Organizational information: Ministerial transition 2023

CBSA organizational information

Senior Leadership Team

(Effective date: June 1, 2023)

President
Erin O Gorman

• Chief of Staff
  Alyssa Herage
• Corporate Secretary
  A/Nicole Delaney
• Director General, Internal Audit and Program Evaluation
  Marianne Thouin
• CARM Internal TaskForce
  Raffi Bedrossian and Steve Fortier
• Executive Director and Senior General Counsel
  Julie Watkinson
• Special Advisor to the President
  Shirley-Ann Ivan
• Intelligence and Enforcement Branch
  Aaron McCrorie (Vice-President)
• Commercial and Trade Branch
  Fred Gaspar (Vice-President)
• Travellers Branch
  Denis R. Vinette (Vice-President), John Ommaney (Assoc Vice- President)
• Information, Science and Technology Branch
  AI/Darryl Vleeming (Vice-President), Kelly Belanger (Assoc Vice-President)
• Finance and Corporate Management Branch
  Andrew Francis (Assoc Vice-President)
  Finance and Corporate Management Branch
  Jonathan Moor (Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer)
• Human Resources Branch
  Holly Flowers Code (Vice-President)
• Strategic Policy Branch
  Kelly Acton (Vice-President)

Executive Vice-President
Ted Gallivan

• Regional Director General: Atlantic
  A/Dominic Mallette
• Regional Director General: Quebec
  Annie Beauséjour
• Regional Director General: Prairie
  A/Lisa Laurencelle-Peace
• Regional Director General: Southern Ontario
  Christine Durocher
• Regional Director General: Northern Ontario
  Eric Lapierre
• Regional Director General: Greater Toronto Area
  Lisa Janes
• Regional Director General: Pacific
  Nina Patel

CBSA: Workforce profile

CBSA's population: Regional breakdown as of July 1, 2023

Figure 1 - Text version

• PAC: 1,878
• PR: 1,208
• NOR: 648
• SOR: 1,498
• GTA: 2,527
• HQ: 6,778
• QC: 2,149
• ATL: 749
• Regions: 10.657
• Headquarters: 6,778

Data Source: Active population headcount as of July 2023

CBSA's population: Breakdown by occupational group

Figure 2 - Text version

Population: 17,435

• FB: 10,214
  • Regions: 8,217
  • HQ: 1,997
• CR: 1,736
• AS: 1,411
• IT: 960
• SU: 1,247
• EC: 449
• PE: 381
• FI: 221
• EX: 215
• PM: 188
• Other: 413

Data Source: Active population headcount as of July 2023

Financial overview

The CBSA is a frontline law enforcement agency, which also collects over $40 billion a year, in taxes and duties. The majority of its costs are staff related, but it also manages the third largest federal portfolio of real property assets (with over 160 custodial buildings) and it manages an extensive portfolio of IT and real property projects, including: the $527 million revenue assessment and management system (CARM); the $260 million traveller modernisation program; and the $480 million Land Border Crossing Project.

The total funding anticipated through the Main Estimates is $2,717.9 million ($2,490.1 million in voted appropriations plus $227.7 million in statutory). This excludes funding which is anticipated through future Supplementary Estimates, and the proposed $14.1 million reduction arising from the Budget 2023, Refocusing Government Spending.

The CBSA's total authorities (voted and statutory) for 2023 to 2024 show a net increase of $373.8 million, or 16% from the previous year's Main Estimates. The funding is comprised of:

• $2,307.6 million under Vote 1: Operating Expenditures
• $182.5 million under Vote 5: Capital Expenditures (Ports of Entry, Detection equipment)
• $227.7 million in Statutory (Employee Benefit Plans)

The net year on year increases include: $163.6 million for modernising and sustaining travel and trade at Canadian borders; $58.5 million for changes in Canada's asylum system; and $41.1 million for the new port of entry at the Gordie Howe International Bridge.

The CBSA does not distribute any Grants and Contributions and its Main Estimates fund:

• $1,726.0 million for Personnel costs (63.0%)
• $551.4 million for Professional and special services (20.1%)
• $126.4 million for Acquisition of machinery and equipment (4.6%)
• $93.1 million for Transportation and communications (3.4%)
• $74.5 million for Acquisition of land and buildings (2.7%)

Recent funding received, Post Budget 2022

CBSA-Led

Restoring Frontline Capacity:

The Government provided $134.8 million over six years, starting in 2022 to 2023, with $20.8 million per annum ongoing, in support of strengthening the frontline capacity (covers approximately 100 additional border services officers).

National Guard Contracts:

The Government provided $156.9 million over seven years, starting in 2022 to 2023, to cover the inflationary costs of four national security guard contracts.

Detection Technology:

The Government provided $6.2 million over two years, starting in 2023 to 2024, with $3.6 million in further amortization, to replace detection technology equipment.

Other government departments-Led

Special Immigration Measures for Ukraine (IRCC-lead):

The CBSA received $29.4 million over three years, starting in 2022 to 2023, for the Canada-Ukraine Emergency Authorization for Travel, for an estimated 50,000 individuals, covering: pre-arrival, arrival and post-arrival activities, as well as to support IRCC with the Security Screening of referrals under IRPA and for making recommendations on traveller admissibility.

Processing Times and Inventory Reduction 2022 to 2023 (IRCC-led):

The CBSA received $2.3 million in 2022 to 2023 for POE processing and security screening, to help fund the growing pressures related to the processing of backlogs, anticipated volume increases, pandemic process changes, and related delays that have overburdened the existing resources.

African Swine Fever – Prevention, Preparedness and Trade Continuity (AAFC lead):

The CBSA received $2.1 million over three years, starting in 2022 to 2023, to support prevention, preparedness and trade continuity with regard to the risks associated with African Swine Fever.

Securing a Modernized Safe Third Country Agreement (IRCC-lead):

The CBSA received $83.8 million over 6 years, starting in 2022 to 2023, with $1.5 million annually ongoing, for costs relating to the additional protocol to the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States.

Indo-Pacific Strategy (GAC-lead):

The CBSA received $14.7 million over 5 years starting in 2023 to 2024, with $2.9 million ongoing, to enhance resilience and security. under the Indo-Pacific Strategy. This is part of the $92.6 million over five years, starting in 2023 to 2024, with $18.5 million per year ongoing provided to GAC, RCMP, and CBSA for Security Partnerships and Capacity.

Budget 2023

National Security and Intelligence Review (PS-lead):

The CBSA received $5.3 million over two years starting, starting in 2023 to 2024, to respond to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency.

Refocussing Government Spending:

The CBSA received proposed reductions in its appropriations totalling $399.7 million over five years, starting in 2023 to 2024, with $115.9 million per annum on-going, based on targeted reductions of 18.5% in Professional and special services costs; 15% in Travel costs; and 3.3% of the 2023 to 2024 Main Estimates.