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Supplementary Information (Tables)
Program Activity |
Actual 2007-081 |
Actual 2008-091 |
2009-10 | |||
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Main Estimates |
Planned Revenue2 |
Total Authorities |
Actual | |||
Enforcement | ||||||
Services of a non-regulatory nature3 | 208 | 205 | 226 | 226 | ||
Total – Enforcement | 208 | 205 | 226 | 226 | ||
Facilitated Border | ||||||
Services of a regulatory nature4 | 3,569 | 3,408 | 810 | 810 | 3,449 | 3,449 |
Services of a non-regulatory nature | 399 | 393 | 102 | 102 | 433 | 433 |
Total – Facilitated Border | 3,968 | 3,801 | 912 | 912 | 3,882 | 3,882 |
Conventional Border | ||||||
Rights and privileges1 | 2,140 | 1,603 | 1,586 | 1,586 | 1,607 | 1,607 |
Services of a regulatory nature | 1,955 | 1,867 | 1,865 | 1,865 | 1,890 | 1,890 |
Services of a non-regulatory nature | 12,463 | 12,285 | 13,347 | 13,347 | 13,526 | 13,526 |
Total – Conventional Border | 16,558 | 15,755 | 16,798 | 16,798 | 17,023 | 17,023 |
Total Respendable Revenue | 20,734 | 19,761 | 17,710 | 17,710 | 21,131 | 21,131 |
1 Actual revenues for 2007-08 and 2008-09 were restated to be comparable to 2009-10 actual revenues to reflect the changes made to the CBSA's Program Activity Architecture.
2 The planned revenue of $314,000 published in the CBSA’s 2009–10 Report on Plans and Priorities (under Internal Services) is now reflected under the Conventional Border program activity.
3 Services of a non-regulatory nature include, for instance, detector dog training services, contractual arrangements for the provision of new and enhanced non-core border management services and the collection of taxes on behalf of the provinces.
4 Services of a regulatory nature (the fee is set by regulation for a service provided by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada to users of the service) include, for instance, revenues earned from enrolment in facilitated border programs such as NEXUS and Fast and Secure Trade, and from food inspection fees.
Program Activity |
Actual 2007-081 |
Actual 2008-091 |
2009-10 | |||
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Main Estimates |
Planned Revenue |
Total Authorities |
Actual | |||
Risk Assessment | ||||||
Adjustments to prior year’s expenditures | 147 | 52 | 188 | 50 | ||
Total – Risk Assessment | 147 | 52 | 188 | 50 | ||
Enforcement | ||||||
Services of a regulatory nature | 1,379 | 2,882 | - | 2,098 | ||
Interest and penalties | 405 | 312 | 507 | 311 | ||
Adjustments to prior year’s expenditures | 86 | 31 | 111 | 29 | ||
Revenue from fines | 1,212 | 559 | 1,551 | 1,099 | ||
Seizures | 21,716 | 46,661 | 28,294 | 11,495 | ||
Other | 2,554 | 2,243 | 2,991 | 1,718 | ||
Total – Enforcement | 27,352 | 52,688 | 33,454 | 16,750 | ||
Facilitated Border | ||||||
Adjustments to prior year’s expenditures | 64 | 23 | 82 | 22 | ||
Total – Facilitated Border | 64 | 23 | 82 | 22 | ||
Conventional Border | ||||||
Services of a regulatory nature | 484 | 1,012 | - | 737 | ||
Interest and penalties | 29,749 | 22,892 | 37,261 | 22,859 | ||
Adjustments to prior year’s expenditures | 352 | 126 | 451 | 120 | ||
Seizures | 19 | 41 | 25 | 10 | ||
Other | 1,599 | 1,405 | 1,873 | 1,076 | ||
Total – Conventional Border | 32,203 | 25,476 | 39,610 | 24,802 | ||
Trade | ||||||
Adjustments to prior year’s expenditures | 33 | 1 | 43 | 11 | ||
Total – Trade | 33 | 1 | 43 | 11 | ||
Recourse | ||||||
Adjustments to prior year’s expenditures | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
Total – Recourse | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
Internal Services | ||||||
Adjustments to prior year’s expenditures | 1,920 | 685 | 2,458 | 653 | ||
Lease and use of public property | 337 | 342 | 431 | 3 | ||
Other | 569 | 500 | 667 | 383 | ||
Total – Internal Services | 2,826 | 1,528 | 3,556 | 1,039 | ||
Total Non-Respendable Revenue | 62,627 | 79,780 | 76,936 | 42,675 |
1 Actual revenues for 2007-08 and 2008-09 were restated to be comparable to 2009-10 actual revenues to reflect the changes made to the CBSA's Program Activity Architecture.
2 The 2009–10 planned revenue has been adjusted to better reflect the Agency's distribution of non-respendable revenue.
User Fee: Customs Broker Licence Fee and Professional Examination Fee
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act
Date Last Modified: 1992
Performance Standards: Correctly completed applications for new customs broker licences will be processed within four months. (Note: $600 annual licence fee applies.) Results of broker's professional examination will be provided within six weeks. (Note: $200 examination fee applies.)
Performance Results: 100 percent of licence applications and examination results were provided within standard time frames.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
377 | 349 | 300 | 2010-11 | 375 | 300 |
2011-12 | 375 | 300 | |||
2012-13 | 375 | 300 |
User Fee: Customs Sufferance Warehouse Licence Fee
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act
Date Last Modified: 2006
Performance Standards: The CBSA will process a new sufferance warehouse licence within 60 business days from the date of receipt of a correctly completed application that meets all the requirements of the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations. (Note: $500 annual licence fee applies.)
Performance Results: 100 percent of all applications that were fully completed according to the requirements of the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations were processed within 60 business days.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
600 | 415 | 760 | 2010-11 | 550 | 775 |
2011-12 | 550 | 775 | |||
2012-13 | 550 | 775 |
User Fee: Customs Bonded Warehouse Licence Fees
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Customs Tariff
Date Last Modified: 1996
Performance Standards: The operator will receive a notice of determination within four weeks after a verification or examination.
Performance Results: The operator will receive a notice of determination 100 percent of the time within four weeks after a verification or examination.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
500 | 367 | 1,555 | 2010-11 | 500 | 1,600 |
2011-12 | 500 | 1,600 | |||
2012-13 | 500 | 1,555 |
User Fee: Storage Charges for Queen's and Frontier Warehouses
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act
Date Last Modified: 2006
Performance Standards: The CBSA will ensure that goods are handled with care and stored in a secure manner to safeguard against damage or loss while at a Frontier Examining Warehouse or Queen's Warehouse.
Performance Results: 21 successful claims were made against the Crown for damage or loss.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
100 | 16 | 492 | 2010-11 | 20 | 499 |
2011-12 | 20 | 499 | |||
2012-13 | 20 | 499 |
User Fee: Customs Special Services Fee
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act
Date Last Modified: 1986
Performance Standards: The CBSA will acknowledge requests for special services within one working day of receipt and provide an estimated time frame for service provision. Upon completion of the service, a detailed invoice will be provided itemizing the completed special services and the associated fees for these services, ensuring transparency and consistency in the Agency's billing process.
Performance Results: The CBSA acknowledged 94.08 percent of requests for special services within 24 hours and 99.14 percent of clients received a detailed invoice.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
220 | 69 | 626 | 2010-11 | 200 | 644 |
2011-12 | 200 | 644 | |||
2012-13 | 200 | 644 |
User Fee: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act
Date Last Modified: 1997
Performance Standards: Inspection activities are provided in accordance with corresponding federal regulations.
Performance Results: Inspection activities are provided in accordance with corresponding federal regulations.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
2,150 | 1,874 | 159 | 2010-11 | 2,250 | 200 |
2011-12 | 2,250 | 200 | |||
2012-13 | 2,250 | 200 |
User Fee: NEXUS Program Application Fee
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act
Date Last Modified: 2007
Performance Standards: There is a four- to six-week application processing time.
Performance Results: Approximately 80 percent of applications are processed within four to six weeks.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
3,560 | 2,939 | 21,871 | 2010-11 | 2,814 | 15,351 |
2011-12 | 3,036 | 15,351 | |||
2012-13 | 4,136 | 15,351 |
User Fee: Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Program Application Fee
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act
Date Last Modified: 2007
Performance Standards: There is a four- to six-week application processing time.
Performance Results: Approximately 80 percent of applications are processed within four to six weeks.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
425 | 511 | 15,705 | 2010-11 | 425 | 15,705* |
2011-12 | 425 | 15,705* | |||
2012-13 | 425 | 15,705* |
*The full costs and estimated full costs include an estimate for other government departments. These figures represent the best available cost data. The participating other government departments in the Free and Secure Trade program (FAST) from 2008 to 2012 are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
User Fee: CANPASS Air Program Application Fee
Fee Type: Regulatory
Fee-setting Authority: Customs Act
Date Last Modified: 2002
Performance Standards: There is a four- to six-week application processing time.
Performance Results: Approximately 80 percent of applications are processed within four to six weeks.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
270 | 433 | 3,700 | 2010-11 | 270 | 3,700 |
2011-12 | 270 | 3,700 | |||
2012-13 | 270 | 3,700 |
User Fee: Fees Charged for Processing Access Requests Filed Under the Access to Information Act
Fee Type: Other products and services
Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act
Date Last Modified: 1992
Performance Standards: The CBSA provides a response within 30 days following the receipt of request. The response time may be extended pursuant to Section 9 of the Access to Information Act. A notice of extension is sent within the initial 30 days after the receipt of request. The Act provides more details.
Performance Results: In 2009–10, the CBSA received 1,257 requests under the Access to Information Act. The Agency continues to experience a higher than anticipated volume of requests. The CBSA processed 95.30 percent of requests within the statutory time frames.
2009-10 | Planning Years | ||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
8 | 6 | 1,332 | 2010-11 | 7 | 2,000 |
2011-12 | 7 | 2,190 | |||
2012-13 | 8 | 2,230 |
Please note that, according to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred before March 31, 2004:
2009-10 | Planning Years | |||||
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Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost | |
Subtotal (R) | 8,202 | 6,973 | 45,168 | 2010-11 | 7,404 | 38,774 |
2011-12 | 7,626 | 38,774 | ||||
2012-13 | 8,726 | 38,729 | ||||
Subtotal (O) | 8 | 6 | 1,332 | 2010-11 | 7 | 2,000 |
2011-12 | 7 | 2,190 | ||||
2012-13 | 8 | 2,230 | ||||
Total | 8,210 | 6,979 | 46,500 | 2010-11 | 7,411 | 40,774 |
2011-12 | 7,633 | 40,964 | ||||
2012-13 | 8,734 | 40,959 |
External Fee | Service Standard1 | Performance Results2 | Stakeholder Consultation |
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Broker licensing and examination fees | Licences processed within four months and examination results received within six weeks. | Standards are met 100 percent of the time. | Standards are set in consultation with customs broker associations. |
Customs sufferance warehouse licence fees | Application processed within 60 business days. | 100 percent of all applications that were fully completed according to the requirements of the Customs Sufferance Warehouses Regulations are processed within 60 business days. | Consultation undertaken through the Border Commercial Consultative Committee. |
Customs bonded warehouse licence fees | Operator receives notice of determination within four weeks after a verification or examination. | Operator receives notice of determination 100 percent of the time within four weeks after a verification or examination. | Consultation undertaken through the Border Commercial Consultative Committee. |
Storage charges for Queen's and Frontier Warehouses | Goods to be handled with care and stored in a secure manner to safeguard against damage or loss. | 21 successful claims made against the Crown for damage or loss. | |
Customs special services fees | The CBSA will acknowledge a request for special services within one working day of receipt, and provide a likely time frame for service provision. Upon completion of the service, a detailed invoice will be provided that itemizes the completed special services and the associated fees for these services, ensuring transparency and consistency in the CBSA's billing process. | The CBSA acknowledged 94.08 percent of requests for special services within 24 hours and 99.14 percent of clients received a detailed invoice. | Given the uniqueness of these requests and that special services are mostly performed on an ad-hoc basis, stakeholder consultations are performed on a client-by-client basis when requests are submitted. |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees notice | Inspection activities are provided in accordance with corresponding federal regulations. | Inspection activities are provided in accordance with corresponding federal regulations. | |
NEXUS Program | Four to six weeks | The CBSA processed 80 percent within four to six weeks. | The performance results provided reflect the Canadian part of the application process up to inviting applicants to attend an in-office interview to finalize their enrolment. The CBSA will review the existing published performance standards for processing applications with its partner (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) and consult with stakeholders to clarify the processing standards and adjust the time frames as required. Revised time frames will be made public on the Internet and in program brochures and guides. |
Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Program | Four to six weeks | The CBSA processed 80 percent within four to six weeks. | The performance results provided reflect the Canadian portion of the application process up to inviting applicants to attend an in-office interview to finalize their enrolment. The CBSA will review the existing published performance standards for processing applications with its partner (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) and consult with stakeholders to clarify the processing standards and adjust time frames as required. Revised time frames will be made public on the Internet and in program brochures and guides. |
Fees charged for processing access requests filed under the Access to Information Act | Response is provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to Section 9 of the Access to Information Act. Notice of extension to be sent within initial 30 days after receipt of request. The Act provides more details. | In 2009–10, the CBSA received 1,257 requests under the Access to Information Act. The Agency continues to experience a higher than anticipated volume of requests. The CBSA processed 95.30 percent of requests within the statutory time frames. | The service standard is established by the Act and the Access to Information Regulations. The Department of Justice and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat undertook consultations with stakeholders regarding amendments made in 1986 and 1993. |
CANPASS Program | Four to six weeks | The CBSA processed 80 percent within four to six weeks. | The performance results provided reflect the Canadian part of the application process up to inviting applicants to attend an in-office interview to finalize their enrolment. The CBSA will review the existing published performance standards for processing applications with its partner (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) and consult with stakeholders to clarify the processing standards and adjust time frames as required. Revised time frames will be made public on the Internet and in program brochures and guides. |
1 As established pursuant to the Policy on Service Standards for External Fees:
2 Performance results are not legally subject to Section 5.1 of the User Fees Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.
Project | Original Estimated Total Cost1 |
Revised Estimated Total Cost2 |
Actual Cost Total3 |
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Main Estimates |
Planned Spending4 |
Total Authorities5 |
Actual | Expected Date of Close-out6 |
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Risk Assessment | ||||||||
Initial Planning and Identification | ||||||||
eManifest | 356,401 | 356,401 | 149,989 | 88,031 | 88,031 | 86,681 | 55,069 | 2013-14 |
Harmonized Risk Scoring / Advance Trade Data | 33,289 | 33,289 | 11,160 | 6,364 | 6,364 | 9,362 | 4,590 | 2010-11 |
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative | 2,278 | 2,278 | 612 | 1,029 | 293 | 2011-12 | ||
Implementation | ||||||||
Business Resumption Planning | 94 | 94 | 110 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 110 | 2009-10 |
Total – Risk Assessment | 392,062 | 392,062 | 161,870 | 94,489 | 94,489 | 97,166 | 60,062 | |
Facilitated Border | ||||||||
Implementation | ||||||||
Business Resumption Planning | 225 | 225 | 219 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 219 | 2009-10 |
Air Cargo Security | 2,900 | 2,900 | 2,345 | 2,900 | 2,345 | 2009-10 | ||
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative – NEXUS | 13,805 | 13,805 | 14,945 | 5,374 | 6,825 | 2009-10 | ||
Total – Facilitated Border | 16,930 | 16,930 | 17,509 | 225 | 225 | 8,499 | 9,389 | |
Conventional Border | ||||||||
Initial Planning and Identification | ||||||||
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative | 3,645 | 3,645 | 1,324 | 1,650 | 814 | 2012-13 | ||
eManifest | 39,600 | 39,600 | 16,665 | 9,781 | 9,781 | 9,631 | 6,119 | 2013-14 |
Biometrics | 4,198 | 4,198 | 3,053 | 4,198 | 3,053 | 2011-12 | ||
Total – Conventional Border | 47,443 | 47,443 | 21,043 | 9,781 | 9,781 | 15,479 | 9,986 | |
Internal Services | ||||||||
Initial Planning and Identification | ||||||||
Rigaud, Quebec | 54,000 | 57,574 | 4,472 | 5,274 | 2,120 | 2012-13 | ||
Non-housing infrastructure | 70,000 | 70,000 | 1,157 | 4,000 | 1,157 | 2011-12 | ||
Housing infrastructure | 10,000 | 10,000 | 436 | 2,500 | 436 | 2010-11 | ||
Aldergrove, B.C | 15,000 | 12,000 | 154 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 300 | 38 | 2011-12 |
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative | 875 | 875 | 218 | 397 | 95 | 2012-13 | ||
Harmonized Risk Scoring / Advance Trade Data | 5,575 | 5,575 | 1,477 | 1,066 | 1,066 | 1,568 | 377 | 2010-11 |
Biometrics | 747 | 747 | 327 | 747 | 327 | 2011-12 | ||
Implementation | ||||||||
Business Resumption Planning | 23,644 | 23,644 | 19,483 | 3,527 | 3,527 | 3,527 | 3,688 | 2009-10 |
Andover, N.B. | 6,445 | 6,445 | 7,902 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 464 | 2010-11 |
St. Stephen, N.B. | 21,508 | 21,508 | 22,714 | 992 | 992 | 1,362 | 1,362 | 2010-11 |
Douglas, B.C | 45,000 | 45,000 | 47,451 | 1,053 | 1,053 | 950 | 825 | 2011-12 |
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative – NEXUS | 7,150 | 7,150 | 2,727 | 3,021 | 1,098 | 2009-10 | ||
Close-out | ||||||||
Stanstead, Route 55 (Rock Island, Quebec) | 18,000 | 18,000 | 17,878 | 174 | 174 | 178 | 178 | 2009-10 |
Cascade, B.C. | 2,980 | 2,980 | 3,154 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 2009-10 |
Fraser, B.C. | 1,400 | 2,046 | 2,852 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 2009-10 |
Total – Internal Services | 282,324 | 283,544 | 132,422 | 8,370 | 8,370 | 24,394 | 12,235 | |
TOTAL | 738,759 | 739,979 | 332,844 | 112,865 | 112,865 | 145,538 | 91,672 |
1 Very first Treasury Board Expenditure Authority decision for total project cost.
2 Most recent Treasury Board Expenditure Authority decision for total project cost.
3 All expenditures to date including the current year.
4 Planned Spending includes Main Estimates.
5 Includes Main Estimates, Supplementary Estimates and Internal Transfers.
6 Fiscal year: Final year before project enters ongoing maintenance phase.
Notes:
One of the strategies that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) employs in managing the border is the use of advance information to identify and stop high-risk people and goods before they arrive in Canada. Having successfully implemented the marine and air components of the Advance Commercial Information initiative, the CBSA is now implementing Phase III, which is known as Electronic Manifest, or eManifest.
eManifest is the next critical step required to improve the ability of the CBSA to detect shipments that pose a high or unknown risk to the safety and security of Canadians. The objective of eManifest is to implement electronic processes based on advance electronic cargo information to effectively analyze risk, ensure efficient border procedures and secure the international trade supply chain. Under eManifest, highway and rail carriers, along with freight forwarders and importers in all modes, will transmit advance cargo, conveyance, crew and importer trade data before the arrival of the cargo at the border. eManifest will complement and build upon the risk management strategies currently employed in both the air and marine modes, by enhancing the risk assessment capacity and scoring methodologies for all modes. This initiative focuses on pushing the border out by getting the right information at the right time to protect Canadians from health, safety and security threats related to commercial goods before they arrive in Canada.
eManifest will feature the following:
eManifest has multiple components in various project phases; some elements have been implemented and others are in the analysis and design and construction and development phases.
Lead Department |
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Contracting Authority |
Canada Revenue Agency and Public Works and Government Services Canada |
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eManifest will feature:
In addition, some of the products and features listed above will be retrofitted to the air and marine modes.
eManifest will enable:
In 2009–10, the eManifest project team made significant progress in carrying out various project activities. Highlights included:
The 2009–10 reporting period also included significant stakeholder engagement activities related to the implementation of eManifest in the highway mode and the deployment of the Web portal in 2010–11. These activities included:
As eManifest will help provide CBSA officers with the right information at the right time, Canadian industry will benefit from more certainty at the border and from streamlined release processes. This will enable both industry and the CBSA to manage commercial import volumes more effectively. In addition, eManifest functionality will enable the seamless movement of goods through secure, international trade-supply chains. With improved controls along the international trade-supply chains, the CBSA can more efficiently allocate resources to ensure that integrated border services further national security and safety priorities, while facilitating the free flow of low-risk people and goods.
The primary objective of the Air Cargo Security Program is to develop a comprehensive air cargo security regime in Canada that is in line with international partners and that will mitigate the risks associated with the introduction of explosives in cargo or mail and the use of cargo aircraft as weapons. Supply chain programs to identify low-risk cargo will be developed and procedures to screen high-risk and targeted cargo will be identified.
Transport Canada is the lead for the Air Cargo Security Program; the CBSA is a participating department. Only CBSA information is provided below.
In 2009–10, priority initiatives of the Air Cargo Security Program were implemented.
Lead Department | Transport Canada |
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Contracting Authority | Public Works and Government Services Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency |
Participating Departments | Canada Border Services Agency |
Prime Contractor | n/a |
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Major Subcontractor(s) | n/a |
Major Milestone | Date |
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Privacy impact assessment |
Ongoing |
Interim technology standards released |
July 31, 2009 |
Secure supply chain management system contract resolution |
September 18, 2009 |
High-risk cargo defined |
September 15, 2009 |
Air cargo security measures released |
August 28, 2009 |
Economic analysis (initial) |
August 31, 2009 |
Memorandum of Understanding completed |
To be done after the privacy impact assessment is completed |
Memorandum to Cabinet draft completed |
December 3, 2009 |
Treasury Board submission draft (next phase) |
Completed May 2010 |
Regulatory standards completed |
January 31, 2010 |
Remote air sampling completed for canine olfaction test bed |
May 7, 2010 (anticipated) |
Costruzioni elettroniche industriali automatismi test bed completed |
May 21, 2010 (anticipated) |
Air cargo security measures effective |
March 31, 2010 |
Air travellers will benefit from this program. Benefits include:
The current Treasury Board submission was signed in August 2009. Milestones such as the privacy impact assessment and the Memorandum of Understanding are expected to be completed in early 2010–11.
The Temporary Resident Biometrics Project is a Citizenship and Immigration Canada-led major Crown project, in partnership with the CBSA and RCMP. The objective of the project is to streamline identity management within the Government of Canada’s Temporary Resident Program. Against the backdrop of the rise of identity fraud globally and the use of ever more sophisticated means to evade detection, a key challenge in Canada’s immigration program is identifying applicants and managing their identity with confidence. The Temporary Resident Biometrics Project is not aimed at a re-engineering of processes and systems, but rather an enhancement to existing visa, study and work permit applications and visitor entry processes, and leveraging the investment in existing systems of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the CBSA and RCMP to the maximum extent possible.
Budget 2008 provided the CBSA with funding in the amount of $12.7 million. Using this funding, the CBSA will design and develop a photo verification solution at all ports of entry, as well as a solution for discretionary biometric verification in secondary inspection at selected ports of entry. The CBSA is currently on schedule to implement the above-noted work components by March 2013.
The Temporary Resident Biometrics Project is currently in the analysis and design phase.
Lead Department |
Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
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Contracting Authority |
Public Works and Government Services Canada |
Participating Departments |
CBSA and RCMP |
Prime Contractor | n/a |
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Major Subcontractor(s) | n/a |
Major Milestone | Date |
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Business requirements for Phase 1 (re-scoped option) |
April 2010 |
Business use cases for Phase 1 (re-scoped option) |
Summer 2010 |
System requirements for Phase 1 (re-scoped option) |
June 2010 |
System use cases for Phase 1 (re-scoped option) |
Fall 2010 |
Memorandum to Cabinet |
Fall 2010 |
Posting of the request for proposal |
November 2010 |
Effective project approval submission |
December 2010 |
Evaluating responses to the request for proposal |
January 2011 to March 31, 2011 |
Beneficiaries
Given the greater assurance of an individual’s identity due to the addition of biometrics, Canadian society will be the prime beneficiary of this initiative. Strengthened identity management will provide increased security and reduce the abuse of the Immigration Program. These are key elements of ensuring the safety, security and health of Canadian society and maximizing the economic benefits of immigration.
Supplementary information on the CBSA's participation in horizontal initiatives can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's Web site at http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/hidb-bdih/home-accueil-eng.aspx.
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The Standing Committee on Public Accounts conducted a review of Chapter 5 (“Keeping the Border Open and Secure”) of the October 2007 Report of the Auditor General of Canada. The Committee tabled its report on February 25, 2009 and made four recommendations:
The CBSA’s response to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts was tabled in August 2009 and is found at http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=4017698&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=40&Ses=2
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts also conducted a review of the Office of the Auditor General’s audit of the CBSA’s management of the detentions and removals programs. The Committee tabled its report in May 2009 and made nine recommendations:
The CBSA’s response to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts was tabled in September 2009 and is found at http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=4097637&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=40&Ses=2
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The Public Service Commission of Canada conducted an Audit on the Canada Border Services Agency that was made public in October 2009. The Audit made the following six recommendations:
The audit report and the CBSA response to each recommendation are found at http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/adt-vrf/rprt/2009/acbsa-vasfc/index-eng.htm.
Name of Internal Audit | Audit Type | Status | Completion Date |
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Customs Self Assessment Program | Assurance | Completed | April 2009 |
Section 33 – Financial Administration Act procedures | Assurance | Completed | April 2009 |
Business continuity plans | Assurance | Completed | November 2009 |
CBSA / Canadian Food Inspection Agency memorandum of understanding for food, animal and plant inspections | Assurance | Completed | June 2009 |
Commercial permit enforcement | Assurance | Completed | November 2009 |
Audit of information technology services contracts | Assurance | Completed | November 2009 |
Governance and strategic direction | Assurance | Cancelled | |
Occupational health and safety | Assurance | Completed | September 2009 |
Financial Management Framework | Assurance | Completed | April 2010 |
System under development – eManifest | Assurance | Completed | September 2009 |
Year-end cash cut-off procedures for 2008–09 | Assurance | Completed | September 2009 |
Values and Ethics program | Assurance | Cancelled | |
Revenue ledger | Assurance | Completed | June 2009 |
Acquisition card control framework | Assurance | Completed | January 2010 |
Payroll controls | Assurance | Completed | January 2010 |
CBSA / Citizenship and Immigration Canada Memorandum of Understanding | Assurance | In progress | 2010 |
Form K84 process and accounting | Assurance | In progress | 2010 |
Asset management investment plan | Assurance | Cancelled | |
Protection and privacy of personal information | Assurance | Deferred | |
Training and development | Assurance | Planned | 2011 |
Duties Relief Program – Drawbacks | Assurance | In progress | 2010 |
Free and Secure Trade | Assurance | Deferred | |
Employer-employee relationship – contractors | Assurance | In progress | 2010 |
Harmonized Risk Scoring / Advance Trade Data | Assurance | In progress | 2011 |
Advance Passenger Information / Passenger Name Record data from airlines | Assurance | In progress | 2010 |
Postal operations | Assurance | Cancelled | |
Controls on seized identity documents (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) | Assurance | In progress | 2010 |
Accelerated Commercial Release Operations Support System controls | Assurance | In progress | 2010 |
Laboratory services | Assurance | In progress | 2010 |
eManifest Phase II | Assurance | In progress | 2010 |
Year-end cash cut-off procedures for 2009–10 | Assurance | In progress | 2010 |
Management of information technology security | Assurance | In progress | 2011 |
Container Security Initiative | Assurance | Cancelled | |
Process to share intelligence information internally | Assurance | Planned* | |
Arming Initiative (change management strategy) | Assurance | Planned* | |
Compliance verification programs | Assurance | Deferred | |
Customs-controlled forms | Assurance | Cancelled | |
Process Monitoring Framework | Assurance | Planned* | |
Biometrics | Assurance | Planned* | |
Management of overtime | Assurance | Planned* | |
Accounts receivable | Assurance | Planned* | |
Procurement – service standards | Assurance | Planned* | |
Physical security of CBSA facilities | Assurance | Cancelled | |
Security management framework | Assurance | Planned* | |
Policy on management of government information holdings | Assurance | Planned* |
*The completion dates of these audits will be determined in 2010–11.
Name of Evaluation | Program Activity | Evaluation Type | Status | Completion Date |
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Admissibility screening and supporting intelligence activities | Risk Assessment | Summative | Completed | July 2009 |
Remote border location programs: CANPASS Remote Area Border Crossing, CANPASS Remote Ports, CANPASS Private Boats Plus and CANPASS Q19 | Facilitated Border | Summative | Completed | July 2009 |
Arming Initiative | Enforcement | Implementation/ Impact |
Completed | November 2009 |
Relevance and operation of the CBSA fleet | Internal Services | Summative | Completed | November 2009 |
CBSA-licensed warehouse programs: sufferance and customs bonded warehouses | Trade / Conventional Border | Summative | Completed | February 2010 |
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (The CBSA is participating in this evaluation, which is led by the RCMP.) | Conventional Border | Implementation | Completed | March 2010 |
National Anti-Drug Strategy (The CBSA is participating in this evaluation, which is led by the Department of Justice.) |
Enforcement / Internal Services | Implementation | Completed | March 2010 |
Security certificates initiative (The CBSA is participating in this evaluation, which is led by Public Safety Canada.) |
Enforcement | Implementation/ Impact |
Completed | March 2010 |
Cross-border currency reporting (The CBSA is participating in this evaluation, which is led by the Department of Finance under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act.) |
Enforcement | Summative | In progress | December 2010 |
Criminal investigations (Immigration and Refugee Protection Act) | Enforcement | Summative | In progress | August 2010 |
Information technology desktop services for CBSA end users | Internal Services | Summative | In progress | August 2010 |
Clearance of commercial passenger vessels | Conventional Border / Risk Assessment | Summative | In progress | October 2010 |
Detention and removals programs | Enforcement | Summative | In progress | October 2010 |
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative | Conventional Border | Summative | In progress | December 2010 |
Partners in Protection | Enforcement | Summative | In progress | December 2010 |
Integrated Proceeds of Crime initiative (The CBSA is participating in this evaluation, which is led by Public Safety Canada.) | Enforcement | Summative | In progress | December 2010 |
Investments to Combat the Criminal Use of Firearms initiative (The CBSA is participating in this evaluation, which is led by Public Safety Canada.) | Enforcement | Summative | In progress | December 2010 |
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (The CBSA is participating in this evaluation, which is led by the RCMP.) | Conventional Border | Summative | In progress | March 2011 |
G-8 and G-20 summits (The CBSA is participating in this evaluation, which is led by the RCMP.) | Conventional Border | Summative | In progress | March 2011 |
Temporary Foreign Worker Program (The CBSA is participating in this evaluation, which is co-led by Citizenship and Immigration Canada / Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.) | Enforcement | Summative | In progress | March 2011 |