Border Security: America's Front Line
| Border Security: Canada's Front Line | |
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| Narrated by | Jeff Cole |
| Opening theme | "Would I Lie To You?" Performed by Eurythmics |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 65 |
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| Running time | Approx 30 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Force Four Entertainment |
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| Original network | National Geographic Channel |
| Original release | September 6, 2012 – November 28, 2014 |
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| Related shows |
Border Security: Australia's Front Line Homeland Security USA Border Security New Zealand UK Border Force Customs (Irish TV series) |
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Border Security: Canada's Front Line is a Canadian television program produced by Force Four Entertainment that airs on National Geographic Channel.
It follows the work of officers of the Canada Border Services Agency (Agence des services frontaliers du Canada) as they enforce Canadian customs, quarantine, immigration and finance laws.
Season 1 premiered in Canada on Thursday, September 6, 2012 and season 2 premiered on August 27, 2013. New episodes in seasons 1 and 2 aired on National Geographic Channel, with reruns airing on Global and DTour. Season 3 premiered on September 5, 2014 at 10 pm. On October 31, 2014, National Geographic announced that Season 3 will be the show's last
Episodes also air on DMAX in Italy as Airport Security Canada, Seven Network in Australia as Border Security: International with narration by Eden Falk, ProSieben Maxx in Germany as Border Patrol Canada, Discovery MAX in Spain as Control de Aduanas Canadá and on Pick in the UK.
The show was criticized after filming a March 2013 immigration raid where eight workers were arrested. Criticisms included the lack of informed consent for those filmed and that the filming constituted an invasion of privacy. Also at issue was the government's involvement in the show as then-Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews had approved filming.
Some defended the show for realistically portraying many of the agency’s mandates, including deterrents for undocumented immigrants while at the same time displaying the ongoing professionalism of the CBSA officers. The situation was discussed in Parliament during an exchange between the NDP Public Safety Critic, Randall Garrison, and Vic Toews, where Toews defended the show.
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