Barbara Jackman, Q.C.
Sustaining Investigations and Security Certificates through the Use of Profiles

CSIS and the RCMP commonly and openly use racial and religious markers not only to identify persons of interest but to justify ongoing investigations and sharing of information with respect to citizens and non-citizens and to establish the case against non-citizens. This paper will argue against the institutional claim that these practices are not racial
profiling.

Barbara Jackman is an experienced immigration and refugee lawyer based in Toronto. She was called to the bar in 1978 and practices in the area of immigration and
refugee protection law through her law firm, Jackman & Associates. Ms. Jackman has represented clients in a number of high profile cases involving Canada’s anti-terrorism laws and immigration security certificates.