As of Sept. 1, the CBSA is ending the Commercial Driver Registration Program (CDRP) because few people use it and it duplicates another program called the Free and Secure Trade (FAST). CDPR applications received on or before Sept. 1 will continue to be processed, and current membership cards remain valid until their expiry date. Commercial drivers … Read more
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta seized 300 kg of suspected methamphetamine and 80 kg of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck on July 2, 2026. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the seizure of nearly 1.7 tonnes of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine and opium in Project Bay, one of Ontario’s largest drug busts by weight. The investigation resulted in the seizure of drugs with an estimated street value of more than $139 million, 17 firearms and other weapons, and led … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has laid 12 criminal charges against two Ontario men following an investigation into an alleged immigration fraud scheme that defrauded international students of an estimated $126,000. The agency alleges the pair accepted tuition payments, provided fraudulent enrolment documents and failed to enrol students in promised post-secondary programs. “Canada Border … Read more
CBSA President Erin O’Gorman and Pablo Sader, Uruguayan Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg and the Mission to the European Union, on June 25, 2026 signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) between Canada and Uruguay that will further increase trade security between the two countries. The agreement will help prevent illicit customs activity, such as the smuggling … Read more
Beginning in August 2025, the CBSA implemented enhanced tracking of immigration enforcement cases with potential links to extortion in the Pacific and Prairie regions, later extending this approach to the Greater Toronto Area in November 2025. These cases come to light through coordinated efforts with law enforcement, input from partner agencies, public information, and CBSA-led … Read more
RCMP Federal Policing – Eastern Region has laid charges against a 38-year-old St. John’s, N.L., man after RCMP officers seized a number of prohibited weapons and firearms from his residence in November 2025. On Nov. 6, 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) alerted investigators at the RCMP’s Atlantic Serious and Organized Crime unit in St. … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized more than half a tonne of opium after examining a marine container at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility, in Delta, B.C. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it is initiating an investigation to determine whether wheat gluten is being sold at unfair prices in Canada (dumping). The investigation focuses on imports from producers operating in or exporting from Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom. These practices can harm Canadian industries by undercutting prices, which … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has led an investigation that resulted in the seizure of 22 illegal firearms, eight suppressors, and illegal drugs in Sooke, B.C., On April 22, the CBSA’s Criminal Investigations Section, with the assistance of the Sooke RCMP Detachment, the Island District Emergency Response Team, and the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team, … Read more
