Public Safety committee  Just to add to that in terms of how it will work, if there is a conflict or erroneous information, in terms of taking a step back, when we're looking at the datasets that will be used or collected in terms of entry-exit, it is quite minimal in terms of the key tombstone informati

Public Safety committee  In terms of the direct impact on cost, that's a very interesting question. I fully appreciate it, but it's quite complex in terms of being able to provide the metrics that support it. I would like to provide a little bit of the qualitative in terms of how this will have an overal

Public Safety committee  I cannot comment on that. At this time, our department does not have access to the information systematically. However, as I explained, in cases where there are doubts about people or an investigation is initiated, there are memoranda of understanding for the exchange of data and

Public Safety committee  Actually, in the next phases, phases three and four, the exchange of information about all people travelling by land between Canada and the United States will be more systematic. In addition, the final phase will make it possible to obtain more information beforehand, from the ma

Public Safety committee  Unfortunately, I'm not able to give you that information.

Public Safety committee  Great. The first two phases of the entry/exit initiative, a large-scale measure, consisted strictly of memoranda of understanding and information-sharing protocols between the Government of Canada and the U.S. government. The exchange took place strictly between the IRCC and the

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question. Mr. Chair, let me clarify the issue a little and add to my colleague's comments. In terms of legislative mechanisms or memoranda of understanding, there is a statement of mutual understanding and those mechanisms allow for the sharing of data betwe