On July 25, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) announced that they had signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement with Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection. What this means is that Australia will recognize Canada’s trusted trader program called “Partners in Protection“(“PIP”) and Canada will recognize Australia’s trusted trader program.
Canada’s
The phrase “thickening of the border” equates with increased regulations and costs, which result in difficulties or slow-downs at the border such that goods and people move at the pace of molasses. Border wait times increase as new border charges are paid and shipments are inspected and border officers assess risks. Any thickening of
Canada’s Partner’s in Protection (“PIP”) Program is a cooperative trusted traveller program between the Government of Canada (in particular, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”)) and private businesses engaged in importing and exporting activities (and suppliers thereto). The purpose of the PIP program is cross-border trade chain security and trade facilitation of legitimate cargo by
Canada has implemented a voluntary Trusted Trader/secure supply chain program similar to the U.S Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (“C-TPAT”). Canada’s program is called “Partners in Protection” or PIP.
On November 12, 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) released D-Memorandum 23-1-1 “Partners in Protection Program”. This is a new D-Memorandum and it is very