'I'm appalled': Lawyers alarmed as Ottawa gives more powers to U.S. border officers at Canadian airports

printer said:

At the border or in the airport when the US agent asked you questions you could withdraw your application and return to 'Canada'. With the new format they can hold you and process you as if you were on American soil.

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TrippleDip said:

I see what you're saying but I thought you go through customs after you land, what they have here is just some pre flight info gathering to give them more time I think..

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• Preclearance is the process by which border officers from Canada or the U.S. carry out immigration, customs and agriculture inspections and other requirements in the other country before allowing the movement of goods or people across the border.
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  Canada and the United States have a long history of successful preclearance operations, with almost 15 million passengers a year currently precleared for flights to the United States from Canada's eight largest airports.
  
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  Canada and the United States share the longest, secure border in the world, over which almost 400,000 people and $2.6 billion worth of goods and services cross daily.
  
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  The agreement is fully reciprocal across all modes of transportation, enabling Canadian preclearance officers to conduct preclearance in the U.S. and U.S. CBP officers to conduct preclearance in Canada. The authorities granted in the Agreement will apply equally to Canadian preclearance officers working in the U.S. and U.S. preclearance officers working in Canada.

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New Canada–U.S. Preclearance Agreement comes into force, opening door to enhanced travel and trade - Canada.ca

Today, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, announced that Canada and the U.S. have brought into force the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine, and Air Transport Preclearance between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States...

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chex1111 said:

If you rub it in the authorities faces you can expect recompense.

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