The CFIA has a requirement for one (1) senior System Analyst to assist the business team in the planning, analysis, design, development and implementation of its Importer Risk Assessment (IRA) and Work Tasking Logic Model (WTLM) initiatives.
The IRA model is a mathematical algorithm developed based on scientific literature, international benchmarking exercises and expert advice from academia, industry and government. The purpose of the model is to more effectively target the growing influx of goods (such as food, animal products , plant, seeds, feeds, live animal, live plants etc.) imported into Canada. These models will support the CFIA in allocating inspection resources according to evidence-based risk, and will enable a consistent, transparent and structured approach to oversight. Ultimately, these tools will enhance the Canadian trading partners’ confidence in Canada’s food safety, plant and animal health safety systems.
The CFIA recently developed the Establishment-based Risk Assessment (ERA) model for Food commodities to support the allocation of inspection resources according to evidence-based risk. A gap remains as there is a need to integrate the ERA risk results into tactical planning. The current tactical work planning process used to assign inspection tasks is manually intensive, not risk-informed, and not flexible enough to accommodate all information and ever-changing external factors. The WTLM initiative will address this gap by providing an automated near real-time tool to systemize the tactical work planning process, optimize scheduling of inspection activities and communicate the dynamic work plan to inspectors.
The Systems Analyst will support key risk assessment initiatives at the CFIA including the IRA model and the WTLM. IRA seeks to develop risk assessment models to more effectively target the growing influx of goods (such as food, animal products , plant, seeds, feeds, live animal , live plants etc.) imported into Canada. These models will support the CFIA in allocating inspection resources according to evidence-based risk, and will enable a consistent, transparent and structured approach to oversight. The WTLM seeks to implement risk-informed tactical planning using an automated near real-time artificial intelligence tool. It will leverage a dynamic work plan that adjusts to changing risks and data from risk intelligence, program priority information, and inputs from the field. This new tool will maximize the inspectors’ time and efforts, towards safeguarding food safety, plant health and animal health and retaining and expanding export markets. The Systems Analyst will play a critical role in the planning, development and implementation of these risk assessment systems.
