What Does the CBSA Do For You? Here’s a Snapshot

As 2025 draws to a close, the work of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) across the country is being highlighted.

Between January 1 and October 31, 2025, the CBSA helped combat organized crime by intercepting:

• 30,791 kg of illegal drugs, more than the 25,600 kg seized last year.
• More than 13,500 dangerous weapons including over 740 firearms, similar to 2024 when 15,600 weapons and 850 firearms were seized.
• Over 1,320 stolen vehicles, compared to approximately 2,270 in 2024, reflecting the overall decrease in vehicle theft recorded in Canada during 2025.

During this same period, changing global travel and migration patterns saw CBSA process 12% fewer travellers at its ports of entry. The CBSA says this gave them more time to focus on other priorities, including the removal of 19,000 inadmissible people to their home countries.

The CBSA was also integral in supporting the continued flow of international trade. This included the collection of over $40 billion in duties and taxes and the examination of more than 4.3 million commercial trucks, in line with 2024 volumes.

The CBSA acts as Canada’s first line of defence at 1,200 ports of entry across the country. Every day, 16,500 employees, including over 8,500 frontline officers, protect our communities by preventing illegal goods and inadmissible people from entering Canada.

With the hiring of 1,000 new officers, the CBSA will have even more capacity to crack down on the movement of stolen goods, illegal guns, and drugs, enforce import measures, and investigate unfair trade practices.

These new CBSA officers will join the thousands of border services officers and hundreds of CBSA criminal investigators, inland enforcement officers, hearings officers, intelligence officers and international officers who already support and enforce compliance with Canada’s border laws and take action against those who try to break them.

Facilitating the Flow of Legitimate Travellers into Canada

The CBSA welcomed over 70 million travellers into Canada, a 12% decrease from 2024. This includes approximately:

• 31.1 million travellers by air.
• 35.8 million travellers by land.
• 3.2 million travellers by water.