TBWG – The Ottawa UpdateCanada Border Services Agency

Buffalo, New YorkApril 9, 2014

Jay LaFrance

Overview

1. Beyond the Border

2. Border Modernization

3. North American Leaders Summit Cooperation

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Beyond the Border Action Plan

NEXUS

Objective: Increase recognition and use of the existing, bi-national NEXUS program to advance the risk-based screening approach in air and land border services to benefit government, industry and travellers.

Benefits Reduced border wait times and expedite the border clearance process for

low-risk, pre-approved travellers into Canada and the United States; and Simplified validation and passage process will increase membership to

advance the risk-based screening approach in air and land border services.

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Entry/Exit (E/E)

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Objective: The establishment of an entry and exit system at the Canada/US land border to exchange biographical information on the entry of travellers, and an exit program in the air mode.  A record of entry into one country will be considered as a record of an exit from the other.

Benefits: Address threats at the earliest possible point, thereby strengthening shared security between Canada and the US; andImprove the free flow of legitimate goods and people across the border and enhance the safety movement of legitimate travellers.

Border Infrastructure Investment Plan

Objective: Coordinate plans for physical infrastructure upgrades at key crossings and jointly plan investments and enhance client service at small and remote ports of entry along the Canada–US border.

Benefits: Relieve congestion and speed the movement of traffic across the border.

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Small and Remote Ports of Entry Initiative

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Objective: Test the viability and potential benefits of expanding remote traveller processing at select small and remote ports of entry as a way to maintain border integrity and access to needed border services while increasing efficiency.

Benefits: Facilitating low-risk travellers allows CBSA to focus its efforts on areas

of higher or unknown risk.

Single Window

Objective: The Single Window Initiative is a joint project between the CBSA and other government departments and agencies (OGDs) that seeks to eliminate paper-based reporting of commercial trade data while developing a common electronic interface or framework with the trade community.

BenefitsA “single window” that allows the importer to submit their requirements once instead of sending it to various government departments and agencies.

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Border Modernization

Border Modernization

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OBJECTIVE

Change the perception of “the

border”

Apply resources where it makes the

most sense

Focus on High Risk travellers and cargo

Views the border as two continuums

Build a Modern Border Management Agency

• Postal Modernization• Automated Border Clearance• eManifest • The CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM)

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North American Leaders Summit (NALS)

NALS

Objective: Leverage the existing bilateral border mechanisms to enhance the secure movement of goods across North America, and promote trilateral exchanges on logistics corridors and regional development.

Benefits: Facilitate the movement of people through the establishment in 2014 of a North American Trusted Traveller Program.

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Questions?

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Contact

Jay LaFranceManagerCanada-US Relations DivisionCanada Border Services Agency613-948-8593Jay.Lafrance@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca