Courier Low Value Shipment (LVS) Program Review

(IE Canada)

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is undertaking a Courier Low Value Shipment (LVS) Program Review. The Review team is taking a comprehensive approach, consulting not only internally within the CBSA but also widely within the industry and with other government departments and stakeholders.

Since the inception of the Courier Low Value Shipment (LVS) Program in the early 1990s, volumes in the courier stream have risen by approximately 433% from 6 million to over 26 million shipments annually. As well, there is an increasing emphasis on securing the trade supply chain through the use of advance information and modern contraband detection technology.

The purpose of the Courier LVS Program Review is to re-examine and re-evaluate the program in light of the current environment with the objectives of identifying present and future model flows; best industry practices both nationally and internationally; co-operative risk management measures; and opportunities for automation and the streamlining of processes. The review team will identify short, medium, and long-term goals for process improvement.