Horizontal Initiative: Beyond the Border Action Plan

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2014-15 Planned Spending

Name of Horizontal Initiative: Beyond the Border Action Plan

Name of lead department: Public Safety Canada

Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: December 2011

End date of Horizontal Initiative: End date varies by sub-initiative

Description of the horizontal Initiative

2014-15 marks the third fiscal year of implementation of the Beyond the Border (BTB) Action Plan. On February 4, 2011, the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United States issued Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic CompetitivenessFootnote 1. The Declaration initiated a new long-term partnership between the two countries to work together both at and beyond the border to enhance our security and accelerate the legitimate flow of people, goods and services. The BTB Action Plan, released in December 2011, embodies this collaboration and engagement between the two countries, and sets out specific initiatives to secure the Canada-U.S. border and perimeter while facilitating legitimate trade and travel.

The Action Plan sets out joint priorities for achieving a secure and efficient Canada-U.S. border within four areas of cooperation: Addressing Threats Early; Trade Facilitation, Economic Growth and Jobs; Cross-Border Law Enforcement; and, Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Security. In total, 32 initiatives are listed under the four areas, with a number of federal departments and agencies working together and with U.S. counterparts to ensure their successful accomplishment. Two additional initiatives ensure the responsible sharing of information as well as overseeing the successful implementation of the Action Plan.

Planned spending figures by BTB Action Plan theme are presented in the following table. Actual spending against these figures, as well as reports on the progress of BTB initiatives will be presented in Public Safety Canada's Departmental Performance Reports (DPRs) on behalf of participating departments and agencies.

Planned spending figures by BTB Action Plan theme
BTB Themes Department / Agency ($ units) Expected Results
BTB Ultimate Outcomes
New Funding Internal Reallocation Total Planned Spending
2014-15
Theme 1 - Addressing Threats Early Canada Border Services Agency 72,259,897 3,190,099 75,449,996 Threats are stopped before they arrive either in Canada or the United States
Transport Canada 666,000 49,286,556 49,952,556Footnote 2
Citizenship and Immigration Canada 33,889,238 0 33,889,238
Immigration Refugee Board of Canada 1,645,484 0 1,645,484
Shared Services Canada 810,978 0 810,978
Public Safety Canada 0 234,086 234,086
Theme 1 - Sub-total 109,271,597 52,710,741 161,982,338
Theme 2 - Trade Facilitation, Economic Growth and Jobs Canada Border Services Agency 37,488,486 627,703 38,116,189 Legitimate travel and cargo are stimulated and expedited
Transport Canada 7,688,272 782,132 8,470,404
Federal Bridge Corporation Limited 6,000,000 0 6,000,000
Health Canada 3,840,000 0 3,840,000
Canadian Food Inspection Agency 3,130,000 0 3,130,000
Environment Canada 1,909,696 0 1,909,696
Public Health Agency of Canada 1,350,000 0 1,350,000
Public Safety Canada 0 951,397 951,397
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 950,000 0 950,000
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development 400,000 518,127 918,127
Natural Resources Canada 890,000 0 890,000
Department of Fisheries and Oceans 337,946 0 337,946
Theme 2 - Sub-total 63,984,400 2,879,359 66,863,759  
Theme 3 - Cross-Border Law Enforcement Royal Canadian Mounted Police 10,500,000 0 10,500,000 Criminals are prevented from leveraging the Canada-U.S. border to commit transnational crimes
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 558,231 0 558,231
Public Safety Canada 0 212,273 212,273
Theme 3 - Sub-total 11,058,231 212,273 11,270,504  
Theme 4 - Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Security Public Safety Canada 3,005,042 0 3,005,042 Canada and the United States are prepared for and can respond to threats and emergencies
Canada Border Services Agency 0 67,734 67,734
Transport Canada 0 40,000 40,000
Theme 4 - Sub-total 3,005,042 107,734 3,112,776  
Managing our New Long-Term Partnership Privy Council Office 1,059,253 0 1,059,253 BTB Governance and Oversight
Public Safety Canada 0 434,193 434,193
Managing our New Long-Term Partnership - Sub-total 1,059,253 434,193 1,493,446
Totals BTB 188,378,523 56,344,300 244,722,823
  1. 1

    http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2011/02/04/beyond-border-shared-vision-perimeter-security-and-economic-competitiveness

  2. 2

    Under Initiative 6 - Passenger Baggage Screening, $48.2M will be spent by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority/Transport Canada in 2014-15 on deployment of the new Hold-Baggage Screening system at Canadian airports.

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