Canada Border Services Agency seizure statistics
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is Canada’s first line of defence at 1,200 ports of entry across the country. Every day, CBSA officers protect our communities by preventing illegal goods from crossing the border.
Use this dashboard to access statistics on CBSA enforcement actions, such as seizures of illicit drugs and firearms, and other seized goods like undeclared currency, alcohol and tobacco.
Customize your view using the drop-down filters to sort by year, province, commodity group and type. You can also toggle between screens to view:
- Quantity breakdown: A detailed table showing the quantity of items seized.
- Seizure details: In-depth view of the data, including a chart and an interactive map.
Use the interactive dashboard
Source: Integrated Customs Enforcement System (ICES)
Definitions
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Commodity group
A broad category used to group similar types of goods together for reporting purposes (for example, weapons and firearms or narcotics and controlled substances).
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Commodity type
The specific sub-category or kind of item seized within a broader commodity group (for example, handguns within the weapons and firearms group).
How to navigate the dashboard
The dashboard allows you to explore data at different levels of detail using filters and drill functions.
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Filter your view
- Drop down menu: Filter the data by year, province, commodity group, or commodity type
- To select more than one commodity group or commodity type: hold Ctrl on your keyboard
- Map view: Select a province or territory on the map to view local data
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Drill-down features
To view a detailed breakdown of a commodity group, select the double down-arrow icon at the top of the chart to expand all commodity types (sub-categories).
Hover over the visual to reveal drill icons.
- Drill up
: Goes back up to a higher level in the hierarchy. - Drill down
: Turns on drill mode so you can select a single data point to drill into. - Go to the next level in the hierarchy
: Moves the entire visual down one level. - Expand all down one level in the hierarchy
: Adds the next level of detail while keeping the current level visible for context.
- Drill up
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Alternative keyboard shortcuts
Use these keyboard shortcuts to navigate and execute commands without using a mouse.
Show Keyboard shortcuts: Shift + Question mark (?)
Across the product
- Move focus between sections: Ctrl + F6
- Move focus forward in section: Tab
- Move focus backward in section: Shift + Tab
Pane navigation
- Multi-select: Ctrl + Space
- Collapse a single table: Left arrow
- Expand a single table: Right arrow
- Collapse all tables: Alt + Shift +1
- Expand all tables: Alt + Shift + 9
- Open a context menu: Windows context key or Shift + F10
On visual
- Move focus to visual menu: Alt + Shift + F10
- Show as table: Alt + Shift + F11
- Enter a visual: Ctrl + Right arrow
- Enter a layer: Enter
- Exit a layer or visual: Esc
- Select or unselect data point: Enter or Space
- Multi-select: Ctrl + Enter or Ctrl + Space
- Right Click: Windows context key or Shift + F10
- Show or hide data point tooltip: Ctrl + H
- Clear selection: Ctrl + Shift + C
Slicer accessibility
- Slicer control: Ctrl + Right arrow
Disclaimer
The CBSA provides these seizure statistics for public information. These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period. Numbers are subject to change based on late entries or further evaluation. Third parties who analyze or distribute this data do so independently; their findings do not represent official CBSA reporting or statements. For CBSA’s full Terms and conditions and Privacy statement.
Videos
Border Bust: Stopping drug smugglers in their tracks
CBSA officers at Montreal-Trudeau airport conducted an operation in the export baggage area of a flight to France during which 37.5 kg of cannabis was intercepted and seized.
Border Bust: Meth seized at the Vancouver International Mail Centre
CBSA Officers at the Vancouver International Mail Centre seized 6.45 kg of meth destined for New Zealand.
2025 Year in Review
CBSA reflects on a year of achievements in keeping Canada safe and strong.
Other CBSA enforcement data
Contact us
For public inquiries:
Border Information Service
Telephone: 1-800-461-9999
For media inquiries:
Media Relations
Telephone: 613-957-6500 or 1-877-761-5945
Email: media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca