Spy Watchdog Calls for More Information on Border Agency’s Air Traveller Targeting

Spy Watchdog Calls for More Information on Border Agency’s Air Traveller Targeting
An Air Canada jet takes off from Trudeau Airport in Montreal, on June 30, 2022. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
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The national spy watchdog says Canada’s border agency needs to do a better job of documenting how and why it singles out certain air passengers for possible additional scrutiny.

The Canada Border Services Agency’s targeting program uses pre-arrival risk assessments to identify inbound air travellers more likely to be ineligible to enter Canada.