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eManifest represents Phase III of the Advance Commercial Information initiative, which is aimed at improving the CBSA's ability to detect shipments that pose a high or unknown risk to the safety and security of Canadians. eManifest will help the CBSA protect and secure Canadian frontiers by “pushing the border out” because it will require carriers to electronically submit all pre-arrival commercial information (including all cargo, conveyance and crew data) in the highway and rail modes of transportation and to electronically submit all advance secondary cargo and importer admissibility data for all modes (marine, air, rail and highway). This will enable the CBSA to more effectively analyze risk, ensure efficient border procedures and secure the international trade supply chain.
eManifest is currently in the analysis and design phase. During this phase, the following activities will be undertaken:
In addition, some of the activities listed above will be implemented or retrofitted for the air and marine modes because the activities were not included as part of Phase I and II of the Advance Commercial Information initiative. In particular:
Table 7.1: Leading and Participating Departments and Agencies
Lead department or agency | Canada Border Services Agency |
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Contracting Authority | Canada Revenue Agency Public Works and Government Services Canada |
Participating Departments | n/a |
Table 7.2: Prime and Major Subcontractors
Prime Contractor | n/a |
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Major contractors | n/a |
Table 7.3: Major Milestones
Milestones | Date |
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Implementation release | June 2008 |
Implementation release | February 2009 |
Implementation build 2 | December 2009 |
Implementation build 3 | April 2010 |
The Treasury Board granted effective project approval on November 29, 2007. The implementation of the in-transit pilot project was completed in June 2008. The following eManifest readiness deliverables were also released in June 2008:
The following eManifest readiness deliverables are scheduled as part of the implementation release to be completed in February 2009:
Table 7.4: Progress Report and Explanation of Variances
CBSA Branch | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | ||
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Budget | Actual | Budget | Actual | |
Innovation, Science and Technology | 4,660 | 4,660 | 46,169 | 30,656 |
Admissibility | 296 | 296 | 708 | 368 |
Operations | 392 | 1,087 | ||
Enforcement | 302 | 302 | 723 | 140 |
Comptrollership | 1,821 | 1,821 | 158 | 623 |
Human Resources | 369 | 369 | 240 | 138 |
Strategy and Coordination | 760 | 760 | 488 | 67 |
Total | 8,208 | 8,208 | 48,878 | 33,079 |
Carry Forward | 12,749 |
CBSA Branch | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | |
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Budget | Forecast | Budget | |
Innovation, Science and Technology | 90,019 | 56,771 | 81,356 |
Admissibility | 584 | 1,325 | 584 |
Operations | 2,733 | 1,251 | 6,555 |
Enforcement | 584 | 335 | 584 |
Comptrollership | 1,025 | 2,281 | 2,078 |
Human Resources | 371 | 705 | 566 |
Strategy and Coordination | 786 | 1,901 | 1,319 |
Carry forward for 2007-08 | 12,749 | ||
Total | 108,851 | 64,569 | 93,042 |
Carry Forward | 44,282 |
The spending profile was adjusted to reflect the figures in the effective project approval submission. The total amount spent during 2006–07 was on activities within the initiation, feasibility and planning phases of the project life cycle. Significant work on building and confirming the project scope and identifying high-level requirements for development are attributed to this expenditure.
Approximately 50 percent of expenditures are attributed to the implementation release of June 2008. An additional 30 percent will be used to complete the implementation release scheduled for February 2009 and part of the implementation build 2. The remaining 20 percent will be carried forward and distributed among the remaining implementation builds.
The carry-forward amount is attributed to a shift in the time required for the critical work of project planning activities, which necessitated the movement of procurement activities for infrastructure and hardware into future years. A large portion of these funds is associated with the procurement of a data warehouse.