CBSA’s immigration detention system: Letter to Minister Mendicino
February 1, 2023
CIU National President Mark Weber sent the following letter to the Hon. Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, on February 1, 2023.
Issue:Border Security
ArriveCAN: Border officers were never consulted, says CIU National President to House Committee
October 21, 2022
On Thursday October 20, 2022, the National President of the Customs and Immigration Union, Mark Weber, addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates as part of the Committee’s study on the ArriveCAN application. Speaking to the Committee, the CIU National President was critical of the Agency, pointing to the utter lack of […]
Border Services: CIU National President urges federal government to address ‘severe deficit’ in personnel
September 28, 2022
On Tuesday September 27, 2022, the National President of the Customs and Immigration Union, Mark Weber, addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade for the second time this year as part of the Committee’s study on the potential impacts of the ArriveCAN application on certain Canadian sectors. Speaking to the Committee, the CIU National President […]
Delays at the border: CBSA lets border officers and travelers down
June 27, 2022
With no end in sight to delays affecting travelers at airports and border crossings across the country, it’s clear the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has no plan to to get travel back on track anytime soon. This is only made more evident by CBSA’s recently announced Summer Action Plan (SAP) for 2022, which lacks […]
ArriveCAN: A step in the wrong direction
June 16, 2022
On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the National President of the Customs and Immigration Union, Mark Weber, testified in front of the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade as part of the Committee’s study on the potential impacts of the ArriveCAN application on certain Canadian sectors, highlighting the negative consequences of the application on cross-border travel […]