Health committee  We work very closely with the United States. I'm in contact with my American counterpart. We have very similar screening processes for travellers arriving at the border. When they enter the United States, they are subject to the same screening measures. One of the reasons why we

Health committee  No.

Health committee  Officers at land border crossings have the same information as those working in airports, but they weren't given a mandate to put the screening question to travellers. Their information comes from the Public Health Agency of Canada. We work with our American counterparts to ensu

Health committee  From the onset of the situation, we began to explore and work with the Public Health Agency of Canada on what measures we needed to put in place both at the land-air borders and at Roxham Road. We began to introduce measures to effect the screening of all individuals, as request

Public Safety committee  Thank you. It's a pleasure for us to be here. We had been advised that based on the minister's statement at the opening, we wouldn't need to give an opening monologue, if you will, in terms of our participation today. But Mr. Christiansen and I are very pleased to be here to add

Public Safety committee  I can certainly answer. Mr. Chair, I would like to briefly clarify the data and I will let Ms. Diogo explain the difference between the two models. Only 7% of people who enter Canada by land are directed to quarantine. Since the coming into force of the new controls, which now

Public Safety committee  I'd be happy to begin, but my colleague, Mr. Christiansen, can jump in as well. I think the first thing I need to make sure is very clear is that our officers have very little discretion in the actual decision-making or application of the orders in council as they've been drafte

Public Safety committee  Yes, absolutely, and I'll ask Mr. Christiansen to jump in. I will just add that it's very clear that the decisions they render are based on the information presented to them by the traveller at the time they arrive. That is ultimately what leads to the decision by the officer at

Public Safety committee  Thank you for your question. Mr. Chair, right from the start of the pandemic, and even before that, we directed our attention to supporting our front-line officers. That began in January 2020, when we started to look at what was happening in China at that time, which then becam

Public Safety committee  Mr. Chair, the CBSA's role as it pertains to ensuring that there's compliance with the OICs and regulations is first and foremost to receive all arriving travellers, whether it be by air or land, conduct the questioning and ensure they have met all of the obligations bestowed upo

Public Safety committee  I would have to turn to my colleague, Madame Diogo, but I have no information to offer on that question.

Public Safety committee  Thank you for your question. Indeed, there has been a fairly significant drop in discretionary or non-essential travel, which we have seen at the border. Following the Prime Minister's announcement, among other things, we also noticed that people who were abroad returned to Cana

Public Safety committee  Probably.

Public Safety committee  Yes, thank you. Really quickly, I can say that we do have handouts that we give to every arriving traveller that inform them of their requirements as it pertains to in quarantine or exempt, as well as a different form for symptomatic or asymptomatic. As well, for the committee,

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Members of the committee, good afternoon. I am pleased to be with you today. I am Denis Vinette, Vice-President of Travellers Branch. I am responsible, amongst other things, for the Agency’s Border Services Officers. I am here with Louise Youdale, Vice-Pre