Reports of the Auditor General of Canada : Controlling exports at the border

Fall 2015 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada REPORT 2 Controlling Exports at the Border Office of the Auditor General of Canada Performance audit reports This report presents the results of a performance audit conducted by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada under the authority of the Auditor General Act. [...] Report 2 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada—Fall 2015 Focus of the audit 2.10 This audit focused on whether the Canada Border Services Agency (the Agency) and its key federal partners had the necessary information, practices, and controls at the border to enable the Agency to implement its enforcement priorities, prevent the export of goods that contravened Canada’s export laws, and facilita [...] For the export program, it is the responsibility of the many other government departments (OGDs) to assess risks and provide targets to the Agency on goods they control. [...] Report 2 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada—Fall 2015 2.58 The Agency’s control of non-reported shipments depended on the level of effort and the approach taken by the Agency’s offices located at ports of exit. [...] Once the Agency determines that the goods are compliant, the Agency informs the operators that the goods may be exported.