The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) is granted the power to examine goods imported by travelers and returning residents. Section 99 of the Customs Act gives CBSA officers the power to examine your suitcase, your purse, your backpack, your briefcase and your electronic devices. The word “goods” is defined in subsection 2(1) of the Customs
Canada Day: Survival Guide For Canada-US Cross Border Travel
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The Canada Day long week-end will be here soon. Canadians travel outside Canada to visit friends and family and to shop. The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) is on the lookout for contraventions of the Customs Act and other border laws.
Here is our survival guide to make sure the CBSA is happy with
Can The CBSA Ask For Your Passwords?
The answer is, “Yes”, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) can ask for your passwords. Not only can the CBSA ask for your passwords, the CBSA does ask for passwords. Not only does the CBSA ask for passwords, the CBSA will unlock your cell phones, mobile phones, smart phones, computers, etc and look at/review your