Beyond the Border Action Plan - Horizontal Initiative
2016-17 Planned Spending

Name of Horizontal Initiative: Beyond the Border Action Plan

Name of lead department: Public Safety Canada

Start date of the Horizontal Initiative: December 2011

End date of Horizontal Initiative: End date varies by sub-initiative

Description of the Horizontal Initiative:
The 2016-17 fiscal year marks the fifth fiscal year of implementation of the Beyond the Border (BTB) Action Plan. On February 4, 2011, Canada and the United States (U.S.) issued a document entitled Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness. This Declaration initiated a new long-term partnership between the two countries to work together both at, and beyond, the border to enhance our security and accelerate the legitimate flow of people, goods and services. The BTB Action Plan, released in December 2011, embodies this collaboration and engagement between the two countries, and sets out specific initiatives to secure the Canada-U.S. border and perimeter while facilitating legitimate trade and travel.

The Action Plan sets out joint priorities for achieving a secure and efficient Canada-U.S. border within four areas of cooperation: Addressing Threats Early; Trade Facilitation, Economic Growth and Jobs; Cross-Border Law Enforcement; and, Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Security. In total, 32 initiatives are listed under the four areas, with a number of federal departments and agencies working together, and with U.S. counterparts, to ensure their successful accomplishment. Two additional initiatives ensure the responsible sharing of information, as well as overseeing the successful implementation of the Action Plan.

Planned spending figures by BTB Action Plan theme are presented in the following table. Actual spending against these figures, as well as reports on the progress of BTB initiatives will be presented in Public Safety Canada's Departmental Performance Reports (DPRs) on behalf of participating departments and agencies.

BTB Themes

Department / Agency

($ units)

Expected Results
BTB Ultimate Outcomes

New Funding

Internal Reallocation

Total Planned Spending
2016-17

Theme 1 – Addressing Threats Early

Canada Border Services Agency

60,852,568

-

60,852,568

Threats are stopped before they arrive either in Canada or the United States

Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada

46,794,460

-

46,794,460

Immigration Refugee Board of Canada

1,612,318

-

1,612,318

Public Safety Canada

-

184,814

184,814

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

2,405,096

-

2,405,096

Shared Services Canada

653,205

-

653,205

Transport Canada

-

6,608,092

6,608,092Note 1

Theme 1 - Sub-total

112,317,647

6,792,906

119,110,553

Theme 2 – Trade Facilitation, Economic Growth and Jobs

Canada Border Services Agency

53,900,338

-

53,900,338

Legitimate travel and cargo are stimulated and expedited

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

430,000

-

430,000

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

540,000

332,049

872,049

Global Affairs Canada

287,480

3,621,559

3,909,039

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

228,000

-

228,000

Environment and Climate Change Canada

1,934,215

-

1,934,215

Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

23,843,794

-

23,843,794

Health Canada

1,470,000

-

1,470,000

Natural Resources Canada

517,598

-

517,598

Public Health Agency of Canada

1,087,680

-

1,087,680

Public Safety Canada

-

776,576

776,576

Transport
Canada

14,317,150

978,267

15,295,417

Theme 2 - Sub-total

98,556,255

5,708,451

104,264,706

Theme 3 – Cross-Border Law Enforcement

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

1,100,000

-

1,100,000

Criminals are prevented from leveraging the Canada-U.S. border to commit transnational crimes

Public Safety Canada

-

219,272

219,272

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

16,817,352

989,526

17,806,878

Theme 3 - Sub-total

17,917,352

1,208,798

19,126,150

Theme 4 – Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Security

Public Safety Canada

2,499,987

-

2,499,987

Canada and the United States are prepared for and can respond to threats and emergencies

Transport Canada

-

191,202

191,202

Theme 4 - Sub-total

2,499,987

191,202

2,691,189

Managing our New Long-Term Partnership

Privy Council Office

1,060,000

192,963

1,252,963

BTB Governance and Oversight

Public Safety Canada

-

437,589

437,589

Managing our New Long-Term Partnership - Sub-total

1,060,000

630,552

1,690,552

Totals BTB

232,351,241

14,531,909

246,883,150

Endnotes

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    Includes $5,692,147 that will be spent by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)

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