The Canada-US Border Action Plan establishes initiatives to improve the ability to manage security risks in both countries, while reducing the burden on business.
Canada and the United States have agreed to the mutual recognition of air cargo security in both countries. Pictured at the announcement are (left to right) Danielle Gregoire with Benny; Transport Minister Denis Lebel, Mr. James D. Nealon of the United States Embassy; and Mark Tlumacki with Tyson.
The Honourable Denis Lebel and Mr. James D. Nealon, Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy announced that under the new mutual recognition initiative, cargo shipped on passenger aircraft will now be screened only once for transportation security reasons, at the point of origin and will not need to be rescreened prior to upload on an aircraft in the other country. This will reduce delays and economic costs caused by both countries screening the same cargo twice.
