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ARTICLE · 28 FEBRUARY 2020

Update On Canada's Ability To Collect Traveller Data During Entries/Exits

The Entry/Exit Program is a joint initiative between Canada and the United States.

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The Entry/Exit Program is a joint initiative between Canada and the United States.  Implemented on June 30, 2013, it enables Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") officers to collect information on foreign nationals (excluding U.S. citizens) who exited the country via land border crossing into the United States. 

Currently, the 1 enables CBSA to record entries and exits via land border crossing for all travellers (including both Canadians and Americans), as well as entries by air.  CBSA is therefore able to maintain travel records which capture entries for all travellers by air and land, but only exits via land border crossings. 

Of course, as many travellers exit Canada by air, these travel records are largely incomplete.  However, CBSA's access to traveller information will be further expanded as a result of Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act, which received Royal Assent on December 13, 2018.  Bill C-21 will enable Canada and the United States to

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