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COVID-19: Appearance before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health ()—CBSA expenditures on COVID-19
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Proposed response
As the priority of the Agency has turned to COVID-19 specific costs to the pandemic are emerging.
As of , the CBSA has incurred additional salary costs of $0.7 million and additional operating costs of $3.2 million, for a total of $3.9 million above and beyond its normal appropriations.
The additional salary costs are for overtime, the backfill of positions and the diversion of resources, and are primarily associated with the repatriation flights to Trenton.
Much of the incurred increased salary costs are not yet reflected in these numbers as recent overtime amounts have not yet been entered into the CBSA's financial system.
In the purchase of masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE), the CBSA incurred $1.5 million.
In updating Primary Inspection Kiosk (PIK) machines with the screening questions and increasing safety by supporting Mobile Border Application (PIK on phone), the CBSA incurred $0.9 million.
Other additional operating costs are for IT equipment, uniforms, translation, printing and travel. Costs related for cleaning are not yet assessed.
I would like to note that these figures are preliminary and will increase by the day.
The CBSA has the financial flexibility to manage all COVID-19 related pressures for this fiscal year. Constant monitoring and reassessment will occur during the new fiscal year as the situation evolves.
In addition, a significant number of staff have been reallocated from their normal duties to help deal with this emergency. The additional opportunity costs, resulting from delays in planned activities, have not yet been assessed.
CBSA COVID-19 costs as of
- Figures as of - -
- Includes actuals and commitments for and
- The figures includes actuals, commitments and anticipated costs
| Branch | Salary ($) | O&M ($) | Salary ($) | O&M ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Policy | 50,000 | - | 50,000 | - |
| Travellers | 16,256 | - | 22,270 | - |
| Intelligence & Enforcement | 4,452 | - | 22,148 | - |
| Finance and Corporate Management | - | - | - | - |
| Human Resources | - | - | - | - |
| Information, Science and Technology | - | - | 5,033 | - |
| Total Salary/O&M | 70,708 | - | 99,451 | - |
| Region | Salary ($) | O&M ($) | Salary ($) | O&M ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Toronto Area | - | - | - | 2,500 |
| Atlantic | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Ontario Region | 94,564 | 8,447 | 113,659 | 27,490 |
| Pacific | 13,094 | - | 13,592 | 1,017 |
| Prairies | - | - | - | - |
| Southern Ontario Region | - | - | - | 400 |
| Quebec | - | - | 531 | 698 |
| Total Salary/O&M | 107,658 | 8,447 | 127,782 | 32,105 |
| Salary ($) | O&M ($) | Salary ($) | O&M ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | 70,708 | - | 99,451 | - |
| Regions | 107,658 | 8,447 | 127,782 | 32,105 |
| Total Salary/O&M | 178,366 | 8,447 | 227,233 | 32,105 |
| Total Figures | 186,813 | 259,338 | ||
| Anticipated cost | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch | Salary ($) | O&M ($) | Item | Salary ($) | O&M ($) | Item |
| Strategic Policy | 179,000 | 22,329 | International staff costs in HQ + Related Travel | 179,000 | 22,329 | International Region: 4 Liaison Officers and Temporary Duty Officers - $152,041 |
| Travellers | 22,270 | 317,591 | Travel, Translation, Goods (sanitizer, mask) | - | 11,760 | Forms Invoiced and paid |
| Intelligence & Enforcement | 42,980 | 450 | National Targeting Centre | - | 450 | Sanitizer for National Targeting Centre employees |
| Finance and Corporate Management | - | 11,803 | Computer equipment | - | - | Cleaning services for FCMB/BGIS contract TBC |
| Human Resources | - | 1,291 | Travel and Sanitary supplies | - | - | |
| Information, Science and Technology | 6,436 | 914,100 | P.O. for 5 IT Tech. Consultants | - | - | Additionnal costs related to bandwidth, laptop, PIK, etc - TBC |
| Total Salary/O&M | 250,686 | 1,267,565 | 179,000 | 34,540 | ||
| Anticipated cost | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Salary ($) | O&M ($) | Item | Salary ($) | O&M ($) | Item |
| Greater Toronto Area | 9,061 | 165,951 | Printing of forms / Forms also in Travellers HQ above | - | 64,648 | Printing forms |
| Atlantic | 84 | 9,748 | - | - | ||
| Northern Ontario Region | 117,335 | 31,961 | Travel for Assisted Departures - Trenton | - | - | |
| Pacific | 18,733 | 40,951 | Travel for Assisted Departures - Vancouver | - | - | |
| Prairies | 1,789 | 22,119 | - | - | ||
| Southern Ontario Region | 3,100 | 37,874 | - | - | ||
| Quebec | 8,054 | 13,996 | - | - | ||
| Total Salary/O&M | 158,156 | 322,600 | - | 64,648 | ||
| Anticipated cost | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary ($) | O&M ($) | Salary ($) | O&M ($) | |
| Headquarters | 250,686 | 1,267,565 | 179,000 | 34,540 |
| Regions | 158,156 | 322,600 | - | 64,648 |
| Total Salary/O&M | 408,842 | 1,590,165 | 179,000 | 99,188 |
| Total Figures | 1,999,007 | 278,188 | ||
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