Canada is investing $28M to combat stolen vehicle exports, which will increase the CBSA’s capacity to detect & search containers, enhance its collaboration + information sharing with partners, and support new tools & technologies:
Permanent residents planning a trip outside of Canada: Make sure you travel with a valid permanent resident (PR) card. You'll need to show it when you come back to Canada.
On International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, we reaffirm our steadfast commitment to keeping illegal drugs off our streets. For stats on CBSA drug seizures:
@UN
@UNODC
Long weekend travels ahead? Check border wait times at 28 of Canada’s busiest land ports of entry. Border wait times can be longer on holiday Mondays and early evenings:
Does your business import commercial goods into Canada?
We have upcoming webinar sessions to help small or medium businesses register to the CARM client portal.
Register to the June 27 session:
The
#CBSA
intercepted and recovered 11 stolen vehicles in the
#GTA
last week, valued at over $715,000. All vehicles were transferred to the police.
For data on stolen vehicles recovered by the CBSA:
#BorderSecurity
#AutoTheft
If you’re going on a cross-border shopping trip this summer, be prepared to declare your goods when returning to Canada and have your receipts ready. Info:
For too long, Indigenous cultural and sacred items have been scattered around the world far from their communities.
The CBSA understands the meaning of these items and is here to support their secure and respectful journey home:
#NIPD2024
Today on
#NIPD2024
, the
#CBSA
celebrates the history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis across Canada.
June 21 is also the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the start of the summer season.
The report highlights work by the
#CBSA
and
@CitImmCanada
to advance reconciliation by hosting Indigenous partners as part of the Regional Roundtables. We look forward to building on this work to improve Indigenous border mobility rights.
#UNDRIP
Third annual progress report on the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act highlights progress and points to where further work is needed:
#UNDRIP
Every year, the
@UN
designates June 20 as
#WorldRefugeeDay
. The CBSA continues to play an important role in Canada’s refugee resettlement program by facilitating the arrival of those fleeing war and persecution.
Learn more:
Happy times, bright sunshine and no waiting in lines.
Make your customs declaration in advance and use the express lanes to skip the lineup at the airport.
Learn more:
#CBSA
officers in the
#GTA
seized nearly $160,000 worth of jewellery, falsely declared in a courier shipment. False declarations can lead to fines & seizures.
Learn more:
#ProtectingCanadians
The
#CBSA
intercepted 12 stolen vehicles in the
#GTA
last week, valued at over $935,000. All vehicles were transferred to the police.
For data on stolen vehicles recovered by the CBSA:
#BorderSecurity
#AutoTheft
Ready, set, go!
Keep your summer road trips rolling by following these few essential
#TravelTips
.
Plan ahead and check border wait times.
For more, visit:
Since May 8th,
#CBSA
officers in
#Halifax
stopped 33 stolen vehicles from leaving Canada in marine containers, valued at over $2.6M. All were transferred to local police. More data:
#BorderSecurity
#AutoTheft
On June 8,
#CBSA
officers at
#YYC
were proud to welcome home the
@Siksika_Nation
delegation and their repatriated ceremonial Buffalo Woman’s Headdress. It’s our honour to facilitate the arrival of Indigenous cultural items back into Canada.