Evaluation of the Immigration National Security Screening Program: Acronyms and abbreviations

AMER

Americas GeoDesk

BOC

Border Operations Centre

BRTAP

Backlog Reduction and Transformation Action Plan

CBSA

Canada Border Services Agency

CISU

Centralized Information Sharing Unit

CIT

Core induction training

COB

Country of birth

CSIS

Canadian Security Intelligence Service

DCO

Designated country of origin

EIOD

Enforcement and Intelligence Operations Division

FY

Fiscal year

FESS

Front-end security process

GBA+

Gender-based analysis

IEO

Inland Enforcement Officer

IBQ

Integrated Border Query

I&E

Intelligence and Enforcement

ICAP

Intelligence Collection, Analysis and Production Division

IIM

Increased irregular migration

INSS

Immigration National Security Screening Program

IRB

Immigration and Refugees Board

IRCC

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

IRPA

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

KPI

Key performance indicators

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

NSSD

National Security Screening Division

NTC

National Targeting Centre

NTS

National Training Standard

OPI

Office of Primary Interest

OSI

Office of Secondary Interest

OSR

Operation Syrian Refugee

OT

Overtime

PCO

Privy Council Office

PED

Program Evaluation Division

PIP

Performance Information Profile

PPE

Public policy exemption

PR

Permanent resident

RC

Refugee claimant

RCMP

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

SSA

Security screening automation

STS

Secure tracking system

TR

Temporary resident

TSSD

Trilateral security screening diagnostic