In 1986, Canadian officials released the Deschênes Commission's initial findings, admitting Nazi war criminals had entered Canada.

The Canadian government has not released the section of the report identifying Nazi war criminals by name for nearly 40 years.

Former Nazi hunter John Loftus estimates that 100,000 Nazis who arrived in the Americas were never brought to justice.

Freedom of information requests to release the Nazi documents were denied by Library and Archives Canada on November 5, 2024.

Holocaust survivors and Jewish leaders have criticized Canada's decision to withhold the names of Nazi war criminals.