International Trade committee  Between 2012 and 2014, a series of 25 compliance verifications were conducted on importers of spent fowl. Concurrently with that, in this period, imports of spent fowl fell by approximately 22%, which speaks to the deterrent role of compliance verifications. Even though none of t

International Trade committee  It really depends on the nature of the non-compliance. In general, it is a tariff classification issue, and there is no evidence that it was wilful. Duties are assessed, and interest and penalties are issued. This is with spent fowl specifically. With the duties relief program th

International Trade committee  If I can just get some clarity, in terms of which program? Are we looking at diafiltered milk, spent fowl?

International Trade committee  With diafiltered milk, we conduct a series of sampling measures at the border to confirm whether the goods actually are diafiltered milk or not. There have been results, and I really can't get into the actual numbers right now. I don't have them in front of me, unfortunately. Tha

International Trade committee  I believe when it comes to total quantities of imported chicken and dairy products, my colleague from Agriculture may be better placed to speak.

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Alexander Lawton, and I am the director of trade compliance with the Canada Border Services Agency. I welcome the opportunity to address the committee today. The Canada Border Services Agency, or CBSA, is responsible for the secure importation o