However, we do not do this single-handedly. We work in partnership with other areas of government such as Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Department of Finance, and Statistics Canada. Our goal is to maintain high standards of compliance and focus our resources where they will have the most impact on improving compliance. But there are also people who do not comply with the law, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Either way, the actions of these people can have a major impact on the overall health and safety of Canadians, as well as on our economy.
Compliance is a shared responsibility and investment.
We believe that our clients will make this investment, since the benefits they will derive from our new way of doing business will make compliance a sound business decision. There should be fewer examinations and audits for clients who comply, which will ultimately improve service for traders and travellers and translate into increased speed and certainty and reduced costs. The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Compliance is the key to our success in fulfilling our mandate, and we believe the Customs Action Plan, which we shared with you in April 2000, will help us do a better job of it. We will continue to make every effort to help our clients comply. We expect the better service resulting from the introduction of streamlined, risk-based processes will be an incentive for compliance improvement.