Organizational information: Ministerial transition 2024
CBSA organizational information
Senior Leadership Team
(Effective date: )
Erin O' Gorman
President
- Sharon Spicer
Chief of Staff - Marianne Thouin
Director General, Internal Audit and Program Evaluation - Julie Watkinson
Executive Director and Senior General Counsel - Shirley-Ann Ivan
Vice President and Special Advisor to the President - Kathleen Roussel
Senior Advisor, Trade Compliance - Ryan Pilgrim
Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Management, and Chief Financial Officer - Aaron McCrorie
Vice-President, Intelligence and Enforcement - Jennifer Lutfallah
Vice-President, Commercial and Trade - Rob Chambers
Vice-President, Travellers - Kelly Bélanger
Associate Vice-President, Travellers - Holly Flowers Code
Vice-President, Human Resources - Peter Littlefield
Vice-President, Information, Science and Technology - Caroline Marchildon
Vice-President, Communications, Parliamentary and Public Affairs - Christine Durocher
Vice-President, Recourse, Standards and Program Integrity - Kelly Acton
Vice-President, Strategic Policy
Ted Gallivan
Executive Vice-President
- Lisa Janes
Regional Director General: Greater Toronto Area - Jagdeep Johnston
Regional Director General: Northern Ontario - Mike Prosia (A/)
Regional Director General: Southern Ontario - Éric Lapierre
Regional Director General: Quebec - Dominic Mallette
Regional Director General: Atlantic - Janalee Bell- Boychuck
Regional Director General: Prairie - Nina Patel
Regional Director General: Pacific
CBSA: Workforce profile
CBSA's population: Regional breakdown as of
Figure 1 - Text version
| Region | Total |
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| PAC | 1,896 |
| PR | 1,235 |
| NOR | 666 |
| SOR | 1,630 |
| GTA | 2,334 |
| HQ | 6,940 |
| QC | 2,139 |
| ATL | 732 |
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Regions: 10,632 Headquarters: 6,940 |
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Data Source: CAS, |
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CBSA's population: Breakdown by occupational group
Figure 2 - Text version
Workforce count: 17,572
| Group | Total |
|---|---|
| FB | 10,653Tablenote 1 |
| CR | 1,423 |
| AS | 1,507 |
| IT | 1,082 |
| SU | 866 |
| EC | 497 |
| PE | 389 |
| CT-FIN | 244 |
| EX | 246 |
| PM | 219 |
| Other | 446 |
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Data Source: CAS, |
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| French | English | |
|---|---|---|
| (%) | 23.8 | 76.2 |
| Bilingual | Unilingual | |
|---|---|---|
| (%) | 32.5 | 67.5 |
| Indeterminate | Student | Determinate | Casual | Seasonal | |
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| (%) | 88 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| % | WFA rate in % | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | 47.8 | 44.6 | 525 |
| Visible minorities | 17.5 | 16.6 | 147 |
| Indigenous Peoples | 3.6 | 3.7 | minus 16 |
| Persons with disabilities | 7.3 | 9.4 | minus 346 |
Financial overview
The CBSA is a frontline law enforcement Agency, which also collects over $40 billion a year, in taxes and duties. The majority of its costs are staff-related, but it also manages the third largest federal portfolio of real property assets (with over 160 custodial buildings) and it manages an extensive portfolio of IT and real property projects, including: the $337 million and $26.6 million ongoing for traveller modernization program; and the $481 million Land Border Crossing Project.
The total funding anticipated through the 2024 to 2025 Main Estimates, Supplementary Estimates B and any unused spending authorities carried forward from the previous fiscal year is $2,845.7 million ($2,628.6 million in voted appropriations plus $217.1 million in statutory).
The CBSA's total authorities (voted and statutory) for 2024 to 2025 show a net decrease of $53.9 million, or minus1.9% from the previous year's Main Estimates, Supplementary Estimates B and any unused spending authorities carried forward from 2022 to 2023. The funding is comprised of:
- $2,361.0 million under Vote 1 – Operating Expenditures
- $267.6 million under Vote 5 – Capital Expenditures (Ports of Entry, Detection equipment)
- $217.1 million in Statutory (Employee Benefit Plans)
The CBSA's net decrease of $53.9 million represents a decrease of $41.1 million in operating expenditures, an increase of $1.9 million in capital expenditures, and a decrease of $14.7 million in statutory expenditures (EBP).
The CBSA does not distribute any Grants and Contributions and its Main Estimates fund primarily due to the following standard objects:
- $1,800.3 million for Personnel costs (62.6%)
- $593.1 million for Professional and special services (20.6%)
- $124.2 million for Acquisition of machinery and equipment (4.3%)
- $103.7 million for Acquisition of land and buildings (3.6%)
- $89.3 million for Transportation and communications (3.1%)
Recent funding through Budget 2024 and off-cycle
CBSA-Led
Stolen Vehicles: The Government provided $30.8 million over three years, $10.3 million in fiscal year 2024 to 2025, to focus on addressing the export of stolen vehicles, these investments will build the foundation of the CBSA's export control program.
Market Watch: The CBSA received $10.5 million over three years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to create a dedicated Market Watch Unit to monitor and update all trade remedy measures annually, to protect Canadian workers and businesses from unfair trade practices, and ensure greater transparency and market predictability. The Budget decision invites the Minister of Public Safety to return with a proposal to regularize the funding for Market Watch.
Anti-Money Laundering: The Government provided $23.1 million over five years, starting in fiscal year 2024 to 2025, and $4.2 million ongoing to operationalize its new authorities granted through legislative amendments made under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) to detect, deter, and disrupt trade-based financial crime.
Detentions (Immigration Holding Centres) – TB Decision pending: The Government provided $324.6 million over five years, and $30.6 million ongoing to retrofit three existing Immigration Holding Centres with high-risk rooms, as well as to renovate and operationalize a CSC facility to increase capacity of the Immigration Detentions Program.
Other government departments-Led
Vaping tax (CRA-led): The CBSA received $3.06 million over 5 years and $0.65 million ongoing to improve collection of vape taxes.
Asylum System (IRCC-led): The CBSA received $399.5 million over 5 years, beginning in 2024 to 2025 and with $69.2 million ongoing. Access to 2025 to 2026 surge funding is conditional on the volume of claims exceeding 70,000; funding will be placed in a frozen allotment.
Gaza humanitarian initiative (IRCC-led): The CBSA received $4.2 million for Fiscal Year 2024 to 2025 (one year only) to support the recent decision by IRCC's Minister to increase the Temporary Resident Visas for certain extended families affected by the crisis in Gaza.
G7 Presidency 2025 (GAC-led): The CBSA received $0.3 million over two years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to cover the costs of the 2025 G7 Presidency, hosting of the Leaders' Summit, and authority to establish a new transfer payment program to compensate businesses, organizations, and individuals who potentially suffer financial losses due to the Summit's security measures.
Refocusing Government Spending (B2023)
The CBSA was required to provide proposals in support of the Refocusing Government Spending (Phase 1) initiative announced in Budget 2023. The reductions in CBSA appropriations totalled $399.7 million over five years, starting in 2023 to 2024, with $115.9 million per annum ongoing, based on targeted reductions of 18.5% in Professional and special services costs; 15% in Travel costs; and 3.3% of the 2023 to 2024 Main Estimates.
Responsible Government Spending (B2024)
The CBSA was recently required to provide proposals in support of the Responsible Government Spending (Phase 2) initiative announced in Budget 2024. The target reductions to the Agency's appropriations total $295.8 million over four years, starting in 2025 to 2026, with $88.6 million per year ongoing. In its submission to Treasury Board Secretariat, the Agency requested to retain the targeted savings amounts and reallocate them internally to support CARM as well as additional capacity and equipment at the border to respond to higher volumes and increase our security posture.
2024 Fall Economic Statement
Border Detection and Examination: The Government decided to provide CBSA $300 million over six years, starting in 2024 to 2025, with $30 million ongoing for imaging technology; radiation detection; drugs, precursors, and toxic substances detection and examination; detector dog services; artificial intelligence; data repository expansion; and program support.
The Government also decided to approve the government's intention to propose amendments to the Controlled Drug and Substances Act and the Cannabis Act to clarify the authority for the Governor in Council to make regulations that exempt members of law enforcement from drug-related inchoate offences in the Criminal Code when they are undertaking lawful investigations.
CBSA Backlogs and Surge Capacity: The Government decided to provide $55.4 million over three years, starting in 2024 to 2025, to the Canada Border Services Agency as follows:
- $25.0 million over three years to support front-end immigration and asylum processing activities
- $30.4 million over three years, starting in 2024 to 2025, for downstream immigration enforcement activities
- No ongoing funding provided
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