Founding Dates:
February 4, 2011 – Prime Minister and President issued Beyond the Border. A shared vision for Parameter Security and Economic Competitiveness
December 7, 2011 – Prime Minister and President released the Join Action Plan for Beyond the Border
Deadline Past:
January 31, 2012 – Share information and intelligence in support of law enforcement and national security.
Actors: U.S. Department of Justice, DHS, Public Safety Canada, Justice Canada
March 2012 – Mutual Recognition of Cargo
Develop a harmonized approach to screening inbound cargo arriving from offshore that will result in increased security and expedited movement of secure cargo across the U.S.- Canada border under the principle of “cleared once, accepted twice.” Agencies expect to reduce the number of air cargo loads rescreened to zero.
Actors: DHS and Transport Canada
March 31 2012 – Increased NEXUS Promotion
U.S. and Canada will implement a joint marketing campaign to promote trusted traveler programs, implement an “enrolment blitz” at existing centers and implementation expedited renewal process.
Actors: DHS and CBSA
March 31, 2012– Facility Enhancement (Physical)
Develop a plan to expand NEXUS lanes, booths and access to the lanes as required at jointly identified ports of entry to accommodate the expected increase in NEXUS membership as a result of the implementation of the Beyond the Border Action Plan.
Actors: DHS, DOT and CBSA
March 31 2012 – Facility Enhancement (Technology)
Involved agencies will report publicly on a plan toward implementing the new technology at all identified border crossings within the identified time frames. Additionally, they will report on associated reductions in wait times achieved through these investments.
Actors: DHS, DOT and CBSA
May 31 2012 – Domain Awareness Increase
Enhance domain awareness in the air, land and maritime environments – create an inventory of American and Canadian domain awareness capabilities at the border.
Actors: Unspecified
“Mid – 2012” – Trusted Trade Improvements
Adopt a common framework for trusteed trader programs that will align requirements, enhance member benefits and provide applicants with the opportunity to submit one application to multiple programs. Additionally, Extend Free & Secure Trade (FAST) benefits to members in these programs at agreed locations
Actors: Unspecified
June 2012 – Develop a harmonized approach to screening inbound cargo arriving from offshore that will result in increased security and the expedited movement of secure cargo across the U.S.- Canada border under the principle of “Cleared once, accepted twice” -> advance data requirements and produce a common set of manifest data elements
June 2012 – Increased harmonized benefits to NEXUS members -> develop criteria to extend the applicability of the FAST card for drivers to cover other specified programs involving U.S. Customs + Border Protection CBP, CBSA and other relevant departments and agencies
June 2012 – Adopt a common framework for trusteed trader programs that will align requirements, enhance member benefits and provide applicants with the opportunity to submit one application to multiple programs -> Conduct a detailed comparison and review of CSA + ISA, following which the U.S. will identify and provide expedited border processes and modernized streamlined accounting processes to tier-two members.
June 2012 – Implement additional pre-inspection and pre-clearance initiatives -> We will identify and develop solutions to operational impediments to the effectiveness of CBP’s pre-clearance operations at Canadian airports by June 2012.
June 30 2012 – Increased harmonized benefits to NEXUS members -> jointly develop a plan to incorporate third country traveler programs
June 30 2012 – Increased harmonized benefits to NEXUS members -> NEXUS membership eligibility to American and Canadian citizens who currently do not reside in Canada or the U.S.
July 2012 – Adopt a common framework for trusteed trader programs that will align requirements, enhance member benefits and provide applicants with the opportunity to submit one application to multiple programs -> Canada will initiate a 1-year pilot to provide tier-two benefits to the processed food sector – which will enable participants to provide transactional data post-border to the regulatory authority and permit access to expedited clearance processes and lanes at the border in Canada. Within 1 year of the pilots successful completion and permanent acess to these programs benefits will be provided to all approved companies by Canada. Actors: DHS and CBSA
June 2012 – Implement additional pre-inspection and pre-clearance initiatives -> The CFIA and the FSIS will initiate a 1 year pilot to provide for advance review and clearance of official certification and alternative approaches to import inspection activities for fresh meat. The pilot results will be evaluated by September 2013 to inform the future of such work.
September 30 2012 – Establish and coordinate entry and exit information systems including a system which permits sharing information sot that the record of a land entry into one country can be utilized to establish an exit record from the other -> begin implementation of a program exchanging the data of third country nationals, permanent residents of Canada and lawful permanent residents in the U.S. at 2 to 4 automated common land border ports of entry. Actors: DHS, Citizenship + Immigration Canada, The Canada Border Services Agency
September 30 2012 – Enhance our shared understanding of the threat environment through joint integrated threat assessments, improving our intelligence and national security information sharing -> both countries will produce a joint inventory of existing intelligence work and a gap analysis and identify next steps. Actors: The U.S. office of the Director of National Intelligence, DHS, Public Safety Canada
September 2012 – Implement additional pre-inspection and pre-clearance initiatives -> The CBP will implement a truck cargo facilitation pilot project in at least one location I Canada to be mutually determined.
September 2012 – Adopt a common framework for trusted trader programs that will align requirements, enhance member benefits and provide applicants with the opportunity to submit one application to multiple programs -> Canada will fully implement its Partners in Compliance Program (PIC)
September 2012 – Jointly consult with tier-two stakeholders in both countries to identify and assess additional ways to expedite border processes. Recognizing that tier-two members have already provided us with extensive information we will identify and assess options to collect data in advance through streamlined and more efficient means that are more responsive to shippers, business processes while safeguarding our ability to assess individual shipments for the risk they may present. A report with recommendations on pilots or new initiatives will be completed and distributed.
October 31st, 2012 – Enhance domain awareness in the air, land and maritime environments -> in the inventory created on May 31st 2012 of American and Canadian domain awareness capabilities and identifying gaps and vulnerabilities to those capabilities
