Canadian Trucking Alliance President David Bradley commended today\u2019s preclearance agreement between Canada and the U.S. as a positive step towards achieving the promises of a freer flowing, more efficient border under the Beyond the Border Action Plan.<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Steven Blaney and U.S.\u00a0Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, signed a formal preclearance agreement, paving the way for changes to the way goods and people move across the border.<\/p>\n
Bradley, who was present in Washington, DC for the signing, expressed support for what the trucking industry hopes will be an opportunity to redefine commercial truck processing.\u00a0\u201cToday\u2019s news is a major step forward for both governments and the trucking industry,\u201d said Bradley. \u201cWhile legislation is required in both countries to fully implement the agreement, we\u2019re now on a path toward a fully-functioning pre-clearance policy where and when it makes sense.<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0The agreement reflects the hard work of many people in the Canadian and U.S. Governments, \u00a0\u00bb he said. \u00ab\u00a0The yardsticks have definitely moved down the field.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
The Beyond the Border Action Plan of 2011 committed both governments to consider such an agreement, although plans stalled more than once. \u00a0Nevertheless, two pre-inspection pilots conducted in BC and Ontario acted as precursors to today\u2019s agreement, signalling commitment on both sides to explore whether or not preclearance is technologically and operationally possible.<\/p>\n
The first, at the Pacific Highway crossing in 2013, required trucks to stop twice \u2013 once in Canada to engage with US CBP and again on the US side.\u00a0While the pilot was touted by governments as a success, industry was concerned the two-stop scenario created redundancy and traffic delays. The second pilot in Fort Erie, Ont. instead established two pre-inspection booths on Canadian soil, dedicating resources from USCBP and Peace Bridge Authority to mitigate traffic delays.<\/p>\n
To this point, CTA has maintained that the two pilots primarily tested \u201cpre-inspection\u201d rather than full pre-clearance. \u201cTrue pre-clearance would see a truck fully cleared by customs before arriving at the border,\u00a0\u00bb said Bradley. \u00ab\u00a0This would allow a truck that has been pre-cleared to cross the border without having to stop at all. This is where the potential for real-world efficiency lies.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s Canada-US formal pre-clearance agreement provides a legal framework for more fulsome discussions to implement a permanent model of true preclearance.\u201d<\/p>\n
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