OTTAWA: Today, along with its customs and border management partners around the world, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) celebrates International Customs Day. Guided by the World Customs Organization (WCO) under a new theme each year, this tradition provides a great opportunity to recognize the outstanding work carried out each day by CBSA employees across Canada.
The Agency’s Trusted Traders Programs are a cornerstone of its efforts to support economic development and provide tangible benefits, such as expedited border clearance and simplified accounting processes for pre-approved, low-risk companies. These partnership programs increase supply chain security and allow the CBSA to improve its capacity to manage risk before it reaches the border, supporting Canada’s economic competiveness and national security priorities. By being considered low risk, trusted traders are less likely to experience border delays due to examinations, enhancing marketability and global competitiveness.
The CBSA has also developed the eManifest Portal for highway carriers and freight forwarders to facilitate trade, moving from paper to electronic data transmission prior to the arrival of shipments. Collecting and risk assessing information before it reaches Canada improves the commercial flow at the border by allowing frontline officers to focus their efforts on high risk shipments.
