Executive summary: Remote Reporting Program
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is responsible for monitoring and enforcing conditions imposed on persons in Canada who may be inadmissible, under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR).
The National Immigration Detention Framework (NIDF) was implemented to create a better, fairer immigration detention system that supports the humane and dignified treatment of individuals while protecting public safety. A key pillar to the framework is the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program, which was implemented to meet the requirement within the IRPA to only detain individuals when grounds for detention exist, and after all alternatives to detention have been considered. Several factors must be considered when deciding to detain, including the availability and potential use of alternatives to detention; allowing a person to be released under specific terms and conditions, such as deposits and guarantees; and, reporting requirements.
The ReportIn application allows individuals who have reporting conditions under the IRPA, and have been assessed as being eligible by the CBSA, to fulfil their reporting conditions remotely by confirming their identity and location via their smartphone or mobile device. It will benefit both the CBSA and individuals by facilitating a secure process to enroll and report without coming in person to a CBSA office.
Heads of the institution: Privacy Impact Assessment and Detention Division
- Government of Canada Institution
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Government Official responsible for the privacy impact assessment
- Vice President Intelligence & Enforcement Branch (IEB)
- Head of the government institution / Delegate for section 10 of the Privacy Act
- Director General, Information Sharing, Access to Information and Chief Privacy Office
Name of program or activity of the government institution
- Program
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Immigration Enforcement – Sub-program: Detentions
The following program under the CBSA's Departmental Results Framework (DRF) applies to remote reporting activities: Detentions.
The CBSA is responsible for monitoring and enforcing conditions imposed on persons in Canada who may be inadmissible, under the IRPA and the IRPR.
- Standard or Institution specific Class of Record
- CBSA ENF 128 Hearings and Detentions Program
- Standard or Institutional specific Personal Information Bank
- CBSA PPU 1801 Alternatives to Detention
- CBSA PPU 1107 Hearings and Detentions Program
- CBSA PPU 032 Enforcement Data System
- Legal authority for program or activity
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The legal authority is under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR).
Section 2: Risk area identification and categorization
| Type | Level of risk |
|---|---|
| Program or activity that does not involve a decision about an identifiable individual | 1 |
| Administration of programs / Activity and services | 2 |
| Compliance / Regulatory investigations and enforcement | 3 |
| Criminal investigation and enforcement / National security | 4 |
| Type | Level of risk |
|---|---|
| Only personal information, with no contextual sensitivities, collected directly from the individual or provided with the consent of the individual for disclosure under an authorized program. | 1 |
| Personal information, with no contextual sensitivities after the time of collection, provided by the individual with consent to also use personal information held by another source. | 2 |
| Social Insurance Number, medical, financial or other sensitive personal information and/or the context surrounding the personal information is sensitive. Personal information of minors or incompetent individuals or involving a representative acting on behalf of the individual. | 3 |
| Sensitive personal information, including detailed profiles, allegations or suspicions, bodily samples and/or the context surrounding the personal information is particularly sensitive. | 4 |
| Type | Level of risk |
|---|---|
| Within the CBSA (amongst one or more programs within the CBSA) | 1 |
| With other federal institutions | 2 |
| With other or a combination of federal/provincial and/or municipal government(s) | 3 |
| Private sector organizations or international organizations or foreign governments | 4 |
| Type | Level of risk |
|---|---|
| One time program or activity | 1 |
| Short–term program | 2 |
| Long-term program (existing program that has been modified or is established with no clear "sunset") | 3 |
| Type | Level of risk |
|---|---|
| The program affects certain employees for internal administrative purposes | 1 |
| The program affects all employees for internal administrative purposes | 2 |
| The program affects certain individuals for external administrative purposes | 3 |
| The program affects all individuals for external administrative purposes | 4 |
| Type | Level of risk |
|---|---|
| 6.1 Does the new or modified program or activity involve the implementation of a new electronic system, software or application program including collaborative software (or groupware) that is implemented to support the program or activity in terms of the creation, collection or handling of personal information? |
Yes No |
| 6.2. Does the new or modified program or activity require any modifications to IT legacy systems and/or services? |
Yes No |
| 6.3 Does the new or modified program or activity involve the implementation of one or more of the following technologies? | |
6.3.1 Enhanced identification methods |
Yes No |
6.3.2 Use of Surveillance |
Yes No |
6.3.3 Use of automated personal information analysis, personal information matching and knowledge discovery techniques |
Yes No |
| Type | Level of risk |
|---|---|
| The personal information is used within a closed system | 1 |
| The personal information is used in system that has connections to at least one other system | 2 |
| The personal information is transferred to a portable device or is printed | 3 |
| The personal information is transmitted using wireless technologies | 4 |
| Type | Level of risk |
|---|---|
| Managerial harm | 1 |
| Organizational harm | 2 |
| Financial harm | 3 |
| Reputation harm, embarrassment, loss of credibility | 4 |
| Type | Level of risk |
|---|---|
| Inconvenience | 1 |
| Reputation harm, embarrassment | 2 |
| Financial harm | 3 |
| Physical harm | 4 |
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