The recently passed federal budget bill modifying dozens of acts contains a provision that will further the digitization of the border. Bill C-47, which runs close to 400 pages, received royal assent on June 22 and modifies the Customs Acts to “allow a person arriving in Canada to present themselves to the Canada Border Services…
Over 3,300 Foreign Nationals Flagged as Security Risks Allowed Into Canada From 2014-2019: Audit
The federal Immigration Department between 2014 and 2019 allowed entry into Canada to over 3,300 foreign nationals flagged by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) as security risks, according to an internal federal audit. During the five-year span studied in the audit, Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) gave over 7,670 migration applicants a “non-favourable” recommendation, the…
Police Arrest 45, Seize 440 Weapons in Canada-Wide Raids Targeting 3D-printed Guns
Police said Wednesday they arrested 45 people and seized 440 weapons in simultaneous raids across eight provinces, targeting manufacturers of 3D-printed or “ghost” guns, which are increasingly showing up at crime scenes in Canada. Authorities held a news conference in Montreal to announce the results of Tuesday’s operation, dubbed Reproduction, led by the Quebec provincial…
BC Border Agents Find 6,300 Kg of Meth, Including Largest Single Seizure to Date
The Canada Border Services Agency says it has confiscated more than 6,300 kilograms of methamphetamine in British Columbia over the last six months, including the largest ever single seizure of the drug. The agency says the drugs were found in four Metro Vancouver seizures in jugs labelled as canola oil and destined for export to…
Federal Court Will Hear Arguments on Deportation of Truck Driver in Broncos Crash
The Federal Court has agreed to allow the lawyer for a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash to argue against his possible deportation. In 2019, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to eight years after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in the Saskatchewan crash that killed…
How a Strike by Federal Public Service Workers Could Impact Canadians
April 13, 2023
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A strike by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)—a union representing more than 120,000 federal public servants across the country—could impact federal services for veterans, indigenous people, immigrants, and those looking to get passports and tax returns. The government of Canada has released details on how a potential strike among the five bargaining groups of…
Border Crossings Returning to Pre-Pandemic Opening Hours
Opening hours are being extended at 39 border crossings with the United States and at several airports across the country as the Canada Border Services Agency returns to pre-pandemic hours. The changes will take effect on March 31. The border agency first restricted hours at land border crossings in April 2020, closing many points of…
Nexus Trusted-Traveller Program to Fully Resume by April 24 After Yearlong Standoff
The federal government says the Nexus trusted–traveller program will fully ramp back up within five weeks, allowing frequent border crossers to complete their applications and speed up their trips. Registering for the program has been halted in Canada for nearly a year after Nexus enrolment centres unlocked their doors in the United States, due in…
Ukraine War: Two Montreal Companies Sanctioned by US for Alleged Ties to Russia
Canada Border Services Agency says it helped put two Montreal-based companies with alleged ties to the Russian military on a United States sanctions list. The U.S. Department of Commerce last month added CPUNTO inc. and Electronic Network inc. to a list of entities subject to export controls. Both companies are headquartered in the Montreal borough…
Feds Allowed Entry to Over 40% of Foreign Border-Crossers Deemed Risky: Audit
Over 40 percent of foreign border-crossers deemed by border agents to be security risks were still allowed into Canada by the Department of Immigration, according to a report. “Due to multiple factors and considerations, the Department of Immigration authorized entry or permission to stay in Canada to a significant proportion of applicants who had received…
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