| Name of Program |
Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETs) |
| Lead Department |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| Total Allocation |
$125 M over 5 years |
| Start Date |
April 1, 2002 |
| End Date |
March 31, 2007 |
| Description |
The mandate of Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETs) is to enhance border integrity between Canada and the United States by identifying, investigating, and interdicting persons and organizations that pose a threat to national security or are engaged in other organized criminal activity. |
| Shared Outcome(s) |
There will be enhanced border security coverage and improved international relationships along the shared border, as a result of focusing on improving information-sharing between Canadian and US law enforcement agencies and conducting intelligence-led investigations. Border-related investigations, based on intelligence from all IBET partners, will be more
effective, rather than random enforcement activity. Law enforcement interoperability will improve with the development of a technically successful communications system linking multi-agencies that will facilitate joint operations, while addressing health & safety concerns for law enforcement officers along the 49th parallel. |
| Governance Structure(s) |
The International Joint Management Team (IJMT), composed of senior officials from the five core agencies: RCMP, CBSA, Department of Homeland Security (US Customs Border Protection/Border Patrol, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, US Coast Guard) which provides program oversight and direction; regional Joint Management Teams (JMT) for each of the 15 IBET
regions that provide joint decision making and direction to the IBET program at a local level; the National Coordination Team (NCT) which is comprised of representatives of the five core partners at the Headquarters level, which provides policy direction for the participating agencies and the program as well as facilitating the objectives of the Smart Border Accord and the IBET
mandate. |
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Federal Partners Involved in each program
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1. RCMP
2. CBSA
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| Total Federal Funding Allocation (start to end date): |
$125 M over 5 years |
| Planned Spending for 2006-2007 |
$25 M |
| Actual Spending in 2006-2007 |
$23,868,339
* please note that, as in past years, $4,367,122 was allocated to INSET at the start of fiscal year |
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Planned
Results for
2006-2007:
RCMP
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1.Enhance security along the US/Canada border. 2. Enhance public awareness on border security and cross border crime issues. 3. Achieve cross border, secured radio communications. 4. Improve relationships and communications with other national enforcement agencies beyond the core IBET partners. |
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Planned Results for 2006-2007:
CBSA
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To preserve the integrity of Canada's borders. 2. To protect the health, safety, and security of Canadians from the movement of illegal or dangerous goods and people, and support the Government of Canada with emergency response capabilities as required. .3. To effectively collect, analyze, and distribute intelligence regarding threats to national security; screening, targeting,
interdiction, and deterrence of inadmissible people and goods. 4. To facilitate the removal and detention of persons who have no legal right to remain in Canada, especially those who pose a threat to Canadian society.
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Results Achieved in 2006-2007:
RCMP
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- A 2006 evaluation of the IBET initiative conducted by the Government Consulting Services of Public Works and Government Services Canada concluded that the initiative has contributed to the prevention, detection, investigation and countering of cross-border criminality and threats to border integrity; has facilitated the timely gathering and sharing of information and
intelligence; and has been able to leverage the resources of the various partner organizations (i.e. human resources, equipment, facilities, vehicles, furniture, utilities and supplies, and access to skilled resources.)
- In pursuing its border integrity mandate, RCMP IBET personnel participated in community outreach activities including the IBET Border Awareness initiative, the IBET Inn Touch initiative and the Coastal / Airport Watch Program, to raise awareness about border security and encourage citizens to report suspicious activity.- field tested “state-of-the-art” radio
communication technology that will facilitate radio interoperability between Canadian and US law enforcement working on joint operations
.- Participation in various crime forums around the world as a means of sharing our experience and supporting other foreign governments in fighting the global face of organized crime.
- Sharing the integrated approach to operationalizing intelligence is a key area the RCMP has presented to other law enforcement agencies from around the world. This has been enthusiastically embraced by many as a best practice in the fight against organized crime.
- Facilitation of cooperation and link between all programs responsible for protecting Canadian borders, and those overseeing NS criminal investigations. IBETs explore and report on the nature and extent of links between terrorist activities and other forms of cross-border criminal activity, including organized crime.
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Results Achieved by Non-federal Partners:
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The IBET core partners include US Customs Border Protection/Border Patrol, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, US Coast Guard The IBET program contributes significantly to their objective to enhance border integrity between Canada and the United States by identifying, investigating, and interdicting persons and organizations that pose a threat to national
security or are engaged in other organized criminal activity. These agencies, which are part of the Department of Homeland Security, are committed to the IBET program in achieving the goals of the Smart Border Accord Plan to ensure the: 1. secure flow of people; 2. the secure flow of goods; 3. secure infrastructure; and 4. the coordination and information sharing in the enforcement of
these objectives. |
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Contact Information:
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Director IBET, Warren Coons |
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