Citizenship And Immigration Briefing: Travellers

Canada Dept: By 2014, the two countries will also begin routinely sharing biometric information about travellers, such as fingerprints, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The initiatives are described in Citizenship and Immigration briefing notes that flesh out the Canada-U.S. security agreement announced late last year and oTTAWA - Canada and the United States plan to join forces in order to better deal with "irregular flows" of refugees that turn up in North America or migrate within the continent, newly declassified documents show. And Canada is laying the groundwork for legislative and regulatory changes that will require all travellers including Canadian and U.S. citizens to present a secure document such as a passport or enhanced driver's licence when entering Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.