http://direzioneinvestigativaantimafia.interno.gov.it/semestrali/sem/2019/1sem2019.pdf

A recently released must-read about Italian OC in Italy and abroad, along with foreign mobs’ activities on Italian soil.

Some takeaways concerning the USA and Canada:

- United States of America
Collaboration and information exchanges with the US collateral allow for a framework general of mafia presences always updated.
The current situation confirms that, in the United States of America, in addition to the Sicilian mafia, they would be
 listen to the 'ndrangheta, by now a privileged reference for the South American drug trafficking cartels, but also partnerships (1611) loaves and pugliesi
The American Cosa Nostra “LCN” present in the U.S.A. since the late 1800s, while maintaining relationships with
(1612) the Corleonese wing.
Other more recent investigative activities have confirmed the persistent topicality and the strengthening of relations between
exponents of some historical families of Cosa Nostra, the aforementioned "escaped" (1613), with La nostra nostra Americana and in particular with elements of the GAMBINO family.
La Cosa Nostra would be made up of the five "families" of New York (BONANNO, COLOMBO, GAMBINO, GENOVESE and LUCCHESE), the "family" DE CAVALCANTE of Newark, the La Cosa Nostra of New England and of Philadelphia as well as the Chicago Outfit.
The criminal activities of the organization in question would consist of drug trafficking (1614) the US would still emerge as the main country of destination for shipments of cocaine intercepted in South America (1615), the management of illegal gambling, corruption, extortion, fraud, arms trafficking, money laundering, infiltration into business areas, counterfeiting and,
(1616).
In this regard, the investigative acquisitions of the "Cupola 2.0" operation, better described in the paragraph concerning the province of Palermo, highlight a resumption of relations between the American and Sicilian teams and, in particular, the attempt by the so-called "Escaped" or "Americans", returned to Sicily, to recover the ancient power, also through the strengthening of relations with
the homologous Italian structure has assumed its own autonomy
to achieve its goals, from murders and attacks

- 1611 Source: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/organized-crime, page 6.

- 1612 Source: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/organized-crime, page 6.

- 1613 On 17 July 2019 the State Police, in collaboration with the F.B.I., in the context of the "New Connection" operation carried out the OCCC n. 7605/19 RG GIP and, at the same time, the decree of arrest of suspects of crime no. 4847/18 RGNR issued by the Palermo District Prosecutor against 4 and 15 subjects respectively. The activity is more fully described in the chapter dedicated, for Sicily, to the "Analysis of the phenomenon and evolutionary profiles" and referred to in that relating to the province of Palermo.

- 1614 Source: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/organized-crime, page 7.

- 1615 Source: D.C.S.A. - Annual Report 2019, pages 202 and 203.


— Canada

Organized crime of Italian origin confirms its presence in Canada mainly in the areas of Montreal (Cosa Nostra) and Toronto ('Ndrangheta). Both projections are said to be active in drug trafficking, extortion, usury, gambling, money laundering and infiltration in the public procurement sector.
The dynamics that have allowed the partnerships, over time, to reach a high pervasive capacity in Canada, are referred to in the 2015 final report of the Charbonneau Commission, established by the government of Québec in order to investigate the management of public procurement in the aforementioned region . The document, in fact, reports testimonies, dating back to 2000, relating to the spread of illegal practices in local administrations which would later be reflected in subsequent judicial investigations. In particular, in 2006, a corporate consortium linked to the Rizzuto di Cosa nostra Americana family, which had been present in Canada for some time, was awarded a tender for the installation of over 30 thousand water meters at each real estate unit in Montreal ( an order of around 250 million euros today). The assignment procedure was conditional, as the consortium was in close relations with the company in charge of preparing the technical specifications by the contracting entity.
The work carried out by the investigative body has, more generally, highlighted the relations of a part of Québec's business with the Italian-Canadian mafia members. These are connections that confirm the infiltration of the mafia organizations in the economic fabric of that Canadian territory. A series of interferences that have not only affected public contracts, but have also affected the results of consultations
(1617) election. However, these behaviors in Canada would not be included in the offense

A first judicial opening on this point can be found, however, in the sentence of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, of 28 February 2019, issued against a member of the URSINO family, sentenced to 11 and a half years of imprisonment for drug trafficking . The decision at least acknowledges the existence of 'Ndrangheta projections in Canada.

- 1616 Source: https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/organized-crime, page 7.

- 1617 Source: XVII Legislature - Doc. XXIII, No. 38 - Parliamentary commission of inquiry into the phenomenon of the mafia and other criminal associations, including foreign ones - Final report, approved by the Commission at its meeting on 7 February 2018 - 1. (Canada , pages 463, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469 and 470).
1st semester 2019