Backgrounder
July 3, 2020 - Ottawa, Ontario - Canada Border Services Agency
Further to announcements made on April 15 and May 12, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is temporarily reducing service hours at additional land, air, and marine ports of entry (POE) in addition to deferring seasonal opening hours at select POEs. These COVID-19 related measures are temporary and in effect as of July 3, 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT. They will remain in effect until further notice.
Overview
The CBSA will proceed with the following temporary measures:
- reducing the hours of operation at 12 land POEs;
- reducing the hours of operation at 8 air POEs;
- deferring the seasonal opening of 1 marine POE; and
- deferring the shift to seasonal hours of operation at 1 land POE.
Below is a table that provides an overview by Region and by types of reduction of services.
| Region | Reduction in hours of service | Seasonal POE deferring implementation of seasonal hours of service | Seasonal POE delay of opening (POE closed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Region | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie Region | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Ontario Region | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quebec Region | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Region | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| CBSA port | CBSA current hours of service | New CBSA temporary hours of service |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart, British Columbia | 8 am to midnight, 7 days a week | 8 am to 4:30 pm, 7 days a week, with telephone reporting from 4:30 pm to 8 am |
| CBSA port | CBSA current hours of service | New CBSA temporary hours of service |
|---|---|---|
| Cartwright, Manitoba | 8 am to 9 pm, 7 days a week | 8 am to 4 pm, 7 days a week |
| Coronach, Saskatchewan | 8 am to 9 pm (June 1 to Sept. 15) 8 am to 6 pm (Sept. 16 to Nov. 7) 9 am to 7 pm (Nov. 8 to the second Saturday in March) 7 days a week |
9 am to 7 pm (second Sunday in March to first Saturday in November) 10 am to 8 pm (first Sunday in November up to the second Saturday in March) 7 days a week |
| Crystal City, Manitoba | 9 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week | 9 am to 7 pm, 7 days a week |
| Edmonton International Airport Traffic Ops (YEG) | 24/7 | 7 am to midnight, 7 days a week |
| Lyleton, Manitoba | 9 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week | 9 am to 5 pm, 7 days a week |
| Piney, Manitoba | 9 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week | 9 am to 5 pm, 7 days a week |
| Regina Airport (YQR) | 8 am to midnight (May 3 through Nov. 6), 7 days a week 24/7 (Nov. 7 to May 2) |
8 am to 9:30 pm, 7 days a week |
| Scobey Border Station Airport (Coronach), Saskatchewan | 8 am to 9 pm (June 1 to Sept. 15) 8 am to 6 pm (Sept. 16 to Nov. 7) 9 am to 7 pm (Nov. 8 to the second Saturday in March) 7 days a week |
9 am to 7 pm (second Sunday in March to first Saturday in November) 10 am to 8 pm (first Sunday in November up to the second Saturday in March 7 days a week |
| Snowflake, Manitoba | 9 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week | 9 am to 5 pm, 7 days a week |
| South Junction, Manitoba | 8 am to midnight, 7 days a week | 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week |
| Tolstoi, Manitoba | 8 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week | 8 am to 6 pm, 7 days a week |
| Wild Horse, Alberta | 8 am to 9 pm (May 15 to Sept. 30) 8 am to 5 pm (Oct. first to May 14) 7 days a week |
8 am to 5 pm, 7 days a week |
| CBSA port | CBSA current hours of service | New CBSA temporary hours of service |
|---|---|---|
| Brockville Blockhouse Island, Ontario | 8:30 am to 10:30 pm (May to October) 7 days a week |
Deferral of the seasonal opening |
| CBSA port | CBSA current hours of service | New CBSA temporary hours of service |
|---|---|---|
| Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport: Commercial | 7 am to 7:45 pm Monday to Friday 8 am to 3:45 pm Saturday to Sunday |
8 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday 8 am to 3:45 pm, Saturday to Sunday |
| CBSA port | CBSA current hours of service | New CBSA temporary hours of service |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield, New Brunswick | 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Saturday | 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Saturday but closed on US holidays |
| Charlottetown Airport | 8 am to midnight, 7 days a week | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday |
| Fosterville, New Brunswick | 8 am to midnight (last Monday of May to first Monday of September) 8 am to 6 pm (first Monday of September to last Monday of May) 7 days a week (including holidays) |
8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week |
| Fredericton International Airport | 8 am to midnight, 7 days a week | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday |
| Gillespie Portage, New Brunswick | 7 am to 11 pm, 7 days a week | 7 am to 7 pm, 7 days a week |
| Moncton - Greater Moncton Romeo Leblanc International Airport | 8 am to midnight, 7 days a week | 8 am to 5 pm, 7 days a week |
| Saint John Airport | 8 am to midnight, 7 days a week | 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week |
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Contacts
Media Relations, Canada Border Services Agency
