Regulatory Stock Review Plan: Canada Border Services Agency
This Regulatory Stock Review Plan is a public list and description of planned reviews of regulations being proposed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). It is intended to give Canadians, including businesses and Indigenous peoples, and trading partners, greater opportunity to inform the reviews of regulations and to plan for the future.
The stock review plan identifies an agency contact point for the planned reviews and the regulations. The stock review plan will be adjusted and updated over time to reflect the CBSA's regulatory priorities and changes to the operating environment.
Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations
| Title of the Regulations | Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations (SOR/86-873) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act | |
| Rationale | During review of potential improvements assess the relevance and effectiveness of reporting obligations with todays modernized business processes – some provisions are remnants of the paper based era. |
| Narrative | The Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations will be reviewed to determine any necessary amendments to resolve issues raised by stakeholders and make any other improvements identified. |
| Date of last review or amendment | Not applicable |
| Targeted start for review | Review planned to start in . |
| For further information | Consult the Customs Act for more information. |
| Contact information | Graeme Hamilton |
Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations
| Title of the regulations | Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations (SOR/2005-23) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act | |
| Rationale | This review is being undertaken to identify issues and areas for improvement with the Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations given the international focus of exports. |
| Narrative | This regulatory review will analyze the usage of the regulations, its application and context. |
| Date of last review or amendment | |
| Targeted start for review | Review is planned for the spring . |
| For further information | Consult the Customs Act for further information . |
| Contact information | Graeme Hamilton |
Storage of Goods Regulations
| Title of the regulations | Storage of Goods Regulations (SOR/86-991) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act | |
| Rationale | This review is being undertaken to identify issues and areas for improvement with the Storage of Goods Regulations. |
| Narrative | This regulatory review will analyze the usage and context of the regulations to determine if they need to be modernized and cover exports. |
| Date of last review or amendment | |
| Targeted start for review | Review is planned for the spring . |
| For further information | Consult the Customs Act for further information. |
| Contact Information | Graeme Hamilton |
Special Services (Customs) Regulations
| Title of the regulations | Special Services (Customs) Regulations (SOR/96-44) |
|---|---|
| Enabling act | |
| Rationale | The regulations were last reviewed in 1986. The service fee rates in the regulations are drastically unrepresentative of today’s value and costs. This has resulted in clients receiving subsidized services in essence, given that the fees do not cover the actual costs. The regulations could be reviewed to determine:
Linkage to the Service Fees Act (SFA)The SFA applies to the Special Services (Customs) Regulations (SSCR). The SFA aims to increase transparency, accountability and predictability in how the Government of Canada charges and manages its service fees. If the SSCR were amended to modernize the fee design and rates, by following the regulatory process outlined in the Cabinet Directive on Regulation (i.e., publication in Canada Gazette, Part I) the Agency would be exempted from the SFA requirement to table a fee proposal in Parliament. However, a fee proposal would still need to be presented to TBS prior to launching “pre-CGI publication” public consultations. Additional requirements that the Agency would follow are listed in sections 4.1 to 4.3 of the Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities. At present, some of the fees within the SSCR are considered “low-materiality” under the SFA, and fewer obligations apply (e.g., requirement for performance standards). However, the primary hourly-based fees are considered formula fees and most SFA requirements apply, including for performance standards, remissions, and annual indexation for inflation. If the SSCR were repealed, with fees instead set by contract, fewer SFA requirements would apply. |
| Narrative | Review the Special Services (Customs) Regulations and make recommendations on how to modernize the instrument to improve the fee design and ensure that the fees better reflect the cost of providing special services. |
| Date of last review or amendment | |
| Targeted start for review | Review planned for spring . |
| For further information | Please see the Customs Act for further information. |
| Contact information | Mary Teresa (MT) Glynn |
Related links
- Government-Wide Regulatory Plans and Reports
- Red Tape Review
- CBSA Red Tape Progress Report
- Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council
To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.
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