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Intellectual Property Theft
Recent years have seen an increase in the diversity and number of dangerous counterfeit products being brought into or illegally manufactured in Canada. These products are sold 
in a variety of sales venues, sometimes extending to large retail chains.
The intermingling of counterfeit goods with legitimate ones lessens the risk of detection, widens the scope of distribution and increases the likelihood that consumers will unwittingly receive unsafe counterfeit goods. Across the country, multiple criminal groups are involved in the manufacturing, importation and distribution of counterfeit products.
In addition to fake products putting lives at risk, counterfeiting costs the Canadian economy billions annually through loss of employment, government revenues, and funds diverted from legitimate businesses to organized crime. R.J. Falconi, Vice-President, |
