Program directory · Canada Border Services Agency
Trusted Traveller
- Department
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Program code
- BUF07 (CBSA)
- Core responsibility
- Border Management
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Trusted Traveller programs are designed to expedite and simplify the border clearance process for pre-approved, low-risk, eligible travellers. Applicants to the programs must pass various assessments (e.g., security checks, interviews and risk assessments) specific to the program before being granted membership. In addition, monitoring and verification is conducted to ensure members remain compliant with requirements.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trusted Traveller | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $80.5M |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Employees (FTEs) 197, against 259 in 2018-19 (−24%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Spending $7.1M, against $19.6M in 2018-19 (−63%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: Percentage of kiosk processing time saving per trusted traveller passage at NEXUS air ports of entry | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators dropped: Ratio of Trusted Travellers referred for examination compared to conventional travellers | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Employees (FTEs) 205, against 152 in 2021-22 (+35%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned employees (FTEs) 272, against 207 in 2025-26 (+31%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $37M, against $13.1M in 2025-26 (+183%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 40% | 2021 | 37% Given that airports were operating at reduced PIK capacity in 2020–21 to ensure proper social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, processing time savings were lower than expected. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 40% | 2022 | 47% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 40% | 2023 | 51% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 40% | 2024 | 67% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 40% | 2025 | 68.1% | Met |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Maximum 1:5 | 2019 | 1:12 | Met |
| 2019-20 | At most 1:5 | 2020 | 1:11 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 50% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $14.6M | $19.6M |
| 2019-20 | $24.9M | $7.1M |
| 2020-21 | $18.4M | $11.9M |
| 2021-22 | $10M | $10M |
| 2022-23 | $9M | $7.3M |
| 2023-24 | $10.3M | $11.1M |
| 2024-25 | $9.1M | $13.5M |
| 2025-26 | $13.1M | — |
| 2026-27 | $37M | — |
| 2027-28 | $37.1M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $37.1M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 245 | 259 |
| 2019-20 | 328 | 197 |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 176 |
| 2021-22 | 220 | 152 |
| 2022-23 | 210 | 205 |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 241 |
| 2024-25 | 206 | 244 |
| 2025-26 | 207 | — |
| 2026-27 | 272 | — |
| 2027-28 | 271* | — |
| 2028-29 | 272* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $14,633,811 | $14,618,248 | $14,620,812 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $24,923,675 | $24,904,254 | $15,322,425 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $18,360,495 | $17,365,096 | $17,289,789 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $10,035,333 | $10,495,277 | $10,589,157 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $8,994,393 | $9,136,058 | $9,089,199 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $10,288,325 | $10,233,656 | $10,339,244 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $9,129,372 | $9,157,861 | $8,884,693 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $13,079,466 | $13,212,004 | $13,252,457 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $37,040,589 | $37,067,053 | $37,051,760 | ||||||||
| Actual | $19,560,983 | $7,140,358 | $11,910,057 | $9,994,156 | $7,345,616 | $11,058,463 | $13,525,963 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
