Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said Thursday he doesn't foresee foreign prostitutes descending on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Day said major events such as the Olympics or soccer's World Cup traditionally have been a magnet for prostitutes and others out to make a buck from big crowds.

But the minister said stringent security at the Canadian border is likely to deter such unwanted foreign visitors.

While there's likely to be an influx of Canadian prostitutes to the area, Day says tighter policing will help control that, too.

Meanwhile, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson is brushing off suggestions that legal brothels would be a good method of protecting vulnerable prostitutes in Canada.

He says the government has no intention of legalizing prostitution.