Border Officials To Start Sharing Data About U.S., Canadian Travellers | CBC News

The new regulations are part of a border agreement introduced in 2011 by former prime minister Stephen Harper and former U.S. president Barack Obama. (CBC)

Border agents will be able to share information about U.S. and Canadian citizens more freely as the third phase of a 2011 border agreement meant to make it easier for trade and travel across the Canada-U.S. border comes into effect.

It was announced on Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency will exchange biographic data, travel documents, and other information related to border crossings of U.S. and Canadian citizens.

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