Commercial transporters must give CBSA certain details about every person they plan to bring to Canada when an officer asks — including names, dates of birth, citizenship, and travel document information. Failing to provide this information when requested could expose the transporter to enforcement action under the Act.
(1)269 (1) On the request of an official of the Canada Border Services Agency, a commercial transporter that carries or expects to carry persons to Canada on board its commercial vehicle must provide the Canada Border Services Agency with the following information about each person whom it expects to carry:
(3)(3) The information referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) must be provided
(4)(4) The information referred to in paragraph (1)(e) must be provided not later than at the time of departure.
(5)(5) The information referred to in paragraph (1)(d) must also be provided, for each passenger who is on board the commercial vehicle at the time of departure, not later than 30 minutes after the time of departure.
(6)(6) A commercial transporter that becomes aware before or at the time of departure that information they have provided under paragraph 148(1)(d) of the Act is incomplete or inaccurate must, in the manner described in subsection (2) and without delay, provide the Canada Border Services Agency with the missing or accurate information.
(9)(9) The Canada Border Services Agency may retain information referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) about a person for up to three years and six months after the day of departure of the commercial vehicle that carried or was to carry the person to Canada.