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Req # A-2019-17409
Briefing notes: 19-01835 - Proposed Pilot Projects with United States - Customs and Border Protection; 19-01733 - Update on the National Immigration Detention Framework; 19-01531 - Donning a duty firearm within an Immigration Holding Centre.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022
Req # A-2020-11435
Statistics from January 1, 2010 to February 6, 2020, concerning all instances where a Nexus pass has been refused, or a renewal request was refused, including the date, reason, person's citizenship, place of refusal and whether the decision was made by Canadian or an American Official.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022
Req # A-2021-09764
Records from January 1, 2019 and May 10, 2021, of all Professional Standards Investigation reports for all substantiated misconduct claims. This includes cover sheets, cover letters, appendices, memoranda, or other attachments to all reports.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022
Req # A-2021-13716
Statistics from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020, on the total number of persons removed from Canada annually, broken down by destination country, and on the total number of refugee claimants or former refugee claimants removed from Canada, broken down by destination country. For this same time period, statistics on the total number of people removed from Canada through any Assisted Voluntary Returns Pilot Programs broken down by destination country. Additionally, the operational manual related to the collection and recording of data on removals from Canada including any document outlining definitions of data variables, methods of data collection, or operational aspects of data collection.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022
Req # A-2021-14577
Electronic records concerning an email dated January 8th, 2021, from Director Joe McMahon to Tania Nabico stating that he had received permission from the Regional Director General (RDG) Christine Durocher to add three Superintendent positions to his organization chart. The business case rationale submitted when requesting such additional positions, any records documenting the review and ultimate approval of that business case, and any emails, texts, or documents Joe McMahon or Christine Durocher have concerning his request for additional positions at the Ambassador Bridge.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022
Req # A-2021-17611
Records from July 1, 2018 to September 1, 2021, concerning the Canada Border Services Agency’s protocols for interception or seizure of the psychedelic drug five-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT), including, but not limited to, agency protocols for training related to the seizure of 5-MeO-DMT, search, notification, testing, storage, destruction, return or forfeiture.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022
Req # A-2021-20959
Electronic records of the financial cost to the Canada Border Services Agency of airplane tickets for the purposes of the removal from Canada of persons to another country by charter flight broken down per annum, and by destination countries. This excludes records that require consultations with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or the Department of Justice.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022
Req # A-2022-01321
Records from December 12, 2003 to January 14, 2022, of the most recent policy manuals, guidelines, training materials used by staff when assessing whether an individual needs a designated representative appointed to deal with policy matters of the Canada Border Services Agency such as for a pre-removal risk assessment or Minister's Delegate hearing, because of mental health or capacity concerns.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022
Req # A-2022-01701
Statistics from November 1, 2016 to December 31, 2021, regarding the number of organizations, academic and non-academic institutions, and individuals that received any amount of money from the Canada Border Services Agency to assist directly or indirectly with the situation of irregular migration to Canada from the United States. This assistance could be at any level including but not limited to: compensation paid to residents for noise and increased vehicle traffic associated with the asylum seekers, surveillance, security companies, housing, stationery items, cleaning, foods, clothing, processing claims, legal assistance, transportation, security, medical expences, schooling, employment, or settlement. Additionally, the services the organization receiving this money, are providing such as transport, shipping, security, food, advertisement, or education, broken down by: the name of the organization or individual, type of organization or individual, location of the business, the amount of money provided in Canadian dollars, the year the money was received, and the role of these organizations and individuals.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022
Req # A-2022-01806
Records from October 31, 2020 to October 31, 2021, of training received by Border Security Officers (BSO) at the Cornwall port of entry, identifying what screening techniques BSO use when assessing risk prior to carrying out a search.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022