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Status Report on Major Crown Projects

Description

eManifest is a priority initiative under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, a partnership aimed at building a safer and more economically dynamic North America. It builds upon previous investments in innovating border management under the Canada–United States Smart Border Declaration.

The eManifest initiative will expand and enhance the border management model already in place in the marine and air modes of transportation to the high-volume and time-sensitive highway and rail environments.

Consistent with the strategic priorities of the CBSA and aligned with the World Customs Organization's Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade, the eManifest initiative involves the following:

• obtaining electronic commercial information from trade chain participants within advanced time frames;
• rigorously risk assessing commercial shipments prior to their arrival at Canada's border, identifying those of highest risk for examination while facilitating the movement of low-risk, legitimate trade; and
• ensuring that the CBSA has the information and tools required to monitor and enhance effectiveness on an ongoing and systematic basis.

Project Phase

Project definition/design

Leading and Participating Departments and Agencies

Lead department or agency	Canada Border Services Agency
Contracting authority	Canada Revenue Agency Public Works and Government Services Canada
Participating departments and agencies	n/a

Prime and Major Subcontractor(s)

Prime contractor:	n/a
Major subcontractor(s):	n/a

Milestones

In 2008–2009, the CBSA will do the following:

• continue to consult and communicate with external stakeholders within the trade community and other countries' border management administrations;
• pilot an automated border process with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to support the secure movement of commercial goods through Canada and/or the United States by land; and
• begin implementation of advance reporting of commercial information from rail and highway carriers in the trans-border environment.

Progress Report and Explanation of Variances

• On October 6, 2006, the Treasury Board provided preliminary project approval of the eManifest initiative.
• On November 29, 2007, the Treasury Board provided effective project approval of the eManifest initiative with an estimated cost of $396 million.
• The eManifest initiative will be completed by 2012.

Industrial Benefits

The eManifest initiative is national in scope and will benefit Canadians and the trade community in all regions by doing the following:

• contributing to a strong economy by facilitating the flow of low-risk trade in the high-volume, time-sensitive trans-border environment;
• enhancing border security, thereby better protecting Canadians from health, safety and security threats;
• streamlining border processing and reducing border congestion;
• ensuring consistency in border requirements and service delivery across all modes of transportation;
• reducing the costs of compliance through the harmonization, to the extent possible and appropriate, of the processes between Canada and the United States; and
• enhancing CBSA systems performance and reliability in the high-volume trans-border environment.

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