The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Federal Policing – Central Region has charged a resident of Caledon, Ont. after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) detected and seized multiple fraudulent passports at Toronto Pearson International Airport commercial operations. The investigation began after a CBSA Border Services Officer referred a 1,600 kg shipment arriving from Nigeria … Read more
Following a joint investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Kevin Kielty pleaded guilty in the Alberta Court of Justice on March 2, 2026, to two counts of unauthorized employment of foreign nationals. Kielty, a resident of Ontario, received a combined sentence of two years probation, 50 … Read more
On Feb. 15, CBSA border services officers at Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta intercepted and seized 86.9 kg of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck. CBSA officers examined a commercial truck carrying a load declared as produce destined for Calgary, Alta. During the search of the truck’s cab, officers found 70 bricks of … Read more
Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden (Burlington North—Milton West, Ont.) announced the licence approval in principle for a new Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) sufferance warehouse located at the Port of Hamilton, Ont. When the final verification of regulatory and program requirements are confirmed, the CBSA will officially issue the licence for the Hamilton … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has issued a temporary halt on removals to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar. This measure is being taken due to the volatile and unpredictable conditions affecting these countries. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
Following a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigation, on March 18, 2026, Sahil Aziz, a 32-year-old U.S. citizen, was sentenced to two-years in prison after pleading guilty in Manitoba Provincial Court to the following two charges: organizing entry into Canada (Human Smuggling), contrary to section 117(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA); and smuggling into Canada … Read more
In August 2025, the CBSA began formally monitoring immigration enforcement cases potentially linked to extortion in the Pacific and Prairie Regions, expanding this work to the Greater Toronto Area Region in November 2025. These cases come to the Agency’s attention through many sources, including collaboration with extortion task forces, tips from partner agencies and the … Read more
On March 3, 2026, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers in Cornwall, Ont., laid charges against an individual after seizing three prohibited assault-style firearms from their vehicle. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) joins its public safety partners in marking National Impaired Driving Prevention Week, highlighting the important role of our border services officers in stopping impaired drivers at the border. Since Jan. 1, 2025, CBSA officers have arrested 634 people for impaired driving at land ports of entry across Canada. Our officers … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the seizure of 112 kg of opium following an examination of a commercial truck arriving at the Pacific Highway Commercial Operations port of entry. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
