CBSA Employee Fired for Data Misuse, Agency Tightens Controls

0:00It's April 22nd. Welcome to Calvary News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A long time Canada Border Services Agency employee got fire for misusing confidential databases over 13 years. Placid Calisa ran unauthorized searches on border and immigration systems, then shared that info with applicants, some of whom became his real estate, clients. The agency caught him in 2016, suspended him, and booted him out in 2017. Just this week, a labor tribunal backed the firing completely. That same year they discovered the issue. CBSA started logging all database activity, like ads, changes, and elites for audits. It took a tip from CSIS to finally flat Calisa's endless personal searches unrelated to his job. Folks are reacting strong to this breach. CBSA says employees got to stay professional and accountable. Calisa's not commenting much, but emailed his eyeing lawsuits against the agency and his old union for discrimination and poor representation.

1:01CBSA ramped up security training and briefings after the scandal to hammer home confidentiality rules. But get this, they only rode out yearly conflict of interest declarations for staff in the 2024-2025 fiscal year 7. Years post firing. This case spotlights how long it took to spot the abuse and fix the gaps, pushing the agency to tighten controls on side hustles and data access for.