Canada 150 at the CBSA: Our Technology

2017-07-04
The rich history of border services in Canada, brought to life with vivid photos of our technology throughout the decades.

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Canada 150 logo appears in middle of the screen.

A woman from the early 1900s sits at a desk using a typewriter. On-screen text reads Our Technology Border Services, A part of Canada's Rich History.

A man from the early 1900s sits at a desk writing. On-screen text reads Notre Technologie Les services frontaliers, un volet de la riche histoire du Canada.

Customs cruiser Alachasse in the harbour of Montréal, with the Harbour bridge in the background. On-screen text reads Our Technology Border Services, A part of Canada's Rich History.

A border services officer takes a radiation survey prior to using the Heimann Cargo Vision Mobile (HCVM) for inspection. The HCVM system is a mobile large scale x-ray imaging system that allows for fast and thorough non-intrusive examination of large sized containers and conveyances. On-screen text reads Notre Technologie Les services frontaliers, un volet de la riche histoire du Canada.

A female lab technician uses a Gas Chromatograph with Flame Ionization Detection to determine what amounts of various types of alcohol are present in a liquid sample. On-screen text reads Our Technology Border Services, A part of Canada's Rich History.

A male border services officer and his detector dog work to detect contraband in suitcases on an airport luggage carousel. On-screen text reads Notre Technologie Les services frontaliers, un volet de la riche histoire du Canada.

As part of the remote traveller processing pilot project, a female traveller arriving at a port of entry after staffed hours of service is processed by a Border Services Officer located elsewhere using the kiosk equipped with two-way audio and one-way video technology, as well as a document reader.  On-screen text reads Our Technology Border Services, A part of Canada's Rich History.

Primary Inspection Kiosks at the Ottawa Macdonald Cartier International Airport. On-screen text reads Notre Technologie Les services frontaliers, un volet de la riche histoire du Canada.

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