Securing the border

Securing the border

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

Services and information

Strengthening border security

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

Screening people at the border

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

Screening goods at the border

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

Commercial and trade safety

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

Smart and secure border tools for travel and trade

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

Intelligence and risk management

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

Report suspicious cross-border activities

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

Joint initiatives

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

Preclearance in Canada and the U.S.

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

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