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By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 6 Minutes Read September 11, 2013

Business travellers: Admissions may result in inadmissibility to the United States

The media recently reported on an incident involving a British Columbia woman who admitted to a United States Customs and Border Protection officer that she had recently smoked marijuana.  Although she had never been convicted of any criminal offense, this admission alone was sufficient grounds to ban her from entering the United States.  The incident raised some interesting legal points, many of which will apply equally to business travellers. 

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By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 2 Minutes Read July 17, 2013

Government of Canada announces 10-year biometric passport for Canadians

On July 2, 2013, the Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister (the "Minister") announced that 10-year ePassports, also known as biometric passports, will now be available to Canadian citizens. The Minister also announced that Citizenship and Immigration Canada ("CIC") would immediately assume primary responsibility for Passport Canada, which had previously been part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

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By John Proctor | 4 Minutes Read June 21, 2011

Organizations not prepared for worst case scenario risk being sued

A recent Reuters article entitled “Darfur kidnapping victim sues aids group that sent her” addresses an American lawsuit that has sparked a worldwide interest in the kidnapping industry. 2008 alone, Canada had five hostages taken in five months. A Canadian Government study assesses that terrorist groups will continue to attempt to kidnap Westerners, including Canadians, and that the greatest threat is to tourists, aid workers, journalists, business people and diplomats.

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