Scan plates upon exit from Canada?

[Marcus2017]

We understand that license plates are scanned as you enter Canada. Do we know if plates are scanned by Canada on bridges as a car leaves Canada?

Specifically the bridges along the Great Lakes.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

 

[Ponga]

That's probably a question for CBP (U.S. side), but would expect that they do. It was likely part of the `Beyond the Border' initiative.

 

[Ponga]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for securing the borders of the United States while facilitating lawful international trade and travel. To meet its vast mission requirements, CBP relies on a variety of law enforcement tools and techniques for law enforcement and border security. One such tool is license plate reader (LPR) technology, which consists of high-speed cameras and related equipment mounted on vehicles or in fixed locations that automatically and without direct human control locate, focus on, and photograph license plates and vehicles that come into range of the device. The system then automatically converts the digital photographic images of license plates and associated data into a computer-readable format.

 

[Marcus2017]

That's probably a question for CBP (U.S. side), but would expect that they do. It was likely part of the `Beyond the Border' initiative.

Thank you Ponga! I should have been more clear... I meant does Canada scan plates upon leaving the country?

 

[Ponga]

Thank you Ponga! I should have been more clear... I meant does Canada scan plates upon leaving the country?

Don't think so, but it's a moot point since an entry record (including an automated LPR) into the U.S. is shared with CBSA, thus creating an exit record from Canada.

As an aside, it's very likely that the CBP officer (and CBSA when returning to Canada) knows who's in the car before it reaches the booth. Not only because of the plate, but also because passports contain an RFID that is `read' when approaching the booth; the information is probably already on the officer's screen before they say a word. This is why many times an officer never actually `swipes' a passport...because it was done for them automatically.

 

[Marcus2017]

Don't think so, but it's a moot point since an entry record (including an automated LPR) into the U.S. is shared with CBSA, thus creating an exit record from Canada.

As an aside, it's very likely that the CBP officer (and CBSA when returning to Canada) knows who's in the car before it reaches the booth. Not only because of the plate, but also because passports contain an RFID that is `read' when approaching the booth; the information is probably already on the officer's screen before they say a word. This is why many times an officer never actually `swipes' a passport...because it was done for them automatically.

Thank you Ponga!