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Information and statistics on the black market in Canada and around the world. Includes the counterfeit goods market, drug trafficking and other illegal revenue generating activities.

Toronto Key Hub of Pirated Movies in Canada

90 percent of pirated movies sold in Canada can be traced back to Toronto.

Published April 27, 2008
Categorized as Counterfeit Goods Tagged Canada Economy, Movie Piracy

Price of Kidney from Executed Chinese Prisoner

In Canada, as many as 50 people are believed to have paid as much as $75,000 for a kidney transplant in China. The organs are believed to have been culled from executed Chinese prisoners.

Published April 27, 2008
Categorized as Transnational Crime Tagged Canada Economy, China Economy, Organ Trafficking

Cable Piracy Market Value: $8.5 Billion

Cable operators in Asia lost $1.75 billion to piracy in 2008.

Satellite piracy in Canada costs $278 million.

Cable and Satellite Piracy in the United States costs 6.5 Billion.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Counterfeit Goods Tagged Cable Piracy, Canada Economy

Value of Poached Animals Increases in Supply Chain

According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the value of the smuggled animal increases between 25 to 50 percent as it moves through the supply chain.

Published April 26, 2008
Categorized as Environmental Threats Tagged Canada Economy, Wildlife Trafficking
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