OOCL has been certified as a “Partners in Protection” (PIP) carrier by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Partners in Protection is a voluntary program established by the CBSA for companies who assist its efforts to enhance border security, combat organized crime and terrorism, detect and prevent contraband smuggling, and increase awareness of issues to secure the flow of legitimate goods and travellers across the US-Canadian border.
OOCL’s security measures and systems to tackle these problems exceeded the criteria established by the CBSA. As part of the PIP certification process, a dedicated CBSA Intelligence Officer validated OOCL on the following criteria:
- Business activities of the office
- Building security and access
- New hire process
- Company policies communicated to staff via the Employee
- Policy Booklet
- IT security and management
- Security training and awareness
- New Customer Verification
- Vendor management
- Seal policy
- Document Security
“I would like to take this opportunity to commend OOCL for the responsible role it has undertaken in this important initiative to protect the health, safety and economic prosperity of Canadians, and we look forward to a successful partnership,” said Robert Lidstone, Manager of the Partners in Protection program, Canada Border Services Agency.
