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Found 88 record(s)
Req # A-2019-16382
Phase 2 of A-2019-08121, records from February 15 to May 6, 2019, containing 13 emails from or to Kathy Thompson, excluding records requiring consultation with the Privy Council Office and Department of Justice. This includes the following email topics: Border Services Officers of the Future, debrief from Australia meetings; Litigation Management Committee Meeting; Ramadan Tips Bil.docx; Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) versus the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, regarding consultants; Enforcement and intelligence priorities; Summary of the material privacy breach involving Apollo; Undocumented workers; CBSA draft policy on at-border examinations of travellers' digital devices; Arkansas-Best Freight System Incorporated returns and removals statistics; and briefing on undocumented workers.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2023
Req # A-2022-07796
Briefing note: 22-00207 - Policy Options potential grounds for inadmissibility relating to membership in an organization, February 14, 2022.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2023
Req # A-2022-29809
Records from January 1, 2010 to December 12, 2022, of contracts between the Canada Border Services Agency and the Toronto Bail Program, including contract number: 47636-106168/001 /TOR. Additionally, all statements of work, and completed program evaluations concerning the Toronto Bail Program.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2023
Req # A-2022-30476
Records concerning the operation and delivery of services by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) hearing officers or immigration officers for refugee interviews, examinations, referrals and rejections. This includes records outlining the CBSA Hearings Program, instruction manuals and training materials for CBSA hearing officers or immigration officers including course descriptions and course titles but excluding course materials. Additionally, bilateral agreements between the CBSA and Immigration and Refugee and Citizenship Canada pertaining to refugee protection including Standard Operating Procedures and Memoranda of Understanding. This excludes publicly available documents and records that are Cabinet confidences, and limited to final drafts of documents and last complete email chains.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2023
Req # A-2022-30846
Records from January 1 to December 20, 2022, of all the President's decisions which provide tariff classifications and codes for commercial operations. This includes the following columns: trade case identification, review-type, program type, date in the Canada Border Services Agency, date opened, date decision, outcome, decision details, original tariff classification, appellant's classification, President decision classification, and any duty relief codes.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2023
Nothing to report this month
Organization: Canada Energy Regulator
Nothing to report this month
Organization: Canada Foundation for Innovation
Nothing to report this month
Organization: The Correctional Investigator Canada
Nothing to report this month
Organization: Veterans Review and Appeal Board
Req # A-2017-14914
Records regarding the facial recognition or facial biometric systems used in the Primary Inspection Kiosk (PIK) and Nexus machines. Specifically, records of the types of the hardware and software used in the PIK machines particularly the camera systems and software used in facial biometrics. Also, the methods used for facial recognition which may include, but not be limited to: facial features analyzed and determining if the camera sees a live person or picture on a piece of paper or on a digital screen. Additionally, records regarding use of two dimensional or three dimensional analyses when determining if a live image matches a photo stored on file and any research or analyses completed on the PIK machines in regards to the effectiveness; specifically accuracies, rates of false positives, and rates of false negatives. This excludes any Cabinet Confidences and is limited to final records.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
April 2022