At the present time, the CBSA can search your briefcase. As a traveller, they can search your briefcase. As a lawyer, they can search your briefcase. According to the policy, if they come across documents marked “solicitor-client privilege”, then they might stop the search. But how many of you the last time you wrote to your lawyer in an email had solicitor-client privilege in the subject line or in the document? Very few documents that lawyers receive have the words “solicitor-client privilege” on them.
On September 27th, 2017. See this statement in context.