Canada Border Security

• Canadian minister promises review after security contracts awarded to Chinese-state tech company

  An 'unintelligible' decision gives security contracts in Canadian government embassies to a company linked to elite Chinese Communist Party leaders, experts warn.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2020
  
• Immigration committee to hold emergency meetings on border crossings

  The House of Commons immigration committee will meet at least two more times before Aug. 3 to study the issue of asylum seekers crossing the border.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2018
  
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• Justin Trudeau won’t ‘play politics’ and weigh in on Trump administration’s immigration policy

  "If there was ever a time for Canada to step up, the moment is now," MP Jenny Kwan implored.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2018
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• ‘We do not appreciate or welcome irregular migration’: Hussen

  More than 7,600 people crossed the Canada-U.S. border irregularly between Jan. 1 and April 30.

  Canada

  May 27, 2018
• Immigration minister has arrived in Nigeria as border crossings continue: Goodale

  Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is on the ground in Nigeria this weekend, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has confirmed.

  May 13, 2018
• Over 26,000 people have crossed the border illegally since last year, but only 1% have been removed

  Over 90 per cent of the people who crossed the Canada-U.S. border irregularly last year will not be permitted to stay, a federal minister confirmed on Monday.

  Canada

  May 7, 2018
• Irregular border crossings see slight increase in February

  The number of people crossing the Canada-U.S. border between legal checkpoints saw a slight increase in February, new numbers show, and Ottawa is still bracing for a possible spike as the weather warms this spring.

  Canada

  Mar 26, 2018
• Canada braces for more asylum claims as Trump lifts protection for 200K Salvadorans

  The Trump administration's announcement that it will lift temporary protection status for 200,000 citizens of El Salvador could nevertheless have profound consequences for Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2018
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• CBSA to use GPS, check-ins to track immigration detainees instead of imprisoning them

  The full array of new "alternatives to detention," will be rolled out by April 2018, the CBSA has confirmed.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2017