On April 30, 2025, border services officers at Montreal’s Marine and Rail Service located 641.83 kg of suspected cannabis in a container being exported to Spain. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca. On May 5, 2025, border services officers at the Port of Halifax, N.S., with assistance from CBSA intelligence officers, examined a marine container … Read more
On May 21, 2025, Cody Edward Ranger, a resident of Nanaimo, B.C., was sentenced to five years imprisonment (less time served) along with a lifetime firearm prohibition and ordered to provide a DNA sample. On May 15, 2024, the CBSA charged Ranger with multiple firearm and drug possession charges under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The full release … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced that three individuals have entered guilty pleas and have been sentenced in connection with a joint investigation into human trafficking and employing foreign nationals without authorization. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The transition period following the launch of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system is ending at 3 a.m. EDT on May 20, 2025. The CBSA strongly encourages importers to enrol in RPP and make arrangements to post financial security before the end of the transition period. The full release is available online. … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency announced that it is initiating investigations to determine whether steel strapping originating in or exported from China, South Korea, Türkiye and Vietnam is being sold at unfair prices in Canada and whether steel strapping originating in or exported from China is being subsidized. These practices can harm Canadian industries by … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it is initiating an investigation to determine whether certain carbon and alloy steel wire originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, the Republic of India, the Italian Republic, the Federation of Malaysia, the Portuguese … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency announced that it is initiating an investigation to determine whether certain carbon and alloy steel wire originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, the Republic of India, the Italian Republic, the Federation of Malaysia, the Portuguese Republic, … Read more
An individual is facing 24 charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Customs Act (CA) after a package was intercepted containing seven prohibited weapons. On Feb. 27, 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) intercepted a package destined for a location in Petrolia. The package contained seven prohibited weapons. The CBSA’s Ontario Firearms Smuggling Enforcement Team (OFSET) engaged … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency announced that three businesses have pleaded guilty and have been fined following a joint investigation into illegal business practices related to the employment of foreign nationals. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Canadian Snowbird Association remind Canadians who have spent the winter … Read more
Alexis Savard, 25, appeared at the Shawinigan, Que., courthouse. The CBSA investigation that led to these charges began in August 2023 following the attempted importation of a prohibited device by mail at the International Mail Processing Centre in Vancouver, B.C. During a search at the accused’s home on Feb. 14, 2024, CBSA investigators found several files related … Read more
