Securing the border

How border security keeps Canadians safe by screening people and goods. Report suspicious cross-border activity.

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Canada’s plan to strengthen, secure and efficiently manage our borders.

How visitors to Canada are screened at the border, and why border services officers arrest, detain and remove visitors.

What you need to know before crossing the border, how goods are screened, and the tools used to detect illegal goods.

Programs and services that ensure a secure and efficient flow of goods at the border.

The latest technologies used to move people and goods across the border more securely and seamlessly.

How intelligence and risk management are protecting the safety of all Canadians while speeding up processing times.

Report suspicious cross-border activity, smuggling, and other border-related offences.

Government of Canada’s work with security and intelligence partners in Canada and the U.S.

Clearing travelers and goods through border points, traveler feedback form.