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By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 8 Minutes Read September 18, 2019

The Government of Canada implements its New Preclearance Act

On August 15, 2019, US Department of Homeland Security announced that the United States and Canada had implemented its Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine, and Air Transport Preclearance between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada (Preclearance Agreement). The Preclearance Agreement was signed by the US Secretary of Homeland Security and Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness on March 16, 2015, as part of the Beyond the Border Action Plan.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Immigration, Privacy / border searches, border searches of electronic devices, border security, Canada Border Services Agency, employee travel, employment law, New Preclearance Act, State Immunity Act, USCBP

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 4 Minutes Read October 12, 2018

Canadian companies should educate their employees prior to marijuana legalization

In order to minimize the risk of employees being barred from the United States, Canadian employers should educate their workforce on the above issues prior to (or soon after) October 17, 2018.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Business, Employee Relations / border searches, cannabis, Cannabis legalization, managing a travelling workforce, marijuana, marijuana legalization, travel to the US

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 7 Minutes Read August 15, 2018

Does the Canada Border Services Agency have the authority to search your electronic devices?

Travellers may feel that searches of their electronic devices at border crossings are an unreasonable violation of their privacy rights. However, they need to be aware that refusing to provide their password can have serious consequences.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Human Rights, Immigration / authority to search electronic devices, border searches, Canada Border Services Agency, cross-border travel, employment law, violation of privacy rights

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