page_title: Canada Border Services Agency
section_title: Smart Border Declaration and Action Plan
hierarchical_section_title: Canada Border Services Agency / Canada–US Cooperation / Smart Border Declaration and Action Plan
caption_attribution_description: Robert E. Perez, Acting Deputy Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).speaks to key members at the CBP-CBSA Joint Senior Executive meeting; also in attendance was CBSA President John Ossowski and CBSA Vice President Jacques Cloutier. The meet was held at US Custom House on 200 Chestnut street on October 30, 2018. U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection photo.
context_page_description: The Canada Border Services Agency is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border control, immigration enforcement, and customs services in Canada. The CBSA is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
  The Agency was created on December 12, 2003, by an order-in-council that amalgamated the customs function of the now-defunct Canada Customs and Revenue Agency; the enforcement function of Citizenship and Immigration Canada; and the port-of-entry examination function of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The CBSA's creation was formalized by the Canada Border Services Agency Act, which received Royal Assent on November 3, 2005.
  The CBSA oversees approximately 1,200 service locations across Canada, and 39 in other countries. It employs over 14,000 public servants and offers 24-hour service at 117 of its land border crossings and at 13 international airports.
context_section_description: The Smart Border Declaration and Action Plan, also known as the Smart Border Accord, was signed in 2001 and is an initiative of the Government of Canada—specifically the CBSA, RCMP, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade—and the United States Government—particularly the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), CBP, and the U.S. Coast Guard. The two major signatories to the Declaration were Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley and then-US Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge.
  The accord was set up in order to facilitate the cross-border flow of travellers and goods, consisting of 30 points of common interest to improve both security and trade between the two countries. Included in the plan are initiatives to improve the biometric features of Permanent Resident Cards in both Canada and the US, sharing Advanced Passenger Information and creating compatible immigration databases.
  There are four main pillars to the Action Plan:
  Secure flow of people;
  Secure flow of goods;
  Investing in secure infrastructure; and
  Coordination and information sharing in the enforcement of these objectives
caption: American Customs and Border Protection and Canadian CBSA leaders meet in October 2018
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