What Canadians told us : Report on consultations on perimeter security and economic competitiveness between Canada and the United States

Th ese 2 A REPORT ON CONSULTATIONS ON PERIMETER SECURITY AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES WHAT CANADIANS TOLD US 3 ADDRESSING THREATS EARLY TRADE FACILITATION, ECONOMIC INTEGRATED CROSS-BORDER Concerns about loss of privacy, the impact of greater collaboration between Canada and the Th is section of the Declaration speaks to the GROWTH AND JOBS LAW ENFORCEMENT Unit [...] States to work to accelerate international Canada and the United States currently eff orts toward the adoption of common cooperate on traveller screening, immigration should also be informed of the program goals and the extent of the collection, use and sharing global standards for biometric data. [...] Many submissions trade facilitation and recognized the impor- Association proposed setting traveller Point First Nation and the Haudenosaunee called for the streamlining and harmoniza- tance of initiatives that would enhance benefi ts allowances at a level that would reduce the Documentation Committ ee of the Six Nations tion of data requirements for release and to the Canadian economy. [...] Work in this area is the Harmonization of the two countries’ fl ag- programs; Nunavut and the Northwest Territories mandate of the Regulatory Cooperation ship trusted trader programs—Canada’s Council, a binational exercise currently c. expediting the movement of people across expressed general support for the perimeter Partners in Protection (PIP) and the United security approach and for facilitat [...] Th e Canada Border Services Agency Confederacy was that Canada and the crossing the border Coalition, Businesses for a Bett er Border and (CBSA) and the U. S. Customs and Border United States recognize its identity cards for the Canadian Trucking Alliance called for the travel across the border.