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Appendix E – Acronyms and Abbreviations


ABC


Activity-Based Costing


ACI


Advance Commercial Information


ACIS


Automated Customs Information Service


ACROSS


Accelerated Customs Release Operations Support System


ACS


Agency Classification System


ADRS


Alternate Dispute Resolution System


AMC


Agency Management Committee


AMPS


Administrative Monetary Penalty System


APA


Advance Pricing Agreement


APEC


Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation


API


Advance Passenger Information


AR&R


Administrative Reform and Renewal


BIDS


Business Intelligence/Decision Support


BIS


Business Information System


BN


Business Number


BoM


Board of Management


BPDSS


Benefit Programs Decision Support System


BSC


Balanced Scorecard


CADEX


Customs Automated Data Exchange


CAED


Canadian Automated Export Declaration


CANPASS


Canadian Passenger System


CAP


Customs Action Plan


CAR


Compliance Assessment Review


CARICOM


Caribbean Community Secretariat


CAS


Corporate Administrative System


CATA


Canadian Advanced Technology Association


CBP


Corporate Business Plan


CCRA


Canada Customs and Revenue Agency


CCTB


Canada Child Tax Benefit


CDRP


Commercial Driver Registration Program


CFIA


Canadian Food Inspection Agency


CIAT


Inter-American Centre of Tax Administrators


CIAT


Centro Interamericano de Administraciones Tributarias


CIP


Compliance Improvement Plan


CIRTP


Customs Inspector Recruitment and Training Program


CITT


Canadian International Trade Tribunal


CMD


Corporate Management and Direction


COMPASS


Compliance Measurement, Profiling, and Assessment System


CPP


Canada Pension Plan


CRÉDAF


Centre de Rencontres et d'Études des Dirigeants des Administrations Fiscales


CSA


Customs Self-Assessment


CSA


Children's Special Allowances


CTAB


Customs and Trade Administration Branch


C-TPAT


Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism


DFAIT


Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade


DTC


Disability Tax Credit


EAP


Employee Assistance Program


EDI


Electronic Data Interchange


EE


Employment Equity


E-FILE


Electronic Tax Return Filing Option


EI


Employment Insurance


EPPS


Expedited Passenger Processing System


EX


Executive Group - designation


FAST


Free and Secure Trade


FIS


Financial Information Strategy


FRR


Foreign Reporting Requirements


FSMKE


Forum for Strategic Management Knowledge Exchange


FTA


Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement


FTAA


Free Trade Area of the Americas


FTE


Full Time Equivalent


GOC


Government of Canada


GOL


Government On-Line


GST


Goods and Services Tax


GTEC


Government Technology Exhibition and Conference


HR


Human Resources


HRDC


Human Resources Development Canada


HST


Harmonized Sales Tax


ICS


Integrated Customs System


IM


Information Management


IMS


Intelligence Management System


IOTA


Intra-European Organization of Tax Administrations


IPIL


Integrated Primary Inspection Line


ITB


Information Technology Branch


JFO


Joint Force Operation


LTFIP


Long Term Facilities Investment Plan


MG


Management Group


MOU


Memorandum of Understanding


NAFTA


North American Free Trade Agreement


NCB


National Child Benefit


NCBS


National Child Benefit Supplement


NETFILE


Internet Tax Return Filing Option


NEXUS


Joint Canada/U.S. Customs and Immigration Program for frequent travellers


NVP


New Verification Plan


OAG


Office of the Auditor General


OECS


Organization of Eastern Caribbean States


OECD


Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development


OGD


Other Government Department


OL


Other Language


PAB


Public Affairs Branch


PATA


Pacific Association of Tax Administrators


PCPR


Preclaim Project Review


PIER


Pensionable and Insurable Earnings Review


PIPSC


Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada


PKI


Public Key Infrastructure


PNR


Passenger Name Record


PPF


Public Policy Forum


PQP


Pre-Qualification Program


PSAC


Public Service Alliance of Canada


PSAT


Public Security and Anti-Terrorism


PSSRB


Public Service Staff Relations Board


RCMP


Royal Canadian Mounted Police


RIF


Retirement Income Funds


RMD


Release on Minimum Documentation


RSP


Retirement Savings Plan


SD


Sustainable Development


SEP


Special Enforcement Program


SIMA


Special Import Measures Act


SIMNET


SIMulator on the interNET


SM


Senior Management - designation


SMF


Service Management Framework


SR&ED


Scientific Research and Experimental Development


T1


Individual Income Tax Record


T2


Corporation Tax Return


T3


Trust Tax Return


T4


Statement of Earnings and Employer Deductions


TBD


To Be Determined


TELEFILE


Telephone Tax Return Filing Option


T.I.P.S.


Tax Information Phone Service


TONI


Tax on Income


TSO


Tax Services Office


VSI


Voluntary Sector Initiative


WCB


Workers' Compensation Board


WCO


World Customs Organization


WTO


World Trade Organization


XML


Extensible Markup Language


Date modified:
2002-11-07