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Since it's inception in 2011, PNWER has continued to provide input on Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama's Beyond the Border and RCC Action Plans. Prior to the action plans' inception in December 2011, PNWER working groups had been instrumental in providing regional input for these action plans, which are the cornerstone of North America's economic competitiveness and security strategy. The joint action plans are designed to simplify the process for each country's citizens to travel and do business across the border.
The Border Issues Working Group has committed to:
- Urging CBSA and other U.S. and Canadian agencies to publish POE specific northbound traffic data for research that will help streamline the border crossing process.
- Encouraging private companies to give their stories/information to the Beyond the Border Working Group about their current costs associated with crossing the border and potential savings with further border management improvements.
- Urging U.S. and Canada RCC not to view New Port Operating Committees (POCs) as substitutes, or divert attention and resources away from highly successful regional assets such as the International Mobility and Trade Corridor (IMTC) in the Cascade Corridor.
- Calling on the U.S. and Canada to support independent university-based research institutes such as the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University to conduct data-driven performance studies of how the border is performing.
- Encouraging BC to take every action possible to increase the number of British Columbians who hold EDLs.
More about Beyond the Border and Regulatory Cooperation Council Action Plans
The joint action plan was developed through a coordinated consultative process and is intended to produce specific outcomes and timelines to improve border security and enhance economic cooperation by improving the regulatory process to increase trade.
View the joint plan
Leadership
- Hon. Rob Merrifield, MP - Yellowhead
- Dr. Don Alper, Director, Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University
- Brandon Hardenbrook, PNWER
Contact information
brandon.hardenbrook@pnwer.org
p: 206-443-7723
f: 206-443-7703
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