Let me give you a parallel example. I think the United States is far more effective at enforcement. The State Department, like GAC, makes the decision on whom to designate, whether individuals or entities, for sanctions regulation, but it's the treasury department that is the lead on enforcement through OFAC, their unit that enforces sanctions. It's very clear that if there's to be any interdepartmental coordination or any coordination with law enforcement, it's the treasury department that leads the coordination effort.
It seems to me there's a problem within the machinery of government in our system where, if I look at it, we have GAC designating individuals and entities to be sanctioned, and then it's not clear who the lead is within the machinery of government for all the interdepartmental and agency coordination. We have the RCMP and the CBSA, which are responsible for enforcement, but GAC also has the overall administrative responsibilities, as you were telling me.
We have this sanctions policy and operations coordination division within GAC, which received, along with the RCMP, some $76 million last October from the government. At the same time, in budget 2022 last year, the government announced a new Canada financial crimes agency. Nobody can tell me how that relates to sanctions enforcement. Then, also within GAC, we have the export and import permits division, which is also responsible for processing applications for import and export permits separate from applications under SEMA and other sanctions legislation.
It just seems to me that there's a problem within the machinery. There doesn't seem to be a single lead to coordinate interdepartmental and agency coordination. To me, that seems to be a big problem.
I'll finish on that, Mr. Chair.