CBSA has recently started to share pensioners’ travel information with Service Canada pension program. Currently, if a pensioner leaves Canada for over 6 consecutive months, they have the obligation to inform Service Canada of their extended leave. This new sharing of information will further assist Service Canada’s investigator to audit pension’s GIS entitlement. 

What data does CBSA collects?

The CBSA collects basic biographic information whenever you enter Canada. The CBSA also collects exit information in the land and air modes.

Biographic entry data

Entry data include biographic information, such as:

• first name
• middle name(s)
• last name
• date of birth
• nationality
• gender
• travel document type, number and name of the country that issued the travel document

Additional entry data

At land ports of entry only, the US and Canada collect and exchange the following information:

• date and time of entry
• the name of the port of entry

The CBSA creates exit records in the land mode based on this information.

Exit data

Exit data includes biographic information such as:

• first name
• middle name(s)
• last name
• date of birth
• citizenship or nationality
• gender
• travel document type, number and name of the country that issued the travel document

Additional exit data

At land ports of exit, Canada and the US collect the following information:

• date and time of exit
• the name of the port of exit

At air ports of exit, Canada collects the following information from air carriers for passengers on outbound international flights:

• date and time of departure
• the name of the port of departure
• flight information

source: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/btb-pdf/eedcu-cudes-eng.html#s5