TBWG – The Ottawa UpdateCanada Border Services Agency

Montreal, QuébecOctober 23, 2013Jay LaFrance, Canada-US Relations

Overview

1. Operating Environment

2. Changes in Leadership

3. Continuing Initiatives and Balancing Priorities

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Operating Environment

• Speech from the Throne– Balancing the budget and shrinking the cost of Government

• Tightened Fiscal Environment– Economic competitiveness and facilitation at the border is critical

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Changes in Leadership

• Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness– The Honourable Steven Blaney was named as the new minister

of the Public Safety portfolio on July 15, 2013

• Vice-President of Programs Branch– Mr. Richard Wex assumes the role of VP Programs on

December 9, 2013, upon the retirement of Cathy Munroe

• Vice-President of Operations Branch– Mr. Martin Bolduc appointed VP Operations on October 7, 2013

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Continuing Initiatives and Balancing Priorities

• Border Modernization– Focus on improving efficiencies and service excellence

• Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness– Sustained commitment to produce results

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Entry / Exit

• Entry / Exit information initiative enables the exchange of biographical information on the entry of travellers at the Canada-US land borders – Phase I of the pilot launched in September 2012

• Piloted at four points of entry– Phase II launched on June 30, 2013

• Data exchange has expanded to all common, automated land border ports of entry

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Small and Remote Ports of Entry

• Small and Remote Ports of Entry initiative established between the CBSA and US Customs and Border Protection addresses operational efficiencies on both sides of the border– bi-national approach to operational alignment, infrastructure

investment, and enhancement of client service at small and remote ports of entry

• Remote traveller processing pilots begin April 2015– Morses Pine, Quebec– Piney, Manitoba

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Integrated Cargo Security Strategy (ICSS)

• ICSS aims to identify and resolve security concerns as early as possible in the supply chain or at the perimeter.

• Phase I: Development of the ICSS by June 30, 2012

• Phase II: Launch of the ICSS pilots– Prince Rupert (Marine to Rail)– Montreal (Marine to Highway)– CBSA-TC Pre-Load Air Cargo Targeting– Future Newark (Marine to Highway-US/CAN)– Tamper Evident Technology

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Trusted Trader Programs

• Common framework for Trusted Trader programs– Working towards harmonizing Canada’s Partners in Protection

and the United States’ Customs-Trade Partnerships Against Terrorism program

• Free and Secure Trade (FAST) benefits were extended at the Sarnia, Ontario border crossing to members of these two programs. – An assessment of the pilot results is currently underway

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NEXUS

• NEXUS program enhancements – mobile enrolments– streamlining membership renewal process

• Promoting increase in NEXUS membership

• More Lanes– Additional lane at Peace Bridge, March 2013– Additional lane at Pacific Highway, February 2013– Additional lane at Queenston-Lewiston Bridge, May 2013

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Single Window

• The CBSA, along with nine other federal departments and agencies are implementing Single Window Initiative (SWI) to improve the delivery of border processing services

• By December 2013, data requirements of four participating government departments will be converted to electronic form the public

• By December 2014, a “single window” will be created through which importers can submit all the information requirements they currently send to various government departments and agencies

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Contact information

Questions?Please contact:

Jay LaFranceManager

Canada-US RelationsJay.Lafrance@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

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