CBSA Updates - Duty Free Shop Program Office
CBSA Staffing Update:
As announced by Nick Velluso in mid-June 2009, Johane Patry has joined the Director General’s office as a Program Advisor. The FDFA followed up the CBSA announcement to the Operator members by thanking Johane for her dedication to the industry.
The new replacement for Johane is Neida Santini (pronounced Nay-da), who assumed responsibility for Johane’s files as of June 15th, 2009. No photo of Neida Santini was available.
Below is a list of land border and airport duty free stores which Neida Santini/Stan Mitchell are responsible for.
Land and Airport Store - CBSA Responsibilities
Prior to Neida joining the CBSA Duty Free Shop Program, she worked for the CBSA Director’s office where she served as the Divisional Strategic Advisor and previously contributed to the administration and implementation of files in two branches of the CBSA (Strategy and Coordination Branch and the Enforcement Branch).
Neida can be reached by e-mail at Neida.Santini@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca or by phone at (613) 948-7117. Again, the FDFA welcomes Neida to her new role and looks forward to working with her in the future.
Program Review Update:
Many of our Operator members have inquired to the FDFA as to when CBSA Senior Management will be making their final decisions on the Program Review. We have been informed that the Program Review decisions will be made when the Ministry of Finance has made their final decision on the arrivals issue. The arrivals decision is expected to be made by end of August 2009.
If you are looking for a current version of the d-memos/regulations, you can source this via the FDFA members only site or the CBSA website. |