- federal privacy commissioner found the agency violated the rights of a construction worker filmed during a raid in Vancouver. The agency allowed the production company to film the agency's examination of the migrant labourer.
- in light of the complaint the privacy commissioner recommended the border agency end its participation in the television program, which the agency agreed to do.
- Border Security began airing on the National Geographic Channel in 2012, chronicling encounters between border officers and the public. The unscripted series was seen by millions of Canadians and has aired in dozens of other countries. The Canadian Border Services Agency saw the show as a chance to educated Canadian's on their activities.
- The show had opponents who considered it nothing more than a PR stunt.
- During the agency raid of March 13, 2013, Oscar Mata Duran hid inside a building on the construction site but he was found and questioned by an officer about his identity, immigration status and employment. Mata Duran was brought to an immigration detention facility where he was given a consent form for the show. It is claimed he did not read it but signed it out of confusion and fear.
- After the raid, Mata Duran was deported to Mexico, where he remains. Civil liberties reps are lauding Mata Duran a hero as there is no prospect of personal gain, other than an acknowledgment "that what happened to him was wrong."
Sourcengl i love pretty much all versions of this show. one of my friends is friends with some cbsa officers and apparently they've said that since the show started airing people have been a lot nicer to them and have come more prepared (a lot of people even saying they watch the show). what the show did to this guy is awful tho :(