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CBSA Key Contacts

Report Illegal Activities

Border Watch
If you have information about suspicious cross-border activity, use our
Border Watch Toll-free phone line to contact the CBSA.

Customs Investigations
Report suspected cases of duty evasion, smuggling, fraud and other offences against laws enforced by the Canada Border Services Agency.

Other Contacts

CBSA Offices
Directory of CBSA offices across Canada organized by province and district.


CBSA General Enquiries

Telephone

Border Information Service
The Border Information Service (BIS) is a computerized, 24-hour telephone service that provides general border services information on topics in four main categories:

  • Personal travel information,
  • Business importation/exportation,
  • Currency exchange rate information, and
  • Residency information.

If you call during office hours (08:00 - 16:00) local time, you can also speak directly to an agent for more specific information.

Service in English

  • Call BIS within Canada (1-800-461-9999)
  • Call BIS from outside of Canada (long-distance charges apply):
    • (204) 983-3500 or
    • (506) 636-5064

E-mail the CBSA

We welcome your comments, suggestions and questions, however for privacy and security reasons please note the following:

  • The CBSA does not reply by e-mail to specific questions concerning personal or business cases. Please visit a CBSA office or call the Border Information Service;
  • We ask you not to e-mail any personal information such as departmentally assigned case or file numbers, home or business address, passport numbers or other information;
  • We cannot accept and process changes of address by e-mail;
  • We are unable to forward e-mail messages on your behalf;
  • We do not accept e-mails that have attachments. These are deleted by our filters.

Submit your questions and/or comments directly to:
CBSA-ASFC@canada.gc.ca



Mail the CBSA

Send a letter to the Minister of Public Safety or the
President of the CBSA.


Other Government of Canada Programs and Services

For information on other Government of Canada programs and services call 1 800 O-Canada (1 800 622-6232).




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