Category: Canada Border Agency

Data Breach at Border Agency Contractor Involved up to 1.38 Million Licence Plates

September 29, 2022
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The federal privacy watchdog says a data breach at a contractor for Canada’s border agency involved as many as 1.38 million licence plate images and associated information. In a report detailing its investigation, the privacy commissioner’s office cites inconsistencies in the way the Canada Border Services Agency managed licence plate information and a lack of…

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Border Agency Closes Two Atlantic Offices Due to COVID-19 Infections, Close Contacts

December 30, 2021
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OTTAWA—Canada’s border agency said it is temporarily closing two ports of entry in the Atlantic region due to COVID−19. The Canada Border Services Agency said the affected offices are in Bathurst, N.B., and Charlottetown, P.E.I. CBSA spokeswoman Judith Gadbois−St−Cyr said service at the offices is being suspended because of COVID−19 infections and close contacts among…

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