Border Intelligence Program Needs Improved Training, Analytical Tools: Evaluation

Border Intelligence Program Needs Improved Training, Analytical Tools: Evaluation
A Canada Border Service Agency member looks on before a ceremony at the legislature in Victoria, Sept. 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
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Better training and information-processing tools are needed to help the intelligence program at Canada’s border agency fight everything from firearms smuggling to human trafficking, says an internal evaluation.

The recently released Canada Border Services Agency evaluation report also found the sensitive nature of the activities and a lack of data made it difficult to fully assess the program’s effectiveness.