Canada’s customs agents did not seize any contraband by rail over a four-year period before 2022, federal records show. “The CBSA [Canada Border Services Agency] did not seize any illegal items from train cars for the years 2018 to 2021 inclusively,” cabinet wrote in an Inquiry of Ministry tabled in the House of Commons by…
Customs Agents Did Not Seize Any Contraband From Trains for 4 Years: Federal Records
Canada’s Passport Application Backlog Now ‘Virtually Eliminated,’ Says Minister
Service Canada has “virtually eliminated” the passport application backlog, which peaked at over 250,000 applications in August 2022, says Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Karina Gould. Most of the new passport applications causing the backlog were being processed on time as early as October, but thousands of other applicants who had applied beforehand were still…
Border Agency Pledges to Deport 219% More Illegal Foreigners in 2023
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is targeting a 219 percent increase in the deportation of illegal foreigners from Canadian soil this year, a memo from the agency says. “The performance objective for total removals in fiscal year 2022 to 2023 is set at 16,312, which represents a 219 percent increase of the prior year’s…
Canada, U.S. to Offer More Nexus Interview Options to Help Clear Applicant Backlog
Canada and the United States will be offering more Nexus interview options to help clear a large backlog of applications, says the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). “In order to address the significant backlog in NEXUS applications, CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] and CBSA have increased the number of interview appointments available to applicants…
Heavily Redacted ArriveCan Documents ‘Blocking’ Committee’s Probe Into $54M Price Tag: Conservative MP
Heavily redacted versions of ArriveCan documents submitted to a House of Commons committee in December 2022 are “blocking” MPs’ investigation into the app’s $54 million price tag, says Conservative MP Kelly McCauley, who is also the committee’s chair. “I’m very greatly concerned that documents are redacted, blocking any ability for us to see what the government…
CBSA Detainee Dies in Custody on Christmas Day in Surrey, BC
Border officials say a detainee at an immigration holding centre in Surrey, B.C., has died after being found unresponsive on Christmas Day. Canada Border Services Agency says in a statement that first responders were called to the centre, where staff were attempting resuscitation. But it says “all efforts to revive the detainee were unsuccessful,” and…
With Revelation CBSA Uses Chinese Radios, Mendicino Says Department-Wide Review Ongoing
As well as the RCMP, Canada’s border security agency has now been found to be using radio equipment from a Chinese company and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he has ordered his department to review all such contracts. “I have instructed my department to do a portfolio-wide scan and review of any other potential…
Number of Guns Smuggled Into Canada ‘Unknown’: Federal Briefing Note
Canada’s public safety department says it does not know how many guns are smuggled into the country. In a federal briefing note obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter, the Department of Public Safety said the scope of gunrunning in Canada is “unknown.” “Cross-border smuggling of firearms poses a threat to the safety and security of Canada,” said…
Less Than Half of Foreign Fugitives Ordered Deported in Past 6 Years Left Canada, Records Show
Foreign fugitives have high chances of dodging deportation from Canada each year, as records show that of thousands of foreigners ordered to leave the country over the past six years, just 48 percent were actually deported. An Inquiry of Ministry, presented to the House of Commons by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), said of…
Record Amount of Opium Found in Vancouver Marine Containers: Border Services
What started as a probe into some oddities with shipping pallets in Vancouver has ended with a record seizure of opium by the Canada Border Services Agency. The agency says its investigators found 247 shipping pallets loaded with almost 2,500 kilograms of opium in several shipping containers at Vancouver’s port. Nina Patel, the regional director…
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