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Req # A-2018-09841
Records concerning the removal of inadmissible individuals to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and its regulations, including: any written policies, manuals, or other documents instructing Border Services Officers on whether and how to use physical force on individuals who resist or attempt to escape during the process of removal. This includes any guidance on what circumstances justify the use of force, how much force is proportional, and what de-escalation strategies are to be used. Additionally, any written policies, criteria, or other documents guiding the removal of an individual to any country that will authorize entry under Section 241(2) of the IRPA Regulations. This includes: at what point officers resort to this option, how such countries are selected, and whether the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) ceases efforts to remove the individual after a certain number of unsuccessful attempts have been made to arrange removal. Finally, any records from January 1, 2003 to May 31, 2018, on whether and to what extent CBSA has relied on private firms or contractors to assist in the process of removals.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
May 2021
Req # A-2018-05516
Records of the following Briefing Notes: 15-0487- Border Operations Centre Significant Event Notifications; 15-04561 - Bill C-51 Customs Tariff; 15-04686 - Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Centre of Canada - Relationship with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA); 15-04719 - Post 2016 Canada-United States Border Strategy Ideas; 15-04450 - Alternative to Detention Electronic Supervision Tools, 15-04480 - Status Update on Departmental Security Plan; 15-04892 - Request for Legal Assistance and Indemnification, 15-04916 - Request for Legal Assistance and Indemnification of the President of the CBSA.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
May 2021
Req # A-2018-00329
Phase 2 of A-2014-00685, concerning 2 emails with attachments from February 15 to April 11, 2014, belonging to Danielle Sarazin, excluding records requiring consultations with the Privy Council Office or the Department of Justice.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
May 2021
Req # A-2018-00328
Phase 2 of A-2014-00678, concerning 12 emails with attachments from February 15 to April 11, 2014, belonging to Alec Attfield, excluding records requiring consultations with the Privy Council Office or the Department of Justice.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
May 2021
Req # A-2017-13993
Records from September 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, regarding the interception or detention of irregular border crossers in Manitoba. This includes final versions of: briefing notes, decks, presentations, reports, plus emails and correspondence of policy value. This excludes publicly available records and those that are Cabinet confidences.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
May 2021
Nothing to report this month
Organization: Canada Lands Company Limited
Req # A-2017-02530
Records including emails, reports, and memoranda regarding the updates to the Canada Border Services Agency website on January 6, 2017, that included the “Be aware and declare” section. This includes: the specific reasons for undertaking these updates, how the updated content was chosen and approved, and how, when and by whom the initial decision to update was reached. Additionally any correspondence pertaining to if these activities were conducted in consultation with or at the request of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
May 2020
Req # A-2017-10131
Records from January 1, 2012 to June 21, 2017, including studies, memoranda, memos, reports, research and emails concerning the practice of forced marriage that occurs in Ontario to women and girls. This includes those who are forced into a marriage in Ontario, those who are taken out of Ontario and forced into marriage and those from abroad who were forced into a marriage to a male resident of Ontario.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
May 2020
Req # A-2017-11493
A copy of the following Communiqués from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017: Communiqué 2017-03 Canada IMM1442 with Updated Letterhead; Communiqué 2017-04 United Kingdom: New Passport Requirements; and Communiqué 2017-05 Canada: Children's Signature in Passports.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
May 2020
Req # A-2018-20513
Statistics and reports from September 21, 2017 to November 21, 2018, relating to the arrival of Salvadorans from the United States at the Canadian borders broken down by: those who are considered as refugees, foreign nationals or visitors.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
May 2020