On Feb. 26, 2024, Gerry Crawley, a resident of New Brunswick and commercial driver, was sentenced to nine years in prison for attempting to smuggle 71.5 kg of cocaine into Canada at the Pacific Highway Commercial border crossing. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Ontario Provincial Police-led Provincial Auto Theft and Towing (PATT) Team and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have recovered 598 vehicles before they were illegally exported as part of Project Vector. PATT and CBSA collaborated with the SQ, SPVM and Équité Association to assist with vehicle recovery, while reducing the number of vehicles stolen in … Read more
Work is underway to increase the NEXUS application fee from US$50 to US$120 effective Oct. 1, 2024, subject to approval of regulatory amendments in the United States and Canada. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
In early March 2024, more than 1.5 tonnes of suspected cocaine was seized by CBSA border services officers at the Container Examination Facility in Halifax, N.S. The seizure has been valued at approximately $194 million. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Government of Canada published regulatory amendments and financial security regulations required for the full implementation of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management system. This publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II, confirms the new regulatory obligations. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The CBSA announced that it is launching an investigation to determine whether certain wire rod from China, Egypt, and Vietnam are being sold at unfair prices in Canada. The investigation is a result of a complaint filed with the CBSA by Ivaco Rolling Mills 2004 LP. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
On Feb. 6, 2024, Canada Border Services Agency investigators from the Weapons Smuggling Integrated Enforcement Team, assisted by the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau, executed a search warrant in a residence located in the Versant District in Gatineau. A 62-year-old man was arrested and released while the investigation and analysis of the seized … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency announced that it has laid charges following a firearm seizure in Ontario. On Feb. 6, 2024, Kyle Thomas, a U.S. resident, arrived at the Cornwall, Ont., port of entry seeking entry to Canada, and during a secondary examination, CBSA officers discovered and seized a prohibited handgun.. The full release is available online. … Read more
Shared Services Canada (SSC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) advised today that they are working to restore CBSA’s ability to process Access to Information and Privacy requests electronically. On Feb. 8, 2024, information in 40 CBSA servers was made inaccessible during infrastructure maintenance performed by SSC. SSC and CBSA have since been working together and engaging with experts across the government and private … Read more
The Government of Canada issued a statement following the release of the Auditor General’s performance audit on ArriveCAN: “We thank the Auditor General of Canada, Karen Hogan, and her team for their work and welcome the recommendations laid out in today’s report. Together with the recent review done by the Procurement Ombud, this report has … Read more
