International Development Grant

World Customs Organization Strategic Trade Control Enforcement Program

Project Number: CA-3-P007839001

Status: Closed

Country/Region: Unknown

Regional Focus:

Africa 20%
West Indies 20%
North and Central America 20%
Middle East 20%
Far East Asia 20%

Maximum Contribution: $1,300,000.00

Start Date: October 08, 2019

End Date: June 30, 2024

Duration: 4.7 years

Project Description

This project supports the World Customs Organization (WCO) to further develop and deliver Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) programming to priority partner countries. Project activities include: (1) delivering 12 commodity identification training workshops to operational managers and front-line staff; (2) delivering 12 training sessions to senior management in countries with low STCE maturity; (3) delivering three train-the-trainer sessions for accreditation of experts in Africa the Asia-Pacific the Caribbean Latin America and the Middle East; and (4) translating and distributing STCE implementation guide into Arabic French Russian and Spanish.

Expected Results

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) strengthened national and regional customs information and intelligence exchange; and (2) improved coordination of international assistance providers to contribute to customs and border focused training.

Progress & Results Achieved

Results achieved as of March 2023 include: (1) 275% increase in Strategic Trade Control Enforcement cases reported on the intelligence-sharing platform in 2021 compared to 2018; (2) 500% increase in World Customs Organization’s (WCO) attendance and active participation in UN Security Council Resolution 1540 events; and (3) 50% increase in WCO’s attendance and active participation in events hosted by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
World Customs Organization

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

CBRN threat reduction 100%

Aid Type: Project-type interventions

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Major Funding (>$1M)
Budget Breakdown
2019-04-01 to 2020-03-31 $1,300,000 CAD
Geographic Information
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Project Number: CA-3-P007839001