US EditionBorder Bill Raises Questions About Expanded Data Sharing with U.S.: Citizen Lab
- The Canadian government tabled Bill C-2 on June 3, 2025, to enhance border security and related law enforcement powers between Canada and the U.S.
- The bill arises amid ongoing Canada-U.S. negotiations on a new data-sharing treaty, the Second Additional Protocol , which raises privacy and human rights concerns.
- Bill C-2 would grant law enforcement broad warrantless access to information and facilitate expedited cross-border data requests, potentially weakening Canadian legal protections.
- Citizen Lab expressed concern that the bill seems to facilitate increased data-sharing arrangements with U.S. and other international authorities, while highlighting considerable shortcomings in democratic transparency.
- The legislation could trigger substantial increases in cross-border information demands, posing lasting implications for privacy rights, treaty ratification processes, and asylum claim procedures in Canada.
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Border bill raises questions about more data sharing with U.S: Citizen Lab
OTTAWA -- An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to "roll out a welcome mat" for expanded data-sharing agreements with the United States and other foreign authorities.
Border bill raises questions about expanded data sharing with U.S.: Citizen Lab
An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to “roll out a welcome mat” for expanded data-sharing agreements with the United States and other foreign authorities.
Why Canada’s Strong Borders Act is as troublesome as Donald Trump’s travel bans
Was it just a coincidence that within days of Canada’s Liberal government announcing Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act, Donald Trump’s administration in the United States released its long anticipated travel ban? Perhaps. But the timing also highlights the longtime shared border saga between Canada and the U.S. — and should compel Canada to carve its own path. Like Trump’s 2017 travel ban, his 2025 directives significantly prevent or limit access…
Researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab are wondering. The post Will the Border Security Bill Protect Data? appeared first on Les Affaires.
Unspoken Implications: A Preliminary Analysis of Bill C-2 and Canada’s Potential Data-Sharing Obligations Towards the United States and Other Countries - The Citizen Lab
1. Introduction On June 3, 2025, the federal government tabled Bill C-2, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures. The bill is omnibus legislation that, if passed, would introduce a wide array of new federal agency and law enforcement powers, and would significantly reform substantive and due process laws in Canada for migrants an…
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