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 will be identified to screen high-risk and targeted cargo.
Air Cargo Security is currently in the Implementation Phase.
Lead Department |
Transport Canada (TC) |
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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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Created Risk Assessment Matrix
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2011–2012 |
Risk assessment and validation of candidate industry participants, and incorporation of new industry participants in system |
2011–2012 (ongoing) |
Attend and participate in the World Customs Organization Technical Experts Working Group on Air Cargo Security; ensuring compliance with international advance information standards. |
2011–2012 (ongoing) |
Attend and participate in the interoperability working group; seeks to capitalize on synergies between government departments. |
2011–2012 (ongoing) |
The benefits of this program include:
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the CBSA and Transport Canada for data sharing was to be completed and approved/signed by March 31, 2012. To date, the MOU has been completed and is currently circulating for approval, however has not been signed.
Please note that the lead for Air Cargo Security is Transport Canada. Only CBSA information is included above as a Participating Department.
The Temporary Resident Biometrics Project (TRBP) is a major crown project (MCP) led by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in partnership with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The business objective of TRBP is to streamline identity management within the Government of Canada 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 TRBP is not aimed at a re-engineering of processes and systems, but rather an enhancement to existing processes for visa/study and work permit applications and visitor entry, and leveraging of investment in existing CIC, CBSA and RCMP systems to the maximum extent possible.
Budget 2008 provided the CBSA with funding in the amount of $12.67M. With the received funds, the CBSA will design and develop a photo verification solution at all ports of entry (POE), as well as a discretionary biometric verification solution in Secondary at select POEs. The CBSA is currently on schedule to implement the above noted work components by May 2013.
The TRBP 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 |
Canada Border Services Agency and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
Prime Contractor |
Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Incorporated |
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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 |
System Requirements for Phase 1( Re-scoped option) |
Fall 2010 |
Memorandum to Cabinet |
December 2010 |
Effective Project Approval Submission |
December 2010 |
Posting of the Request for Proposal (RFP) |
March 4, 2011 |
Evaluating Responses to the RFP |
Spring-Summer 2011 |
Business Use Cases for Phase 1(Re-scoped option) |
February 2011 |
TBS Approval |
March 24, 2011 |
Country Selection MC |
December 12, 2011 |
Contract Award |
February 2, 2012 |
Delivery of the Beta Software Development Kit from the Contractor required to begin System Development |
April 5, 2012 |
The Project Contract has now been awarded to Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Incorporated.
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 for increased security and reduced 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.
The CBSA has initiated the CARM project to modernize its revenue management and trade programs. The project consists of four components:
It is dependent on, or has linkages to the CBSA’s eManifest and Beyond the Border Action Plan on Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness projects.
The CARM project will re-engineer, streamline, and modernize the CBSA’s revenue management and trade programs by:
CARM is currently in the Initiation Phase
Lead Department |
Canada Border Services Agency |
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Contracting Authority |
Public Works and Government Services Canada |
Participating Departments |
Canada Revenue Agency, Department of Finance Canada, Statistics Canada and Shared Services Canada |
Prime Contractor |
n/a |
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Major Subcontractor(s) |
n/a |
Major Milestone |
Date |
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Revised project documents and substantiated costing to TBS |
June 2012 |
Interim progress report on project Definition Phase to TBS – unfreeze expenditure authority |
January 2013 |
Component 2 – Definition Phase completed |
March 2013 |
Component 2 – Unique client identifier introduced for all commercial clients |
April 2014 |
Component 2 – Systems used for commercial client registration replaced |
April 2014 |
Component 3 – Assessment/Reassessment & Client Registration implemented |
March 2016 |
Component 4 – Trade Modernization implemented |
March 2020 |
Project approval and expenditure authority of $41.4 million (excluding HST) was granted to the CARM Project in December 2011 for:
The project is in its early stages and is proceeding according to plan.
The CARM Project will benefit commercial clients by:
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 (ACI) initiative, the CBSA is now implementing Phase III, known as eManifest.
The eManifest initiative 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. eManifest will further modernize and enhance how the CBSA screens and processes commercial goods coming into Canada. When fully implemented, eManifest will require carriers, freight forwarders and importers in all modes of transportation (air, marine, highway and rail) to electronically transmit cargo, conveyance, house bill / supplementary cargo and importer data to the CBSA prior to loading in the marine mode and prior to arrival in the air, rail and highway modes. 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 in order 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 different project phases including several items that have been implemented, along with others in the analysis and design, and construction and development phases.
Lead Department |
Canada Border Services Agency |
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Contracting Authority |
Canada Revenue Agency and Public Works and Government Services Canada |
Participating Departments |
N/A |
Prime Contractor |
N/A |
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Major Subcontractor(s) |
N/A |
Major Milestone |
Date |
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Implemented November 2007 |
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Implemented June 2008 |
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Implemented March 2009 |
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Implemented October 2009 |
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Implemented October 2010 |
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Implemented August 2011 |
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Implemented May 2012 |
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Spring 2013 |
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Summer 2014 |
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Winter 2014 |
eManifest will feature:
In addition, some of the products and features listed above will also be retrofitted to the air and marine modes.
eManifest will also allow for:
Throughout 2011–2012, the eManifest project team has made significant progress in carrying out various project activities including the delivery of the Agency’s first Internet-based service window, the eManifest Portal, made available for the transmission of highway carrier data in August 2011. This secure data transmission option was developed primarily for small- to medium-sized businesses to facilitate their compliance and ease the transition from paper reporting to pre-arrival electronic data transmission.
The 2011–2012 reporting period also included significant stakeholder engagement activities related to the implementation of eManifest in the highway mode, the deployment of the eManifest Portal and the development of communication products.
As eManifest will help provide CBSA officers with the right information at the right time, Canadian industry will benefit from more predictability 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 cross-border processes. With improved controls along the supply chain continuum, the CBSA can more efficiently allocate resources to ensure that integrated border services support national security and safety priorities, while continuing to facilitate the flow of low-risk people and goods.