Canada Border Services Agency

This document outlines the Canada Border Services Agency's commitment to sustainable development, serving as a supplementary table to the Departmental Plan for the fiscal year 2019-2020. It integrates environmental considerations into decision-making processes through Strategic Environmental Assessments and aligns with the federal government's approach to sustainable development. The strategy focuses on four key areas: Greening Government, Healthy Wildlife Populations, Sustainable Food, and Safe and Healthy Communities, aiming to contribute to emissions reduction, biodiversity protection, food security, and the creation of clean, safe communities.

This Departmental Plan outlines the Canada Border Services Agency's strategic direction for 2026-2027. It centers on reinforcing frontline capacity through officer recruitment and deployment, and modernizing traveller and commercial processing via initiatives such as Traveller Modernization, eManifest, and CARM. The plan also prioritizes strengthening detection, intelligence, and enforcement capabilities against illicit drugs, firearms, stolen vehicles, human smuggling, and trade-based financial crime. Key strategic pillars include improving management excellence, cybersecurity, data analytics/AI, and operational efficiency in the context of fiscal restraint, alongside advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion across the workforce. The overarching objective is to ensure sustainable and resilient border operations aligned with broader government priorities and statutory obligations.

This 2023-2027 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy for the Canada Border Services Agency outlines the agency's commitment to sustainable development. It focuses on integrating sustainable principles into operations, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, promote sustainable procurement, and enhance emergency management. The strategy supports five key Sustainable Development Goals: fostering healthier food systems, promoting reconciliation and equality, reducing waste, taking action on climate change, and conserving Canadian biodiversity.

The Canada Border Services Agency's 2021-22 Departmental Plan details its strategy to protect national security, public safety, and the economy, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan prioritizes optimizing and digitizing services for a more touchless border, modernizing processes and infrastructure, and ensuring efficient border operations while upholding the integrity of the immigration system. Key focus areas include combating the opioid crisis, illegal firearms, human trafficking, and unfair trade practices, alongside enhancing trusted traveler and trader programs, and advancing Reconciliation efforts. The Agency also commits to fostering a healthy and diverse workforce and continuously evolving its internal services to adapt to its dynamic operating environment.

This Departmental Plan outlines the Canada Border Services Agency's priorities for the 2022-23 fiscal year. Key strategic pillars include continuing the COVID-19 response, modernizing infrastructure and processes at ports of entry, adapting to changing travel patterns and e-commerce volumes, and enhancing capabilities in border management and enforcement. The plan aims to protect national security and public safety, facilitate legitimate trade and travel, promote Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, and foster a healthy and diverse workforce.