Beyond the Border Action Plan
- The Beyond the Border Action Plan is a bilateral law enforcement action plan between Canada and the United States where the two countries have committed to enhance cross-border law enforcement activities by expanding upon existing programs like Integrated Border Enforcement Teams, Border Enforcement Security Task Forces, the Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations, the Cross-Border Radio Interoperability Program, among others.
- The action plan and the enhancement of programs are coordinated by the US-Canada Cross Border Crime Forum (CBCF).
- On February 4, 2011 Prime Minister Harper and President Obama issued a declaration of their new long-term partnership, which they later (in December 2011) officially implemented the Beyond the Border Action Plan, which outlines several initiatives new and existing initiatives.
- The page highlights the several parts of the action plan along with news releases and publications/reports regarding cross-border strategies.
Citation
Canada. Public Safety Canada. Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness. 2018. https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/brdr-strtgs/bynd-th-brdr/index-en.aspx
Further Readings
For the official Beyond the Border Action Plan: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/brdr-strtgs/bynd-th-brdr/ctn-pln-en.aspx
Overlapping Topics
Military, Defence, and Peacekeeping
Policy Sub-Topic
Policy Type
Joint Statement