Press Release Department: Federal - Canada Border Services Agency

The Little Gold Creek port of entry in the Yukon is scheduled to close for the season on Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. Pacific Time. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.

As part of their commitment to public safety, the Canada Border Services Agency and Correctional Service Canada (CSC) are working together to develop an agreement for the temporary use of CSC space to house a small number of high-risk immigration detainees. This follows legislative changes enacted on June 20, 2024, which allows the temporary use (until June 2029) … Read more

On two separate occasions in July, CBSA officers at Vancouver International Airport seized a combined 24.84 kg of methamphetamine concealed in passenger suitcases destined for Sydney, Australia. At the time of this seizure, the street value of the methamphetamine was estimated at $1.25 million. On July 27, 2024, CBSA Border Services Officers with the support … Read more

On May 28, 2024, the Canada Border Services Weapons Smuggling Integrated Enforcement Team executed a search warrant, with the assistance of the Sûreté du Québec’s Tactical Response Team, at an individual’s residence in Saint-Eustache, Que., in relation to the importation of two 3D printed lower receivers. The full release is available online. Contact 613-957-6500.

The Canada Border Services Agency announced that, effective August 1, 2024, the hours of service at the Stanstead Route 143 border crossing will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.

The Canada Border Services Agency  is dedicated to investigating and prosecuting individuals who import firearms parts to make and distribute unregulated 3D printed guns. On June 19, 2024, the CBSA charged Brodie Alexander McDonald under the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC) with one count of each of the following: Weapons trafficking under S.99(1) of the … Read more

New regulatory amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations will help improve processing efficiency at the border, strengthen border integrity and enhance public safety. The regulatory amendments allow a Minister’s Delegate to issue a removal order directly at the port of entry for straightforward transborder criminal offences such as carrying a concealed weapon, smuggling drugs or the unauthorized possession of … Read more

The CBSA’s Pacific Region Criminal Investigations Section launched an investigation after three firearm suppressors were intercepted by border services officers at Vancouver International Airport Air Cargo Operations in April 2024. On June 4, 2024, CBSA criminal investigators, with assistance from the Sicamous RCMP, executed search warrants on the suspect’s vehicle and the boat they were … Read more

On June 18, 2024, a New Brunswick man appeared in Edmundston Provincial Court for sentencing after pleading guilty to numerous firearm-related offences, including smuggling and firearm manufacturing. Daniel Marcel Ruest, age 57, of Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska, N.B., was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison. This sentence is the result of an investigation led by CBSA investigators in New … Read more

Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced the deployment of a mobile X-ray scanner to the Greater Toronto Area. This technology will increase the examination of containers in Ontario. The full release is available online. Call 343-574-8116.