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This enactment amends the Customs Act to modernize the customs
administration by
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(a) providing for the expedited movement of persons and goods into
Canada;
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(b) providing for streamlined clearance procedures for low risk
passengers by pre-arrival risk assessment of passenger information;
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(c) providing for new requirements in respect of the provision of
information obtained under that Act;
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(d) providing for monetary penalties in respect of designated
contraventions;
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(e) extending the time for requesting reviews and appeals beyond
current time limits;
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(f) harmonizing provisions for the collection of amounts owing
under that Act with those of the Income Tax Act and the Excise Tax
Act;
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(g) making technical and housekeeping amendments; and
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(h) making related amendments to other Acts.
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