all forms of abuse and exploitation of migrants, ensuring protection of the most vulnerable, including refugees and forcibly displaced persons. Accordingly, we task our relevant Ministers to continue taking robust action to further deliver on the G7 Action Plan to Prevent and Counter the Smuggling of Migrants. We recognise ongoing work to adopt targeted sanctions and other restrictive measures against individuals and entities involved in migrant smuggling, including online, where consistent with our legal systems. In that regard, we recall our determination, expressed under the Canadian presidency, to intensify our cooperation with online platforms and relevant actors for them to detect, prevent and remove online content used to conduct smuggling operations. We will also deepen cooperation with countries of origin and transit to dismantle smuggling and trafficking networks, and to prevent organized illegal migration by strengthening our efforts to build stability in order to enable all individuals to live and thrive in their own countries, safeguarding their safety, rights and dignity, including through improved economic conditions. We note the obligations on States to accept return of their own nationals and to enhance processes to ensure timely, safe, lawful and dignified return of those with no legal right to stay in our territories. Respectful of national competences, we take note of new lawful approaches explored by some members with third countries to strengthen migration management. This declaration reflects the outcome of the discussion between G7 members, benefiting from productive exchanges of views with partner countries.”

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