The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it is initiating investigations to determine whether truck bodies are being sold at unfair prices in Canada (dumping) and/or are being subsidized. The investigations focus on imports from producers operating in or exporting from China. The CBSA will investigate whether the imports are being sold in Canada … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it is initiating investigations to determine whether certain thermoformed molded fibre tableware is being sold at unfair prices in Canada (dumping) and/or is being subsidized. The investigations focus on imports from producers operating in or exporting from China. The CBSA will investigate whether the imports are being sold … Read more
The Central Region Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), announced the sentencing of Kyowa Shaw of Mississauga, Ont., following a joint investigation into the attempted exportation of 37 kg of dried cannabis. On Nov. 9, 2023, a CBSA Detector Dog team at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport identified suspected cannabis … Read more
The CBSA has recently experienced IT systems outages resulting in delays for travellers and commercial processing. These outages started following unforeseen technical problems during routine systems maintenance on Sept. 28. They were not the result of a cyberattack. The CBSA is working closely with Shared Services Canada to reduce the risk of future outages, to minimize any … Read more
Hugues Mbala Diata of Montreal appeared on Oct. 1, 2025 at the Montreal courthouse to face various charges under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), in connection with the illegal entry into Canada of several nationals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On Aug. 18, 2025, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) authorized … Read more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that an arrest has been made following an investigation by the CBSA Ontario Firearms Smuggling Enforcement Team (OFSET). This specialized team of criminal investigators, intelligence analysts, and intelligence officers are dedicated to investigating firearms smuggling in Ontario. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The Chief Mountain port of entry is closing for the season on Sept. 30, at 6:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST). It will reopen in the spring of 2026. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
The modernization of the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., border crossing launched in winter 2025 is progressing well and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to inform port of entry users that a new and important phase of the project will begin in the coming days. Work to redevelop the primary inspection line at the port of entry will begin on … Read more
On Jan. 27, 2025, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Cornwall, Ont., port of entry referred a New York-plated vehicle for secondary inspection. Border services officers searched the vehicle and found nicotine and unmarked tobacco products with an estimated combined market value of $114,000. Following an investigation, CBSA criminal investigators laid multiple charges under … Read more
The Little Gold Creek port of entry in the Yukon is scheduled to close for the season on September 15. The full release is available online. Contact media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca.
