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2020 to 2021 Supplementary Estimates (C)—Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security: 2020 to 2021 Supplementary Estimates (C) and 2021 to 2022 Main Estimates (March 24, 2021)
Enhancing Integrity of Canada's Borders and Asylum System: Security Screening Automation Project: $4.9 million
Key message
CBSA is receiving $4.9 million in fiscal year 2020-2021 via Supplementary Estimates (C) to initiate phase one of the Security Screening Automation project.
This project will reduce processing times for low-risk cases allowing officers to focus their time on more complex cases.
Overview
The objective of this project is to automate the CBSA’s security screening process in response to pressures facing the in-Canada asylum system. Security screening automation will reduce processing times for low-risk cases, thus enabling officers to deal with increasing asylum claims, meet legislative processing timelines, and allow for more comprehensive review of complex cases [Redacted].
The SSA project has been divided into four distinct phases, each designed to deliver incremental functionality to increase program capacity. Each phase will include design, requirements definition, and architecture to support iterative development and delivery of discrete components.
The $4.9 million is being sought [Redacted].
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 3 Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in millions $, excluding EBP, SSC and PSPC | ||||
| 4.9 | [Redacted] | [Redacted] | [Redacted] | [Redacted] |
*Numbers may differ due to rounding
Explanation of Funding for 2020-2021:
Of the $4.9 million that the CBSA requested for 2021-21 through the Supplementary Estimates:
- $1.5 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $3.0 million under Vote 1 – Operating
- $0.2 million under Vote 5 – Capital Salary
- $0.2 million under Vote 5 – Capital
*Numbers may differ due to rounding
| Activity | Funding 2020-2021 |
|---|---|
| in millions $ | |
| Security Screening | [Redacted] |
| Corporate Support | [Redacted] |
| Total for 2020-2021 | 4.9 |
*Numbers may differ due to rounding
Activity 1 – Security Screening Automation: $[Redacted] million
Establish project management processes and governance for the management of the SSA project.
[Redacted]
Activity 2 – Corporate Support: $[Redacted] million
Corporate support funding ensures that the CBSA has the resources required to support incremental efforts in the functions of audit, evaluation, contracting and procurement, corporate security, access to information, privacy and gender-based analysis.
Corporate support assists the CBSA to carry out national security priorities and facilitate the flow of people and goods across the border.
(OPI) Reviewed by: Scott Harris, Vice-President, Intelligence & Enforcement Branch | Date: January 15, 2021
Financials Reviewed by: Andrew Francis, Deputy Chief Financial Officer & Director General Resource Management | Date: February 1, 2021
Financials Approved by: Jonathan Moor, Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Management Branch | Date: February 19, 2021
Postal Modernization Initiative: $2.0 million
Key message
CBSA is receiving $2.0 million in 2020-2021 Supplementary Estimates (C) (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation costs and SSC costs) for the Postal Modernization Initiative.
Overview
The funding profile charts in this section are incorrect. Proactive disclosure rules require federal agencies to publish these charts as submitted. Please refer to this footnote for the correct information.
Through the Postal Program, the CBSA is obligated to screen all incoming mail. To carry out this work, the CBSA has been co-located since 1992 in Canada Post Corporation (CPC) facilities (currently Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver). Driven by the need to address outdated infrastructure and systems, the CPC initiated their $1.9 billion Postal Transformation (PT) Project in 2006 to modernize the domestic and international postal network.
Budget 2012 provided the CBSA with funding for its own Postal Modernization Initiative which had three key objectives: address identified security gaps; automate labour intensive rating activities; and fund the project through anticipated savings.
The CBSA is receiving $2.0 million in 2020-2021 for infrastructure set up work at the Toronto location and solution design, technical architecture, testing and project management related work for the Innovapost IT system.
| 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in millions $ | |||||||||||
| Anticipated Savings | (1.1) | (2.2) | (4.4) | (4.4) | (4.4) | (4.4) | (20.9) | ||||
| Total Project Funding | 9.1 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | (10.3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 21.3 |
| New Funding (Project funding) |
9.1 | 13.9 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 32.8 | ||||||
| Reprofile 2013-2014 | (7.1) | 7.1 | |||||||||
| Reprofile2014-2015 | (9.3) | 6.0 | 3.3 | ||||||||
| Reprofile 2015-2016 | (8.7) | (2.8) | 11.5 | ||||||||
| Reprofile 2018-2019 | (10.3) | 10.3 | |||||||||
| Reprofile 2020-2021 |
(10.3) | 2.0 | 8.3 | ||||||||
*Numbers may differ due to rounding
Explanation of Funding for 2020-2021
In 2020-2021 the CBSA requested $2.0 million funding through the Supplementary Estimates.
Supplementary Estimates - $2.0 million
- $2.0 million under Vote 5 – Capital
*Numbers may differ due to rounding
| Activity | Funding 2020-2021 |
|---|---|
| in millions $ | |
| Activity 1- Infrastructure setup (Toronto) | 0.5 |
| Activity 2- IT Solution (Toronto and Montreal) | 1.5 |
| Total for 2020-2021 | 2.0 |
*Numbers may differ due to rounding
Activity 1 – CPC – Infrastructure setup preparation work with the contracted vendor for Toronto.
Activity 2 – CPC – Innovapost labour/development including solution design, technical architecture, testing and project management related work.
(OPI) Reviewed by: Peter Hill, Vice-President, Commercial and Trade Branch| Date: January 12, 2021
Financials Reviewed by: Andrew Francis, Deputy Chief Financial Officer & Director General Resource Management | Date: February 1, 2021
Finanacials Approved by: Jonathan Moor, Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Management Branch | Date: February 19, 2021
Adjustments to the Employee Benefit Plan: $0.5 million
Key message
For planning purposes, beginning April 1, 2019, the employee benefit plans (EBP) for all new initiatives must be calculated at 27% of salary based on Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) instructions.
CBSA is receiving a total of $0.5 million for EBP for the Security Screening Automation Project request through the 2020-2021 Supplementary Estimates (C).
Overview
The statutory item "Employee Benefit Plans" includes costs to the government for the employer's matching contributions and payments to the Public Service Superannuation Plan, the Canada and the Quebec Pension Plans, Death Benefits and the Employment Insurance accounts.
EBP must be calculated at 27% of the Personnel and/or Personnel-Capital for all new initiatives included in the Estimates. However, in finalizing the Annual Reference Level Update/Main Estimates, TBS generates a technical adjustment to bring the final EBP amount in line with the established rate for the current exercise.
| Supplementary Estimates C - EBP Funding | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|
| in millions $ | |
| Enhancing Integrity of Canada's Borders and Asylum System – Security Screening Automation Project (SSA) | 0.5 |
| Total EBP | 0.5 |
Financials Reviewed by: Andrew Francis, Deputy Chief Financial Officer & Director General Resource Management| Date: February 1, 2021
Financials Approved by: Jonathan Moor, Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Management Branch | Date: February 19, 2021
Transfers to and from Other Organizations: $0.6 million
Key message
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) transfers funds to and from other organizations for the administration of joint responsibilities or initiatives and cost-sharing agreements.
In the 2020-2021 Supplementary Estimates (C) CBSA requested a net transfer of $0.6 million for transfers to TBS and from IRCC:
- $0.6 million under Vote 1 - Operating
Overview
CBSA has a total of two transfers to and from other organizations through the Supplementary Estimates (C) related to the administration of joint responsibilities and cost-sharing agreements.
Organizations include the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS).
| Transfers | Funding 2020-2021 |
|---|---|
| in millions $ | |
| Transfer #1 from IRCC to CBSA | 1.7 |
| Transfer #2 from CBSA to TBS | 1.1 |
| Total SEC transfers for 2020-2021 | 0.6 |
Explanation of Funding for 2020-2021
In the 2020-2021 Supplementary Estimates (C) CBSA requested a net transfer of $0.6 million (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation and SSC costs) for transfers to and from other organizations.
Supplementary Estimates - $0.6 million
$0.6 million under Vote 1 - Operating
Breakdown of Funding for 2020-2021:
Transfers from Other Government Departments – $1.7 million:
$1.7 million from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada to the CBSA for the Air Carrier Support Centre (ACSC). The contributions will take part of the total operating costs of the ACSC that CBSA is currently developing a long-term strategy for the ACSC which will review the job functions, work description and authorities to determine optimal resource allocation for the ACSC.
Transfers to Other Government Departments – $1.1 million:
$1.1 million from the CBSA to the Treasury Board Secretariat for the Financial Management Transformation (FMT) initiative. The contributions will be used towards furthering the FMT initiative and invested in the development of the Government of Canada Financial and Materiel (GCFM) solution, the financial management system based on SAP’s next-generation S4/HANA ERP platform.
Reviewed by: Andrew Francis, Deputy Chief Financial Officer & Director General Resource Management| Date: February 1, 2021
Approved by: Jonathan Moor, Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Management Branch | Date: February 19, 2021
Footnote:
| 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in million $) | |||||||||||
| Anticipated Savings | (1.1) | (2.2) | (4.4) | (4.4) | (4.4) | (4.4) | (20.9) | ||||
| Total Project Funding | 9.1 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 32.8 |
| New Funding (Project funding) | 9.1 | 13.9 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 32.8 | ||||||
| Reprofile 2013-14 | (7.1) | 7.1 | |||||||||
| Reprofile2014-15 | (9.3) | 6.0 | 3.3 | ||||||||
| Reprofile 2015-16 | (8.7) | (2.8) | 11.5 | ||||||||
| Reprofile 2018-19 | (10.3) | 10.3 | |||||||||
| ARLU Reprofile 2021-22 | (10.3) | 2.0 | 8.3 | ||||||||
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