Evaluation of the Biometrics (Steady State) and Canada-United States Immigration Information Sharing (IIS) initiatives : executive summary / Research and Evaluation, Evaluation Division.: Ci4-202/2020-1E-PDF

"This report presents the findings of the evaluation of the Biometrics (Steady State) and Canada-United States (US) Immigration Information Sharing (IIS) Initiatives. The evaluation examined the relevance and performance of these initiatives, with a focus on their ongoing operations between 2014 and 2017. … Both Biometrics and IIS with the US are mechanisms used within the context of identity management and immigration decision-making to better establish the identity of foreign nationals seeking entry into in Canada, and to obtain otherwise unknown information on applicants to aid in determining admissibility"--Executive summary, page 1.

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Department/Agency Canada. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Evaluation Division, issuing body.
Title Evaluation of the Biometrics (Steady State) and Canada-United States Immigration Information Sharing (IIS) initiatives : executive summary / Research and Evaluation, Evaluation Division.
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Évaluation de l'initiative de biométrie (état stable) et de l'initiative d'échange de renseignements en matière d'immigration (ERI) entre le Canada et les États-Unis : sommaire.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada = Immigration, réfugiés et citoyenneté Canada, April 2018.
Description 1 online resource (4 pages)
Catalogue number
  • Ci4-202/2020-1E-PDF
Subject terms Biometric identification -- Canada.
Visitors, Foreign -- Canada -- Identification.
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