OTTAWA — Top immigration lawyers say it’s “shocking” that the federal government quietly signed a new deal with the U.S. government that automatically trades troves of personal data of millions of permanent residents in either country when they try to cross the U.S.-Canada border.

In July, the U.S. and Canadian government quietly made a major change to a 2014 agreement that authorized the automatic sharing of personal information between both countries of non-residents who applied for visas.

Lawyers say it’s “shocking” that the government quietly signed a new deal with the U.S. that automatically trades troves of personal data.{ai:summary}<p>The Canadian government has signed a new agreement with the U.S. that allows for the automatic sharing of personal data of millions of permanent residents when crossing the U.S.-Canada border. This change modifies a 2014 agreement focused on non-residents applying for visas.</p><p>Top immigration lawyers have expressed shock at the lack of transparency surrounding this significant shift in data-sharing policy. #politics</p>

The U.S. and Canada quietly agreed to share personal data on permanent residents crossing the border

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