Canada Comment Windows Are Closing
Land Preclearance and Supply Chains
PRECLEARANCE
Here's the announcement we've been waiting for! CBSA intends to launch a land-based preclearance Proof of Concept site in New York later this year. The results of this initiative will inform possible expansion to other sites. Certain regulatory measures are needed to proceed. You are invited to provide comments on this project and associated regulations through the Canada Gazette website. Note, deadline for comments is January 15, 2024. (An extension is possible.)
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More from the announcement:
The small and remote POE at Covey Hill, Quebec, which is in a state of disrepair, would be relocated to the U.S. side of the border by moving into an established U.S. facility at Cannon Corners, New York. During this pilot, the CBSA would be processing travellers and conveyances on U.S. soil shortly before their entry to Canada. There is a distance of approximately 200 m between the U.S. POE (Cannon Corners, New York) and the adjacent Canadian POE (Covey Hill, Quebec). The Canadian POE would be shuttered during the pilot project.
The Government of Canada committed funding to the land preclearance pilot project through Budget 2021 under “Modernizing Travel and Trade at our Borders,” where $7.4M will be allocated towards this land preclearance pilot project at Cannon Corners, New York. Funding is primarily focused on physical and information technology infrastructure requirements to accommodate the CBSA operation within the U.S. facility. The proposed Regulations would facilitate the implementation of the pilot project by providing BSOs with the authority to perform immigration processing. While there are ongoing discussions with respect to the timing of the pilot project, it is expected that the pilot project will launch in 2024–2025 for two years. More broadly, the implementation of the pilot project would demonstrate whether preclearance is a cost-effective and operationally viable option for replacing small and remote POEs with aging infrastructure.
SUPPLY CHAINS
Treasury Board of Canada is seeking to identify opportunities for improvements to federal regulations or regulatory practices to better support the movement of commodities and goods in Canada and across our borders, with a particular focus on border operations, critical minerals, and transportation.
Input is currently being sought to inform the Supply Chain Regulatory Review. The consultation is extended until February 5, 2024. Read the announcement here.
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