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May 19, 2022, 12:05 ET COVID-19: The CBSA resumes services at most small marine vessel reporting sites

OTTAWA, ON, May 19, 2022 /CNW/ - Canada Border Services Agency The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) advises all travellers entering Canada by water that, as of May 20, 2022, service will resume...

May 18, 2022, 10:00 ET Crossing the border this summer

The CBSA provides tips this Victoria Day long weekend to help ensure a smoother trip for all travellers OTTAWA, ON, May 18, 2022 /CNW/ - Canada Border Services Agency The Canada Border Services...

May 17, 2022, 18:01 ET Government to ban sanctioned Russians from entering Canada

OTTAWA, ON, May 17, 2022 /CNW/ - The Putin regime's attack on Ukraine is a war on democracy, human rights and the right of Ukrainians to choose their own future. Be it military, political or economic ...

May 09, 2022, 11:00 ET CBSA reminds Canadians of cannabis border laws

OTTAWA, ON, May 9, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reminding Canadians that although cannabis has been legalized and regulated in Canada, it remains illegal to bring cannabis ...

May 05, 2022, 13:00 ET COVID-19: CBSA resumes services and adjusts service hours at five more ports of entry

OTTAWA, ON, May 5, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will resume services or adjust service hours at four land ports on May 11 and June 1, 2022. The Agency also resumed CBSA...

Apr 28, 2022, 17:27 ET COVID-19: CBSA resumes border services at select airports

OTTAWA, ON, April 28, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is gradually resuming border services at select airports affected by the temporary measures put in place as a result of...

Apr 22, 2022, 12:00 ET The CBSA welcomed one million travellers in a week for the first time since the start of the pandemic

OTTAWA, ON, April 22, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) welcomed into Canada more than one million travellers last week (April 11-17), the first time travel volumes have been this ...

Apr 14, 2022, 10:00 ET The Canada Border Services Agency reminds boaters of entry and reporting requirements

OTTAWA, ON, April 14, 2022 /CNW/ - With summer approaching, boating season will soon be underway. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to remind all boaters of their entry and...

Mar 31, 2022, 16:22 ET Government of Canada introduces Bill to safeguard traveller privacy and rights in the examination of personal digital devices

OTTAWA, ON, March 31, 2022 /CNW/ - Examining a traveller's personal digital devices, like cell phones and laptops, is critical to protecting Canada's borders and intercepting prohibited material like ...

Mar 25, 2022, 14:30 ET The CBSA launches investigations into the alleged dumping and subsidizing of certain drill pipe from China

OTTAWA, ON, March 25, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to helping protect the Canadian economy and Canadian jobs by ensuring a fair playing field when faced with...

Mar 03, 2022, 15:00 ET CBSA and RCMP make major cocaine bust and lay charges

SAINT JOHN, NB, March 3, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are committed to keeping harmful substances out of Canadian communities. In ...

Mar 03, 2022, 13:20 ET COVID-19: The CBSA adjusts services at select airports

OTTAWA, ON, March 3, 2022 /CNW/ - Canada Border Services Agency The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that, as part of a phased approach to easing border measures, it will adjust service ...

Feb 24, 2022, 14:30 ET The CBSA launches investigations into the alleged dumping and subsidizing of mattresses from China

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 24, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to helping to protect the Canadian economy and Canadian jobs by ensuring a fair playing field when faced with...

Jan 30, 2022, 14:00 ET Death of a detainee at the Immigration Holding Center in Laval

LAVAL, QC, Jan. 30, 2022 /CNW/ - On January 28, first responders were called to the Immigration Holding Center in Laval, Quebec, after a detainee was found in medical distress. On-site personnel...

Jan 24, 2022, 14:22 ET International Customs Day 2022: CBSA keeping our border safe and our economy strong by expanding the use of technologies and data

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 24, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been at the forefront of Canada's pandemic response. Throughout 2021, the Agency adapted border measures to help stop...

Dec 10, 2021, 17:25 ET 2021 Year in Review: The CBSA on the frontline to limit the spread of COVID-19, keep our communities safe and support our economy

OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 10, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been at the forefront of Canada's COVID-19 response since the beginning of the pandemic. While the year 2020 was spent...

Nov 21, 2021, 22:39 ET Media Advisory - Imagery and video footage of the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 21, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, the first Health Canada approved Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for children, ages 5-11, arrived in Canada. This is an important continued step in our fight against ...

Nov 05, 2021, 11:51 ET Travel Advisory: REMINDER - Travelling to the U.S.? COVID-19 border measures and testing requirements remain in place when you come home

OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 5, 2021 /CNW/ - On November 8, 2021, the United States will begin allowing fully vaccinated travellers from Canada to enter the United States at land and ferry points of entry for...

Oct 14, 2021, 15:32 ET Travel Advisory: Reminder - Border Measures Remain in Place for Travellers Entering or Returning to Canada

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 14, 2021 /CNW/ - On October 12, 2021, the United States announced that in November, they will begin allowing fully vaccinated travellers from Canada to enter the United States at...

Oct 07, 2021, 10:00 ET Beware of scams using false CBSA credentials

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 7, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is warning the public about ongoing email, web, text messages and telephone scams in which people posing as officials from...

Sep 03, 2021, 13:02 ET Travel Advisory: REMINDER - On September 7, new measures for fully vaccinated international travellers to Canada will come into force

OTTAWA, ON, Sept. 3, 2021 /CNW/ - As was announced on July 19, the Government of Canada will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals meeting the conditions to enter Canada for discretionary...

Aug 24, 2021, 11:00 ET COVID-19: Border services resume at a number of small Canadian marine vessel reporting sites, airports of entry and ferry terminals

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 24, 2021 /CNW/ - Canada Border Services Agency The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will proceed with the resumption of service at various small marine reporting sites, airports...

Aug 13, 2021, 19:11 ET What you should know before entering Canada for hunting season

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 13, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Canada Border Services Agency As Canada-United States (U.S.) border restrictions are reduced and travel to Canada resumes, the Canada Border Services Agency...

Aug 13, 2021, 17:43 ET CBSA charges immigration consultant for fraud

CALGARY, AB, Aug. 13, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to protecting Canadians and permanent residents from unethical immigration consultants. Today, following an...

Aug 13, 2021, 15:00 ET CBSA charges immigration consultant for fraud

CALGARY, AB, Aug. 13, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to protecting Canadians and permanent residents from unethical immigration consultants. Today, following an...