▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁series , ▁produced ▁by ▁Force ▁Four ▁Entertainment ▁for ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Channel ▁Canada , ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁reality ▁series ▁Border ▁Security : ▁Australia ' s ▁Front ▁Line ▁and ▁dep icted ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Canada ▁Border ▁Services ▁Agency ▁officers ▁at ▁air ports , ▁land ▁cross ings , ▁and ▁international ▁mail ▁cent res . ▁ ▁The ▁C B SA ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁an ▁educational ▁tool ▁to ▁educ ate ▁aud ien ces ▁about ▁its ▁duties ▁and ▁activities , ▁but ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁controvers ial ▁during ▁its ▁air ing . ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁claimed ▁it ▁was ▁explo itative ▁to ▁film ▁people ▁in ▁vulner able ▁situations , ▁and ▁that ▁persons ▁being ▁det ained ▁by ▁imm igration ▁officers ▁could ▁not ▁properly ▁give ▁informed ▁consent ▁to ▁being ▁fil med . ▁Border ▁Security ▁was ▁ultimately ▁cancel led ▁following ▁a ▁r uling ▁by ▁the ▁Priv acy ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Canada ▁that ▁the ▁C B SA ▁had ▁bre ached ▁the ▁priv acy ▁rights ▁of ▁a ▁Mexican ▁construction ▁worker ▁by ▁allowing ▁his ▁inter rog ation ▁to ▁be ▁fil med . ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁premier ed ▁in ▁Canada ▁on ▁Th urs day , ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁season ▁ 2 ▁premier ed ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁New ▁episodes ▁in ▁seasons ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁a ired ▁on ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Channel , ▁with ▁r er uns ▁air ing ▁on