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Electronic Notices and Canada Border Services Agency

Canada Border Services Agency: The Canada Border Services Agency discovered the old notices earlier this year following the review of about 117,000 active lookouts to ensure each contained up-to-date information, says a new federal report, according to The Star. An outdated or inaccurate lookout could also mean a traveller is stopped at the border and subjected to unnecessary scrutiny and An internal review has revealed that Canadas border agency had more than 19,000 outdated electronic notices warning officers to be on the lookout for suspicious travellers. Accuracy and timeliness are vital because the border agency is supposed to use lookouts to intercept suspected terrorists, organized criminals and others of concern attempting to enter Canada . (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.