Auto theft: Anand asks Ont. counterpart for meeting to discuss re-Vinning [Video]

Federal Transport Minister Anita Anand is requesting a meeting with her provincial counterpart to tackle the rising issue of re-Vinning and fraudulent vehicle registrations.

In a letter sent to Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria on Saturday, Anand wrote that she wants all provinces and territories to prioritize the issue to further prevent auto thefts across the country.

Re-Vinning is when criminals illegally fabricate the vehicle identification number (VIN) of a car to conceal that it was stolen, enabling them to register and sell it. Due to the lack of interprovincial data sharing, criminals can register a vehicle with the same VIN as a vehicle registered in a different province.

“Law enforcement agencies across the country are reporting that re-vinning and fraudulent registrations, pervasive issues that facilitate the sale and distribution of stolen vehicles, are on the rise,” Anand wrote in the letter.

“While the longstanding Interprovincial Record Exchange can assist in detecting …