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CBSA President Rigby to Address Conference |
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 I.E.Canada's 19th Annual Conference on Emerging Issues in Customs and Trade Compliance will be held on April 19 - 21, 2010
I.E.Canada members consistently rank trade and customs issues as among their top concerns. This isn’t really surprising when they are faced daily with complex trade regulations and rapidly changing processes. I.E.Canada’s 19th Annual Conference on Emerging Issues in Customs & Trade Compliance will help businesses involved in trade stay abreast of the most recent changes and provide the tools importers and exporters need their business remain efficient, compliant and competitive. Key among the changes businesses need to be aware of are those that have taken place at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Earlier this year, CBSA undertook a major restructuring, streamlining functions, updating programs and establishing new service standards. Stephen Rigby, president of CBSA, will be the keynote speaker at I.E.Canada’s Semi-Annual Conference. Rigby will outline the restructuring efforts at the CBSA and discuss the impacts these changes will have on Canada’s trade community. As part of its restructuring, CBSA has been taking steps to reduce the administrative burden its policies and programs impose on Canadian business and to institutionalize a culture of business simplification within the Agency. After conducting extensive research and investigating customs administrations in other countries, such as Australia and the United States, CBSA has realized that there are areas for improvement in the delivery of its programs. These countries have established solid, service oriented models, something CBSA plans to develop. Rigby has identified the creation of a service strategy as a priority for CBSA with the aims being to strengthen the CBSA’s culture of service; reduce paperwork; simplify how business and travelers interact with the Agency; reduce the cost of compliance; and, increase accountability through the measurement of service standards. Prior to becoming the President of CBSA, Rigby held a number of senior positions at Revenue Canada, the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, and the Canada Revenue Agency. These include Director General, and subsequently Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Affairs Branch; Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Commissioner, Finance and Administration Branch; and Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Planning Branch. In July 2005, Rigby joined the Privy Council Office as Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Security and Intelligence. In May 2006, he assumed additional responsibilities as Acting National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister and became Executive Vice-President of the Canada Border Services Agency in June of that year. In March 2008, he joined Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada as Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Rigby became the President of the Canada Border Services Agency on August 1, 2008. In addition to Rigby’s presentation, many other topics will be covered over the three day conference including revisions to the Advanced Monetary Penalty System (AMPS), the expansion of the Customs Self Assessment (CSA) program, and ACI/eManifest. Industry and government experts will also discuss supply chain security, including updates on both the Canadian Partners in Protection (PIP) and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) programs, as well as the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) programs in Europe. In addition, I.E.Canada has assembled leading service providers and trade experts to address issues such as the ongoing Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC), taxation, greening the supply chain and supply chain visibility. To learn more about these issues, and many others, be sure to attend I.E.Canada’s Emerging Issues in Customs and Trade Compliance conference on April 19 – 21, 2010 in Toronto. For information, contact Fée Kiessling at fkiessling@iecanada.com or 416-223-7072. For more information about I.E.Canada, please visit www.iecanada.com. |
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