2024 to 2025 Main Estimates issue note: Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security—Study on Mandate Letter Commitments (March 21, 2024)
Base funding
Overview and key messages
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $1,524.3 million in Base Funding in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs and SSC Costs).
The 2024 to 2025 Mains over Mains net decrease is $48.5 million, mostly due to the Refocusing Government Spending (RGS) reductions for a total of $62.8 million.
The RGS government-wide initiative to refocus spending aligns with the approach the CBSA has already been taking to ensure effective border operations and sound and responsible management.
The CBSA has reduced their reliance on contractors in fiscal year 2023 to 2024, by lowering the number of IT consultants by 25%; with an additional 25% reduction planned to be achieved by 2024 to 2025. This planned reduction in the number of IT consultants will help CBSA meet it's overall RGS professional services target.
While some of the reduction in spending will focus on consulting, professional services, and travel, the CBSA is also looking at scaling back or stopping work that is not directly associated with its top priorities, and reviewing projects, programs and operations to identify areas where there might be duplication.
Published service standards will not be impacted.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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1,572.8 | 1,524.3 | (48.5) |
Initiatives | Variance |
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Refocusing Government Spending | (62.8) |
Conversion O&M to Salary (CRA MOU) | 11.9 |
Controlled FundsFootnote 1 | 2.4 |
Base funding | (48.5) |
Compensation adjustments
Overview and key messages
The 2024 to 2025 Mains over Mains net increase in CBSA's Compensation adjustments is $42.6 million.
CBSA is receiving $42.6 million in Compensation Adjustments in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs and SSC Costs) for core public administration.
The increases are mainly attributed to the following classification groups:
- PA - economic increases and adjustments (AS): $11.6 million in 2024 to 2025, $12.1 million in 2025 to 2026 and ongoing
- CT/IT - economic increases and adjustments: $10.0 million in 2024 to 2025, $11.5 million in 2025 to 2026 and ongoing
- PA - economic increases and adjustments (CR): $9.3 million in 2024 to 2025, $9.8 million in 2025 to 2026 and ongoing
- EX and senior leaders - economic increases and adjustments (EX): $4.6 million in 2024 to 2025, $4.6 million in 2025 to 2026 and ongoing
- EC - economic increases and adjustments: $3.4 million in 2024 to 2025, $4.2 million in 2025 to 2026 and ongoing
- HM - economic increases and adjustments (PE): $3.0 million in 2024 to 2025, $3.8 million in 2025 to 2026 and ongoing
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance | |
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ARLU 2023 to 2024 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
ARLU 2024 to 2025 | 0.0 | 42.6 | 42.6 |
Total | 5.5 | 48.1 | 42.6 |
Employee Benefit Plans (EBP) adjustments
Overview and key messages
The 2024 to 2025 Mains over Mains net decrease in CBSA's Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) is $12.7 million.
The EBP is a statutory item which 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.
Since , the EBP for all new initiatives has been calculated at 27% of salary based on Treasury Board Secretariat's instructions.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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227.7 | 215.0 | (12.7) |
Various transfers
Overview and key messages
The Mains over Mains net decrease of $12.8 million for 2024 to 2025 is attributable to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) receiving or sending transfers from/to other GC organizations for the administration of joint responsibilities or initiatives and cost sharing agreements.
The CBSA has a total of five transfers from/to other organizations through the Main Estimates related to the administration of joint responsibilities and cost sharing agreements. Organizations include Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS).
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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11.9 | (0.9) | (12.8) |
Transfers | Funding |
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Transfer #1 - CRA to CBSA for Cannabis Excise Tax | 0.9 |
Transfer #2 - CBSA to the CSIS for the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre | (0.2) |
Transfer #3 - CBSA to GAC to provide support at missions abroad | (0.95) |
Transfer #4 - CBSA to the RCMP for the performance of law enforcement record checks | (0.6) |
Transfer #5 - CBSA to the TBS for the funding of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) initiative | (0.04) |
Total: | (0.9) |
Numbers may differ due to rounding |
Various Transfers – ($0.9) million:
- $0.9 million (Vote 1) Transfer from the Canada Revenue Agency to the Canada Border Services Agency for Cannabis Excise Tax
- ($0.2 million) (Vote 1) from the Canada Border Services Agency to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service for the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre
- ($0.95 million) (Vote 1) from the Canada Border Services Agency to Global affairs Canada to support missions abroad
- ($0.6 million) (Vote 1) from the Canada Border Services Agency to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the performance of law enforcement record checks
- ($0.04 million) (Vote 1) from the Canada Border Services Agency to Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat in support of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) initiative
Modernize and sustain travel and trade at Canadian borders
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net decrease is $11.2 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $34 million of new funding in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs and SSC Costs) to support the Traveller Modernization initiative.
Overview
Traveller Modernization (TM) aims to shift the Agency's approach to processing travellers away from high-touch, in-person, transactions towards a digital, self-service processing that provides optional tools to travellers to share information in advance of their arrival. This work is organized around two tracks: Digital Traveller Experience (DTE) and Officer Experience (OE).
The DTE project will provide more options for travellers to report and improve processing experience at staffed and unstaffed border crossings through digital self-service to begin their border clearance process in advance of arrival, including through the use of mobile applications.
The pandemic introduced a specific new business need for a mobile application. The ArriveCAN app was developed in response to a request from the Public Health Agency: to enforce public health measures as they came into effect and evolved over time. Its use was time-limited as part of the government's emergency response to the pandemic. Now, post-pandemic, we are continuing to consider how mobile applications fit within the Agency's broader traveller modernization. The Advance Declaration functionality on the ArriveCAN platform remains an optional tool that allows travellers to make their customs declaration in advance of their arrival at Canada's largest airports.
The OE project will provide front-line officers with better tools such as flexible primary processing and more access to information and analytics to process travellers at the border. It will inform their decisions and allow them to focus on higher risk/higher value activities, and meet increasing demands for service.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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184.7 | 173.5 | (11.2) |
2022 to 2023 | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | Total | Ongoing | |
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Modernizing Border Operations (Budget 2019) | 114.7 | 21.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0 | 138.6 | 0 |
[Redacted] | |||||||
2022 to 2023 SEB | 171.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.6 | 0 |
2023 to 2024 ARLU | 0 | 163.7 | 137.9 | 51.7 | 38.3 | 391.5 | 92.8 |
Sub-Total | 286.3 | 184.7 | 139.5 | 53.0 | 38.3 | 701.7 | 92.8 |
[Redacted] | |||||||
2023 to 2024 SEC | 0 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.8 | 0 |
2024 to 2025 ARLU | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 39.0 | 2.5 |
Total funding | 286.3 | 211.5 | 173.5 | 55.5 | 40.8 | 767.5 | 95.3 |
Numbers may not add due to rounding |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $56.3 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $89.7 million under Vote 1 – Operating
- $5.5 million under Vote 5 – Salary
- $22.0 million under Vote 5 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Information Technology Services | 55.1 |
Traveller Facilitation and Compliance | 39.7 |
Commercial Facilitation and Compliance | 23.7 |
Buildings and Equipment | 13.3 |
Field Technology Support | 12.4 |
Trusted Trader | 10.8 |
Financial Management Services | 7.5 |
Accommodations - Custodial | 2.5 |
Materiel Management Services | 2.4 |
Management and Oversight Services | 2.0 |
Acquisition Management Services | 1.4 |
Human Resources Management Services | 0.9 |
Trade Facilitation and Compliance | 0.7 |
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing | 0.6 |
Legal Services | 0.3 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 173.4 |
Numbers may not add due to rounding |
Temporary resident processing
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net increase is $17.7 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $17.7 million of new funding in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs and SSC Costs) to address growing volumes of temporary resident processing at the ports of entry and immigration enforcement activities.
Overview
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is seeking funding to support activities related to the Pre-arrival, Arrival and Post-arrival of temporary residents in Canada and to support enabling work and internal services. It will include support to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) with Security Screening of IRCC referrals under Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and making recommendations on traveller admissibility. This funding will ensure we have necessary staff and equip them to aid in informed decision-making on issuing or refusing temporary resident visa applications and work/study permit applications.
Force Generation requires funds for the Officer Induction and Development Program to train 10 incremental officers and to deliver annual mandatory training for them on ongoing basis.
The CBSA's automation efforts have strengthened pre-border screening efforts and provided the front line with modern tools to verify traveller's identity. Continued development of automated processes will further support the Agency's ability to enforce legislation and protect the national security of Canada and bring the Agency in line with international partners.
The funding is needed to process increasing Temporary Resident (TR) volumes and is the third request made by the CBSA to meet growing workloads. While the CBSA will continue to exercise all due diligence, a top-up submission may be likely should cases increase in complexity and/or volume.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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0 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | Total | Ongoing | |
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SEB | 17.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 0.0 |
2024 to 2025 ARLU | 0 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 52.8 | 17.5 |
Total funding | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 70.3 | 17.5 |
Numbers may not add due to rounding |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $11.0 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $6.7 million under Vote 1 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Traveller Facilitation and Compliance | 3.4 |
Force Generation | 0.4 |
Buildings and Equipment | 0.1 |
Field Technology Support | 0.3 |
Immigration and Investigations | 3.4 |
Detentions | 2.8 |
Hearings | 0.6 |
Removals | 1.4 |
Management and Oversight | 0.7 |
Legal Services | 0.2 |
Human Resources Management | 0.4 |
Financial Management | 0.6 |
Information Technology | 0.8 |
Security Screening | 1.2 |
Accommodations - Custodial | 1.4 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 17.7 |
Strengthening the front line capacity
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net increase is $16.9 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $16.9 million of additional funding in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs, and SSC Costs) to support the Strengthening of the CBSA's Frontline through the addition of 97 BSOs.
Overview
Strengthening the Front Line will comprise the hire of 97 new Border Services Officers (BSOs), but also the hire of 4 new full-time equivalents for the Recourse Program. These new resources are vital in addressing the CBSA frontline pressures particularly in view of commercial and traveller volumes returning to pre-pandemic levels and beyond. The CBSA is experiencing growth in various sectors. The CBSA will deliver 97 new BSOs through its Force Generation Program's Officer Induction Model (OIM), a national approach to recruit, train and develop officers suited for service in an armed law-enforcement agency.
The CBSA's Custodial 117 Ports of Entry (POEs) and 67 Section 6 POEs across the country, include land crossings, international airport and marine terminals. These locations are currently supported by approximately 4,824 BSOs who enforce more than 90 acts, regulations and international agreements to safeguard Canada's security and prosperity by ensuring the free flow of admissible people and goods, while supporting national security and public safety priorities.
The Recourse program deals directly with and provide, the business community and cross-border travellers, with an accessible mechanism to seek an impartial review of trade decisions, enforcement actions, prohibited goods, late accounting penalties and membership cancellations or rejections from a trusted program administered by the CBSA.
Traveller volumes are returning to their pre-pandemic levels and there is continued growth in commercial, more specifically in the marine mode and courier business lines. As a result, the Agency is under increasing pressure to effectively manage the border and maintain its operational agility to deal with these significant increases in volumes. This funding is needed to deploy new BSOs to support each region's increasing workload demands in as equitable a manner as possible, based on volumes, current staff contingents and overtime costs analysis.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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0 | 16.9 | 16.9 |
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | Total | Ongoing | |
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SEC | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
2024 to 2025 ARLU | 0 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 50.3 | 16.6 |
Total funding | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 67.3 | 16.6 |
Numbers may differ due to rounding |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $12.4 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $4.5 million under Vote 1 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Traveller Facilitation and Compliance | 4.9 |
Comm. Trade Facilities and Compliance | 4.9 |
Recourse | 0.4 |
Force Generation | 1.5 |
Buildings and Equipment | 0.1 |
Management and Oversight | 0.3 |
Legal Services | 0.3 |
Human Resources Management | 0.6 |
Financial Management | 1.1 |
Information Technology | 1.3 |
Accommodations - Custodial | 1.5 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 16.9 |
Immigration Levels Plan
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net increase is $7.4 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $7.4 million of new funding in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs, and SSC Costs) to support Immigration Levels plan.
Overview
The 2023 to 2025 Immigration Levels Plan received $4.9 million to support the incremental increase in permanent resident admissions in addition to what has already been approved in the 2021 to 2023 Immigration Levels Plan.
The CBSA provides integrated border services that support national security and public safety priorities and facilitates the free flow of low-risk people and goods into Canada. The CBSA plays a critical role in the admission of new Permanent Residents (PRs) by providing assistance to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in the interdiction of fraud, in comprehensive security screening of PR applicants, and processing applications for Ministerial Relief. The CBSA is responsible for conferring PR status to PR visa holders entering Canada through a port of entry who meet the eligibility requirements, and for enforcement of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) through the Immigration Enforcement and Criminal Investigations programs.
The 2023 to 2025 Immigration Levels Plan maintains the policy objectives of past plans, including continuing to deliver long-term benefits to Canada; contributing to short-term economic growth and meeting labour market needs; and ensuring a well-managed migration system.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | VarianceFootnote 1 |
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44.7 | 52.1 | 7.4 |
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | 2027 to 2028 | Total | Ongoing | |
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SEB | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
2023 to 2024 ARLU and before | 44.7 | 47.2 | 49.4 | 48.6 | 47.3 | 237.1 | 47.3 |
2024 to 2025 ARLU | 0 | 4.9 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 32.2 | 7.1 |
Total funding | 47.3 | 52.1 | 59.3 | 58.9 | 54.3 | 271.8 | 54.4 |
Numbers may differ due to rounding |
Explanation of funding for 2024 to 2025
In 2024 to 2025, the CBSA requested $52.1 million of funding through the Main Estimates.
Main Estimates - $52.1 million
- $34.8 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $17.2 million under Vote 1 – Operating
- $0.1 million under Vote 5 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 |
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Traveller Facilitation and Compliance | 19.1 |
Intelligence Collection and Analysis | 4.9 |
Criminal Investigations | 4.5 |
Security Screening | 3.3 |
Force Generation | 3.1 |
Buildings and Equipment | 2.7 |
Information Technology Services | 2.4 |
Management and Oversight Services | 2.2 |
Immigration Investigations | 1.8 |
Hearings | 1.3 |
Removals | 1.2 |
Field Technology Support | 1.2 |
Financial Management Services | 1.2 |
Human Resources Management Services | 0.6 |
Materiel Management Services | 0.6 |
Commercial Facilitation and Compliance | 0.5 |
Accommodations - Custodial | 0.4 |
Detentions | 0.4 |
Communications Services | 0.4 |
Legal Services | 0.2 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 52.1 |
Funding to replace large-scale imaging equipment
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net increase is $6.15 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $6.15 million in new funding for the Replacement of Large-Scale Imaging Equipment in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation costs, and SSC costs).
Overview
The CBSA is seeking access to $6.15 million announced to replace critical large-scale imaging equipment. The replacement is an essential component of meeting the CBSA's enforcement priorities to detect, disrupt, interdict, and enforce contraband smuggling. Large-scale imaging equipment fulfils an important role in allowing the CBSA to deliver border services on behalf of other government departments and agencies, and contributes to the flow of legitimate goods (supply chains) and travellers by facilitating more efficient and effective border examinations.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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0 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | 2027 to 2028 | Total | Ongoing | |
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ME 2024 to 2025 | 0 | 6.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.15 | 0 |
Total funding | 0 | 6.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.15 | 0 |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $0.15 million under Vote 1 – Operating
- $6.0 million under Vote 5 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Acquisition of Machinery and Equipment | 6.0 |
Professional and Special Services | 0.15 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 6.15 |
Implementation of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net increase is $2.7 million.
CBSA is receiving $2.7 million of new funding in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs and SSC Costs) for the Implementation of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Overview
Global Affairs Canada (the Strategy lead) and partner departments and agencies are seeking access to new funding earmarked in the fiscal framework, starting in 2023 to 2024, to implement Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy, [Redacted] in . An off-cycle funding decision provided $2.26 billion over five years (starting in fiscal year 2023 to 2024) and $175.4 million per year ongoing in support of five objectives that will aim to:
- promote peace, resilience, and security
- expand trade, investment, and supply chain resilience
- invest and connect in people
- build a sustainable and green future
- ensure Canada's role as an active and engaged partner to the region
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | 2027 to 2028 | Total | Ongoing | |
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SEB | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
2024 to 2025 ARLU | 0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 9.5 | 2.3 |
Total funding | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 2.3 |
Numbers may differ due to rounding |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $1.6 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $1.1 million under Vote 1 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Intelligence Collection and Analysis | 2.0 |
Trusted Trader | 0.3 |
Buildings and Equipment | 0.1 |
Internal Services | 0.3 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 2.7 |
National security intelligence review
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net increase is $1.4 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $1.4 million of new funding in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs and SSC Costs) to meet national security and intelligence review requirements.
Overview
With the establishment of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) in 2017, and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) in 2019, federal departments and agencies who undertake national security or intelligence activities must now respond to comprehensive external review requirements. In order to do so, they have set up (or are expanding) liaison units to respond to NSICOP's and NSIRA's information requests, including the provision of documents, written responses to questions, and briefings.
This funding supports the CBSA's capacity to meet external review requirements related to its participation in related reviews.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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0 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Total | Ongoing | |
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SEC | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
2024 to 2025 ARLU | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Total funding | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $1.3 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $0.1 million under Vote 1 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Intelligence Collection and Analysis | 0.4 |
Management and Oversight | 0.9 |
Legal Services | 0.1 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 1.4 |
Canada trade remedy system
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net increase is $0.8 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $0.8 million of new funding in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs, and SSC Costs) to establish a new trade remedy advisory service. This new service will enhance small and medium sized businesses' ability to access CBSA's anti-dumping program.
Overview
In Budget 2022, the Government Canada introduced measures to help small and medium-sized business. One of these measures was increasing access to Canada's trade remedy system by providing $4.7 million over five years and $1.1 million ongoing to create a trade remedy advisory service within the CBSA to help companies understand and access Canada's trade remedy system, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | Total | Ongoing | |
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SEB | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
2024 to 2025 ARLU | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
Total funding | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
Numbers may differ due to rounding |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $0.7 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $0.1 million under Vote 1 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Anti-Dumping and Countervailing | 0.8 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 0.8 |
Land Border Crossing Project
Overview and key messages
The Mains over Mains net increase is $17.6 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $64.9 million in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs and SSC Costs), as per ARLU 2022 to 2023, for the planning phase of the three full service ports of entry (Port of Entry (POE): St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Pacific Highway, and St-Armand) as well as funding for the planning and execution phases for the remaining 20 smaller POEs, which are being replaced.
In , the Agency received project approval to rebuild 24 land border POEs with an investment of $440 million over 7 years.
Rebuilding these POEs will allow the CBSA to modernize its portfolio of custodial ports to meet core operational requirements and new Government of Canada standards in relation to sustainability, accessibility and gender neutral spaces, while improving the processing of travellers and commercial goods.
The CBSA is partnering with PSPC as the procurement authority and delivery agent on this project.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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47.3 | 64.9 | 17.6 |
Numbers may not balance due to rounding |
2021 to 2022 | 2022 to 2023 | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | 2027 to 2028 | 9 year total | |
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SEC | 30.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 |
2022 to 2023 ARLU | 0 | 35.2 | 47.3 | 64.9 | 35.7 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 198.7 |
Total | 30.2 | 35.2 | 47.3 | 64.9 | 35.7 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 228.9 |
Numbers may differ due to rounding |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $0.2 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $0.2 million under Vote 1 – Operating
- $1.4 million under Vote 5 – Salary
- $63.2 million under Vote 5 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Buildings and Equipment | 64.6 |
Management and Oversight Services | 0.2 |
Financial Management Services | 0.1 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 64.9 |
Numbers may not balance due to rounding |
Border infrastructure (Lacolle)
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net increase is $6.2 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $21.2 million in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC Accommodation Costs and SSC Costs), as per prior Annual Reference Level Update (ARLU), for the Border Infrastructure Project to rebuild the Lacolle Point of Entry (POE). This project now forms part of the Land Border Crossing Project that seeks to rebuild 24 POE over 7 years, started in 2021 to 2022.
As part of the Beyond the Border Action Plan, the CBSA received funding to rebuild ports of entry Emerson, Manitoba; Lacolle, Québec; and North Portal, Saskatchewan.
These investments will enhance the Agency's security and accelerate the legitimate flow of people, goods and services resulting in significant and lasting economic gains to Canada.
Overview
As part of the Beyond the Border Action Plan, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) received funding to rebuild the following ports of entry (POEs): Emerson, Manitoba; Lacolle, Québec; and North Portal, Saskatchewan. The new or expanded CBSA facilities at key border crossings have the highest commercial trade value, traffic volume and are in urgent need of repair through the Major Border Crossing Infrastructure (MBI) initiative.
Three out of the four POEs have been completed. The Lacolle commercial facilities are complete, but the new traveller facilities remain outstanding. Lacolle's delays are due to a change in designs based on input from the US counterpart. In order to align the designs with the US road layout, the Lacolle traveller facilities will now be incorporated into the work of the Land Border Crossing Project.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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15.0 | 21.2 | 6.2 |
2013 to 2014 | 2014 to 2015 | 2015 to 2016 | 2016 to 2017 | 2017 to 2018 | 2018 to 2019 | 2019 to 2020 | 2020 to 2021 | 2021 to 2022 | 2022 to 2023 | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | 2027 to 2028 | Ongoing | |
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[Redacted] | 0.8 | 4.6 | 35.1 | 36.5 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
2015 to 2016 ARLU Reprofile |
- | (2.8) | - | 2.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2016 to 2017 ARLU Reprofile |
- | - | (16.5) | (9.8) | 22.7 | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2018 to 2019 ARLU Reprofile |
- | - | - | (21.2) | (25.7) | 16.2 | 20.2 | 10.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2019 to 2020 ARLU Reprofile |
- | - | - | - | - | (11.2) | (15.3) | (2.5) | 21.8 | 7.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2021 to 2022 ARLU Reprofile |
- | - | - | - | - | - | (4.1) | (8.0) | (21.8) | 3.1 | 16.4 | 8.2 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
2022 to 2023 ARLU Reprofile |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (10.3) | (6.2) | 8.2 | 2.1 | 6.2 | - | - |
Total funding | 0.8 | 1.8 | 18.6 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 15.0 | 21.2 | 13.1 | 11.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Numbers may not balance due to rounding |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $2.8 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $2.0 million under Vote 1 – Operating
- $16.4 million under Vote 5 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Buildings and Equipment | 21.2 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 21.2 |
Canada's asylum irregular migration system
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net decrease is $73.7 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $123.2 million in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs, and SSC Costs), as per prior Annual Reference Level Update (ARLU), to support security operations at the Canada-U.S border to enhance the Government of Canada's capacity to process an increased number of asylum claimants and implement measures to deter irregular migration.
This funding will continue to support CBSA activities related to irregular migration, primarily post-border operational and policy activities. Post-border activities include representing the Minister at hearings before the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) and conducting immigration enforcement activities, up to and including the removal of failed refugee claimants and inadmissible persons from Canada.
Overview
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) received funding to support security operations at the Canada-U.S border to enhance the Government of Canada's capacity to process an increased number of asylum claimants, and implement measures to deter irregular migration.
The CBSA, IRCC, and IRB had existing funding to process a baseline of 26,000 claims per year, including 3,500 associated with the 2016 Mexico visa lift for which ongoing funding remains frozen in each organizations' reference levels. The baseline funding is inadequate to meet demand. Therefore, funding was sought to secure a higher permanent capacity to process 50,000 claims per year, and a temporary top-up for another 10,000 claims to handle higher volumes due to increase demand for 2023 to 2024 (although this is still below the between 96,000 and 126,000 new claims projected for 2022 to 2023).
The re-baselining funding request includes border management, inland enforcement, Asylum Interoperability Project, surge costs, contingency, and internal services.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | VarianceFootnote 1 |
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196.8 | 123.2 | (73.7) |
2019 to 2020 | 2020 to 2021 | 2021 to 2022 | 2022 to 2023 | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | 2027 to 2028 | Total | Ongoing | |
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A) Asylum Irregular Migration (AIM) | 83.1 | 107.8 | 78.5 | 147.9 | 196.0 | 109.6 | 108.9 | 85.2 | 90.2 | 1007.2 | 90.2 |
[Redacted] - AIM (Budget 2019) | 83.1 | 118.5 | 78.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 321.2 | 6.7 |
[Redacted] - AIM (Budget 2020) | - | - | 63.9 | 127.1 | 73.8 | - | - | - | - | 264.9 | - |
ARLU 2022 to 2023 Reprofile (AIM) B2019 / B2020 | - | (10.7) | (63.9) | 1.6 | 73.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
[Redacted] - AIM (Budget 2022) - SEB 2022 to 2023 | - | - | - | 12.2 | 41.9 | 102.8 | 102.2 | 78.5 | 83.4 | 421.1 | 83.4 |
B) Asylum Interoperability Project (AIP) | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 16.9 | 0.8 |
[Redacted] - AIP (Budget 2019) | 1.4 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | 13.1 | - |
ARLU 2022 to 2023 Reprofile (AIP) B2019 | - | (3.6) | (1.0) | 4.5 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
[Redacted] - AIP (Budget 2022) | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
Sub-Total funding | 84.5 | 110.2 | 82.7 | 153.0 | 196.8 | 110.3 | 109.7 | 86.0 | 90.9 | 1024.1 | 90.9 |
2023 to 2024 ARLU Reprofile (AIM) B2020 | - | - | - | (43.3) | 30.4 | 12.9 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
2023 to 2024 ARLU Reprofile (AIP) B2019 | - | - | - | (2.5) | 2.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
2023 to 2024 ARLU | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (45.8) | 33 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total funding | 84.5 | 110.2 | 82.7 | 107.2 | 229.8 | 123.2 | 109.7 | 86.0 | 90.9 | 1024.1 | 90.9 |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $48.3 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $74.4 million under Vote 1 – Operating
- $0.4 million under Vote 5 – Operating
Numbers may not balance due to rounding
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Buildings and Equipment | 23.6 |
Detentions | 20.7 |
Removals | 16.7 |
Security Screening | 15.0 |
Intelligence Collection and Analysis | 12.0 |
Hearings | 9.7 |
Immigration Investigations | 5.4 |
Traveller Facilitation and Compliance | 5.2 |
Acquisition Management Services | 4.5 |
Information Technology Services | 3.3 |
Financial Management Services | 2.5 |
Human Resources Management Services | 2.0 |
Management and Oversight Services | 1.7 |
Legal Services | 0.6 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 123.2 |
Numbers may not balance due to rounding |
Resettlement of Afghan refugees
Key messages
The Mains over Mains decrease is $7.6 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $18.7 million in 2024 to 2025 (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs and SSC Costs), is attributable to the way forward on the immigration response to the crisis in Afghanistan.
Overview
Canada has a prolonged history and connection with the Afghan people. Canada has provided humanitarian assistance and formalized diplomatic relations with Afghanistan since the 1960s.
The complete withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan, followed by the assertion of Taliban control in , has resulted in significant and immediate risks to the Afghan people who collaborated with Canada and other allied powers.
Further, the Taliban's ideology places religious minorities (for example, Shiites, Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Ahmadis), women, sexual and gender minorities, ethnic minorities (for example, Hazaras, Tajiks), and social and political activists at particular risk of persecution and even targeted killings.
The Prime Minister has instructed the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship to "act with urgency to provide resettlement opportunities for people under threat, including Afghan citizens and human rights defenders" and, with the support of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to "continue to facilitate the safe passage and resettlement of vulnerable people from Afghanistan, with an emphasis on individuals who supported Canada and our allies over the past two decades, women, LGBTQ2 people, human rights defenders, journalists and members of religious and ethnic minorities and increase the number of eligible refugees from 20,000 to at least 40,000."
Under this mandate, the Minister of Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada has approved a plan to resettle up to 40,000 Afghan nationals by 2024.
The scope and scale of this commitment require an unprecedented level of effort and sustained multi-year cooperation of all levels of government and civil society and significant investments in international, federal, provincial, and private sector infrastructure. Most of all, it requires flexibility to work in new and agile ways, to react in real time to changing environments and to capitalize on opportunities to realize Canada's commitment to the Afghan people.
The CBSA's International Network – Operations Unit provides operational support to the Liaison Officer (LO) network via information management and coordination of assistance requests, trend analysis and the handling of sensitive operational matters. The Unit is also responsible for the deployment of Temporary Duty LOs (TDLOs) as needed.
The CBSA also works with key partners in Headquarters and the Regions, including Intelligence, Inland Enforcement and the National Targeting Centre.
The CBSA plays a critical role in the admission of new Permanent Residents (PRs) by assisting IRCC in the interdiction of fraud, in comprehensive security screening of PR applicants, and in processing applications for Ministerial Relief. The CBSA is responsible for conferring PR status to admissible PR visa holders entering Canada through a port of entry who meet the eligibility requirements, and for enforcing the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) through the Immigration Enforcement and Criminal Investigations programs.
In addition, the CBSA Afghanistan Task Force works with its partners to coordinate the arrival of Afghan nationals via chartered flights and commercial flights to various airports in Canada.
The requested funding will provide the CBSA with required resources and equipment to process the Afghan Nationals who will be resettled in Canada as part of this humanitarian effort.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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26.4 | 18.7 | (7.6) |
Numbers may not balance due to rounding |
2021 to 2022 | 2022 to 2023 | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | 2026 to 2027 | Total funding | |
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2021 to 2022 ARLU | 8.0 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
2022 to 2023 ARLU | - | 23.3 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 87.1 |
Total funding | 8.0 | 24.4 | 26.4 | 18.7 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 96.2 |
Numbers may not balance due to rounding |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $10.9 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $7.8 million under Vote 1 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
---|---|
Buildings and Equipment | 1.4 |
Detentions | 0.9 |
Field Technology Support | 2.1 |
Financial Management Services | 0.6 |
Hearings | 0.2 |
Human Resources Management Services | 0.3 |
Immigration Investigations | 0.8 |
Information Technology Services | 0.7 |
Intelligence Collection and Analysis | 3.2 |
Legal Services | 0.1 |
Management and Oversight Services | 0.2 |
Recourse | 0.1 |
Targeting | 3.8 |
Traveller Facilitation and Compliance | 4.2 |
Security Screening | 0.0 |
Removals | 0.0 |
Force Generation | 0.0 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 18.7 |
Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
Key messages
The Mains over Mains net decrease is $5.0 million.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is receiving $63.9 million in the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates (excluding EBP, PSPC accommodation Costs and SSC Costs), as per prior Annual Reference Level Update (ARLU), for the Gordie Howe International Bridge (GHIB) Canadian Port of Entry (POE).
Overview
On , the Government of Canada announced the approval of the Gordie Howe International Bridge (GHIB) project to alleviate pressures within the Windsor-Detroit Gateway; the busiest corridor between the US and Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has a non-discretionary requirement to provide the necessary capacity at the GHIB Canadian Port of Entry (POE) to ensure efficient and effective processing of trade and traffic, and to satisfy security considerations.
The CBSA's deliverables in support of the GHIB are to define space and operational requirements for the new POE, as well as to equip, furnish and ensure adequate workforce requirements are in place to operate throughput of the POE.
Funding was approved [Redacted]:
- 2016 to 2017 ARLU: to establish the CBSA's GHIB Project Management Office (PMO), as well as to develop and initiate the Agency's GHIB Resourcing Strategy. $16.6 million was approved in , with $13.4 million provided to the CBSA. At this time, the GHIB opening was expected in . The GHIB's projected completion date is now . Given this, the PMO slowed spending to ensure sufficient funding to project closure in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024 to 2025
- 2021 to 2022 ARLU: to implement the resourcing strategy, complete the procurement and fit-up of the Government Furnishings and Equipment (GF&E) for the POE. Authority was provided to enter into a reimbursement agreement with the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) for the costs of the Fixed-Site Large-Scale Imaging (FS-LSI), and to staff 259 Border Service Officers (BSOs). $172.4 million approved in , with $156.3 million provided to the CBSA
The CBSA's project implementation is dependent on the Master Project Schedule (MPS) which is controlled by the WDBA and has not yet been shared.
2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | Variance |
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68.8 | 63.9 | (5.0) |
Numbers may differ due to rounding |
2016 to 2017 | 2017 to 2018 | 2018 to 2019 | 2019 to 2020 | 2020 to 2021 | 2021 to 2022 | 2022 to 2023 | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | Total funding | Ongoing | |
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2016 to 2017 ARLU | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 |
2021 to 2022 ARLU Reprofile |
- | - | - | (7.6) | (1.0) | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
2021 to 2022 ARLU | - | - | - | - | - | 8.6 | 20.7 | 69.9 | 54.9 | 40.0 | 194.1 | 40.0 |
2022 to 2023 ARLU Reprofile |
- | - | - | - | - | (8.7) | 5.0 | (3.3) | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Total funding | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | (5.2) | 1.3 | 2.0 | 27.7 | 68.8 | 63.9 | 40.3 | 207.4 | 40.0 |
Numbers may differ due to rounding |
Breakdown of funding for 2024 to 2025
- $46.1 million under Vote 1 – Salary
- $11.6 million under Vote 1 – Operating
- $6.2 million under Vote 5 – Operating
Activity | Funding 2024 to 2025 (in millions $) |
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Traveller Facilitation and Compliance | 35.5 |
Buildings and Equipment | 19.0 |
Force Generation | 2.7 |
Information Technology Services | 2.3 |
Management and Oversight Services | 2.2 |
Human Resources Management Services | 0.8 |
Financial Management Services | 0.8 |
Field Technology Support | 0.3 |
Materiel Management Services | 0.2 |
Total for 2024 to 2025 | 63.9 |
Numbers may differ due to rounding |
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