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Single Window Initiative (SWI)
Commission Meeting February 20, 2019 CMD 19-M5
e-Doc 5738502 (PPTX)e-Doc 5789741 (PDF)
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Introduction
The CNSC authorizes the import and export of nuclear substances, nuclear related equipment and nuclear-related information through its licensing progress.
The CNSC participated in a Government of Canada program to modernize its import process through a program called the Single Window Initiative (SWI), which reduces the administrative burden on importers, and enhances compliance verification for Regulators.
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Outline
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• CNSC Import & Export Program • History of SWI • Objectives of SWI • SWI at the CNSC • Benefits • Conclusion
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CNSC Import and Export Regulatory Framework
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Domestic Legislation • Nuclear Safety and Control Act and associated Regulations
International Commitments • Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty • Nuclear Cooperation Agreements (30 NCAs)
– Administrative Arrangements (25 AAs)
• IAEA Code of Conduct on Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources – Administrative Arrangements (12 AAs)
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CNSC Import and Export Regulatory Framework (cont.)
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• CNSC import and export regulatory authorization covers – Nuclear substances
– Prescribed equipment
– Prescribed information
• CNSC authorizes imports and exports before the goods arrive at the border through Licensing
• The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) supports the CNSC’s regulatory import and export compliance program activities and make admissibility decisions at the border
SWI focus was on the import component
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Single Window Initiative (SWI) Background
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• Under the Beyond the Border Action Plan the Governments of Canada and the United States were to:
– Reduce the administrative burden on Industry for global imports – Enhance border security and regulation
• The Governments of Canada and the United States agreed to create a single point through which importers can electronically submit import information.
The Single Window Initiative was launched
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“Whole of Government Approach”
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CBSA was assigned as the lead agency for SWI working with 9 other participating departments and agencies, involving 38 government programs. Participating Departments and Agencies:
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) • Health Canada (HC)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC) • Transport Canada (TC)
• Environment Canada (EC)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) • Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) • Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
One single integrated government approach
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SWI Objectives for the CNSC
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Objectives were to: • Provide the CNSC with a new tool to communicate CNSC import
licensing information to CBSA • Enhance border-related business processes for CNSC import programs
to produce timely border-related decisions – More imports being validated means better regulatory information for the
CBSA Officers
• Provide CNSC with the ability to assess regulatory compliance using the electronic import information provided by CBSA
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How We Met the Objectives?
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The CNSC developed a new IT solution that provides the ability to:
• Exchange electronic import information between CBSA and CNSC – CNSC provides the CBSA import licensing information
– CNSC receives electronic import declaration information from the CBSA
• Compare CNSC licensing information against importers declarations
SWI has modernized the import process
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How We Met the Objectives? (cont.)
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The new IT solution allows for: • Enhanced electronic assessments providing
regulatory admissibility recommendations to CBSA • More accurate and timely border related decisions • Integrated risk assessments by both the CNSC
and the CBSA • Elimination of paper
More rigorous and secure process
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How Does It Work?
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4 Importer submits integrated import declaration
2 If granted, CNSC provides licence
3 CNSC provides licensing information
5 CBSA makes a decision and notifies the importer
1 Importer requests a licence from CNSC
6 CBSA shares declaration data with CNSC
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The Integrated Import Declaration Process
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• Once the importer has received a CNSC licence and decides to import, they must submit an Integrated Import Declaration (IID)
• The IIDs are submitted by the importer to the CBSA • One IID can be submitted for all the goods in a shipment • The CBSA system extracts the IID information for CNSC review • The CNSC SWI system validates the import transaction
information against the CNSC licence information • IIDs requiring further validation are flagged to CNSC staff
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How the CNSC uses Integrated Import Declarations
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• IIDs are delivered to CNSC staff through the IT Solution
• The SWI Solution lists all IIDs which require CNSC staff evaluation
• CNSC staff review IIDs and are able to address compliance issues prior to the arrival of the goods
• CNSC staff communicate with CBSA or the importer, as required
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SWI Benefits for Importers
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• Importers can now submit Import declarations electronically
• Importers are able to submit declarations in advance of the goods arriving at the border
• Reduced wait times at the border for CNSC licensees – Unlicensed imports can be caught early
• One IID for all goods in a shipment
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SWI Benefits for the CNSC
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• Replace legacy paper based licensing process with the IT solution • CBSA provides the CNSC with IIDs electronically • Declarations from the border enable the CNSC to enhance
compliance verification and inspection planning from data analytics
• CNSC staff can assess potential risks on imports in advance of goods reaching the border
– e.g., If an importer does not possess a CNSC licence authorizing import, it can be caught early
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Where Are We Now?
• CNSC began using SWI for imports in April 2017 with CBSA • CNSC has integrated all import licences into the internal
SWI system • CBSA has processed approximately 255 declarations
electronically for CNSC regulated goods • CBSA is continuing to work with importers to transition
into SWI – Paper-based declarations continue to be accepted in the interim
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Keeping Canada
Safe
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Conclusion
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• The whole-of-government collaboration on the SWI project has: – Reduced the regulatory burden for importers – Increased border security – Enhanced compliance verification and reporting by
providing the CNSC with new capabilities • The CNSC continues to support CBSA in its outreach
efforts
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Questions?
Thank You!
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