COVID-19 Senate Committee of the Whole Hot Issues Notes

March 25, 2020

Remarks and General Information

• 1. Overview Note (PACB)
• 2. Minister Blair’s Opening Remarks (PACB)
• 3. Timeline – CBSA Border Measures (CBSA)
• 4. GOC Daily Operations Brief (EMPB)

Hot Issues

Border

• 5. Enhanced Border Measures (CBSA)
• 6. Prohibition of Entry for Individuals Travelling to Canada by Air and Marine (Other than the U.S.) (CBSA)
• 7. Restrictions for Individuals Travelling to Canada from the United States (All Modes) (CBSA)
• 8. Health and Safety of Border Services Officers (CBSA)
• 9. Union Engagement (CBSA)
• 10. COVID-19 Measures at Immigration Holding Centres (CBSA)
• 11. Asylum Claimants (CBSA)
• 12. COVID-19 Expenditures (CBSA)
• 13. CBSA Emergency Regulations (CBSA)
• 14. Removals (CBSA)
• 15. Measures to Support the Economy and Trade (CBSA)
• 16. Impact of Border Measures and Statistics (CBSA)

Emergency Management

• 17. COVID-19 Response Plan and the Role of the Government Operations Centre (GOC) (EMPB)
• 18. Emergency Management Act and Emergencies Act (Legal)
• 19. Flooding Preparedness and the Role of the Government Operations Centre (GOC) (EMPB)
  • 2020 Flood Placemat & 2019 Flooding by Numbers (EMPB)
• 20. Critical Infrastructure (NCSB)

Correctional Issues

• 22. COVID-19 Planning for Federal Corrections (CSC)

Business Continuity Planning

• 24. Business Continuity Planning for Public Safety (CMB)
• 25. Summary of CBSA’s Business Continuity Plan (CBSA)
• 26. Business Continuity Planning for CSIS (CSIS)
• 27. Business Continuity Planning for CSC (CSC)
• 28. Business Continuity Planning for PBC (PBC)
• 29. Business Continuity Planning for RCMP

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

• 31. Exceptions to Travel Ban – Temporary and Permanent Residents (IRCC)
• 32. Facilitation Measures (IRCC)
• 33. Irregular Migration in COVID-19 - Context (IRCC)
• 34. Irregular Migration - Latest Statistics (IRCC)
• 35. Impact of COVID-19 on IRCC Operations (IRCC)
• 36. IRCC Settlement and Resettlement Services during COVID-19 (IRCC)
• 37. Immigration Levels Plan 2020 – 2022 (IRCC)
• 38. Refugees Resettlement in COVID-19 Context (IRCC)

Transport Canada

• 39. Speaking Points (TC)
• 40. Flight Arrival Redirections (TC)
• 41. Closing the Borders (TC)
• 42. Health Checks by Air Carriers (TC)
• 43. Deferring Canadian Cruise Ships Season (TC)
• 44. Exemptions: Closing the Borders (TC)
• 45. Exemptions to the Request to Self-Isolate (TC)
• 46. Exemption for Ferries (TC)

FP: Mandatory Isolation (CBSA)

Date modified:

2020-09-04