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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) . July 2012 Symposium on Practical Experience of Implementing Trade Facilitation Reforms, Including Their Costs and Benefits Customs Cooperation. INTRODUCTION. Our Mandate

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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

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  1. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) July 2012 Symposium on Practical Experience of Implementing Trade Facilitation Reforms, Including Their Costs and Benefits Customs Cooperation

  2. INTRODUCTION • Our Mandate • to provide integrated border services that support national security and public safety priorities and facilitate the free flow of persons and goods, including food, plants, animals and related products, that meet all requirements under the program legislation. • Trade Facilitation and International Cooperation

  3. GENERAL OVERVIEW • Cooperation is important to ensure effective coordination and deployment of resources; • Canada engages in international initiatives that encourage cooperation; • Customs cooperation manifests itself in many forms.

  4. CUSTOMS COOPERATION EXPERIENCES Types of customs cooperation in which Canada engages include: • Participation and cooperation in international organizations; • Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (TACB); • Liaison Officers; • Science and Engineering Directorate (Lab); • Cooperation with foreign border administrations eg. Canada-US advanced form of cooperation; • Customs Information Sharing.

  5. BENEFITS OF COOPERATION • Helps address mutually-shared issues; • Bridges gapsand stimulates the exchange of knowledge, experiences, expertise and best practices; • Achieves synergies • Facilitates trade and enhances security

  6. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK • Agreement or arrangement • Information sharing is legislated by Customs Act, Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, and Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; • Sharing of information is done on a case by case basis

  7. APPROACH & BEST PRACTICES • Apply S.M.A.R.T. values • Sustainable/Strategic, Measurable, Agreed upon, Realistic, and Time-oriented • Information Sharing • Privacy considerations; • Bridging gaps • Solid risk management, post-clearance audit and customs-trader relationship

  8. CONCLUSION Customs Cooperation: • Is very broad in scope; • Is unique, respects differences between sovereign nations and is based on trust and reciprocity; • Supports national security and facilitates legitimate trade

  9. QUESTIONS?

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