Responsibilities
The Agency's legislative, regulatory and partnership responsibilities include the following:
- Administering legislation that governs the admissibility of people and goods, plants and animals into and out of Canada
- Detaining those people who may pose a threat to Canada
- Removing people who are inadmissible to Canada, including those involved in terrorism, organized crime, war crimes or crimes against humanity
- Interdicting illegal goods entering or leaving the country
- Protecting food safety, plant and animal health, and Canada's resource base
- Promoting Canadian business and economic benefits by administering trade legislation and trade agreements to meet Canada's international obligations
- Enforcing trade remedies that help protect Canadian industry from the injurious effects of dumped and subsidized imported goods
- Administering a fair and impartial redress mechanism
- Promoting Canadian interests in various international forums and with international organizations
- Collecting applicable duties and taxes on imported goods
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