Interactive Advance Passenger Information (IAPI) For Discussion

Airline Industry Working Group (AIWG) December 12, 2013

Update on the Work in Progress •

Update on business requirements

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Regulatory Amendments

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Cost-benefit analysis

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Privacy Impact Assessment

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Consultations

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Next steps

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Update on the business requirements •

The feedback and discussion from November 19, 2013, were very useful for clarifying and confirming requirements.

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Two outstanding questions remain: • what information will be required 72 hours prior to departure; and • the requirements for crew messaging.

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The project team has communicated your position to internal stakeholders and is working on a resolution to these issues. We will report back to this forum as soon as these questions have been resolved.

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Regulatory Amendments

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Amendments to regulations are required to ensure that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has the authority to issue no-board decisions to air carriers, to collect traveller information prior to boarding an aircraft bound for Canada and to enforce compliance. • The Customs Act was amended December 2012 to include “or expected to be on board.” • Recommended amendments to: • the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), • the Passenger Information (Customs) Regulations (PICR), • the Protection of Passenger Information Regulations (PPIR), and • the Designated Provisions (Customs) Regulations (DPCR).

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CBSA Legislative and Regulatory Affairs is working with the Treasury Board Secretariat on the IAPI Triage Statement.

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CBSA is currently completing its consultations with internal stakeholders on regulatory amendments.

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CBSA will seek feedback from the AIWG in anticipation of the drafting of IAPI regulatory amendments with the Department of Justice.

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Cost-benefit analysis •

As part of the regulatory process, the CBSA’s IAPI initiative is required to complete a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) for its regulatory submission.

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The regulatory CBA will be used to indicate the potential impacts on the government, business (industry), consumers and Canadians as a result of the IAPI regulatory proposal. Costs and benefits will be quantified and monetized (in Canadian dollars) wherever practicable.

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The CBSA is currently developing the regulatory CBA based on publicly available information (stats, reports, historical amounts, etc.).

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We will be seeking your input in order to refine the CBA at a later date.

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Privacy Impact Assessment •

A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is required by Government when collecting personal information.

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A PIA will measure, describe and quantify risks associated with the use of personal information and will propose solutions to eliminate privacy risks or mitigate them to an acceptable level.

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IAPI is currently drafting a PIA to ensure that it operates in a manner consistent with Government of Canada privacy protocols, procedures and guideline.

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IAPI will continue to consult with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) in this regard, as the OPC analyzes all PIAs for compliance with privacy legislation and standards.

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Consultations •

IAPI Web page: • An IAPI web page is expected to be posted online in early December. • We invite you to visit the page and send us any comments or feedback. • IAPI collaborated with Citizenship and Immigration Canada to link the eTA Notice of Intent to the IAPI web page in early December.

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The next AIWG meeting is scheduled for March 25, 2014.

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The following AIWG meeting will be scheduled for June 2014 (date to be determined.)

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IAPI Contacts Contact email: [email protected] Jennifer McKinley – Director, Travellers Projects (IAPI) Email: [email protected] Caroline Doyon – Manager, IAPI (Outreach and Corporate Reporting) Email: [email protected] Sarah Lawrence – Manager, IAPI (Development) Email: [email protected]

Stay informed. Read the Action Plan and fact sheets, and stay up to date on milestones and outreach events at: www.actionplan.gc.ca/border 8