Organized criminals in Canada are resorting to illegal trading of electronic waste and rare wildlife, according to a report released Friday by the Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC).

The report, a survey of organized crime in the country based on police reports, said crime syndicates are collecting e-waste in developed countries and selling it to recyclers in developing countries. The syndicates developed the black markets for computers, televisions and cellphones.

The report warned that illegal trafficking of e-waste will peak next year when the U.S. switches to digital broadcasting, rendering millions of TVs obsolete.

The report also said that organized criminals are poaching and exploiting Canada's vast forests for rare animals, which command very high prices in international black markets.

Aside from financing their criminal networks, e-waste trafficking poses danger to the environment due to the toxins they generate, Montreal police investigator Robert Chartrand told CTV.ca.

Chartrand, who heads Criminal Intelligence Service Quebec, one of CISC's provincial bureaus, said they are working to put together a specialized unit to deal with such crimes.