Canada Wants to Close USA Safe Third Country Agreement Loophole and Begin Border Exit Controls

Canada will begin new measures to enforce border security. A new Entry/Exit Program with the United States will soon begin featuring collecting and sharing data of travellers entering and leaving the country.

The data will be shared with the U.S. as part of the Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness Action Plan, following the passing into law of Bill C 21 in December 2018.

Data collection regulations are expected to come into force in June 2019 for overland travellers and June 2020 for travellers by air.

Canada and the U.S. are also conducting talks about altering the Safe Third Country Agreement, which many believe helps motivate asylum seekers to cross at unrecognized border points.