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Protecting the Canadian border

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) enforces more than 100 acts and regulations that keep our country and Canadians safe.

Report suspicious border activity

Services and information

Enforcing immigration laws in Canada

Our mandate to arrest, detain, monitor and remove people who are not allowed to stay in Canada

Outbound border control

The CBSA can question anyone leaving Canada and examine their goods

Entry and exit information

Data collection, privacy, air travel risk assessment and carrier requirements

Enforcement action statistics

Seizures of illicit drugs, firearms and stolen vehicles

Protecting commercial traffic and trade

Anti-dumping, trusted trader programs, combatting counterfeit products, food, plant and animal inspections, marine container exams

Restricted and prohibted goods

Firearms, food, plants, animals, cannabis, fireworks and other regulated products

Protect yourself against fraud

Common scam attempts that use or imitate the CBSA to steal your money or personal information

Detection tools

Biometrics, detector dogs, large-scale imaging, and more

Examining personal digital devices at the Canadian border

CBSA officers can examine your device at the border

Preclearance in Canada and the United States

History of designated locations where border officers do their work

Smart and secure border tools for travel and trade

Technologies used to move people and goods across the border more securely and seamlessly

Plan for the Movement of People and Goods

Joint border management plan to reduce risks to security and the economy

Finding our missing children

Joint program dedicated to stopping the abduction of children

Human trafficking at the border

The CBSA's efforts to identify and stop the exploitation of vulnerable people

Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement

Applicability, exceptions

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Strengthening border security

Canada's plan to strengthen, secure and efficiently manage our borders.

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