Safety and Security

Ensuring compliance through border control

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to providing a smarter, more secure and efficient border. To achieve this goal, the CBSA relies on technology, information sharing, risk analysis and biometrics.

The CBSA is vigilant in its enforcement of the legislation that it administers. To ensure the free flow of legitimate people and goods, the CBSA monitors, investigates, detains and removes those people or goods in violation of the relevant laws.

Trade Security

With almost $2 billion daily in cross-border trade with the United States, keeping the trade system open is critical to ensuring Canada’s economic prosperity. It is equally critical to protect the border against potential threats to our health, security and economy.

Advance information and information-sharing programs

• Container Security Initiative (marine)
  Designed to safeguard global marine trade.
  
• Advance Commercial Information (marine and air)
  Getting the right information at the right time to detect potential risks arriving by marine and air cargo to Canada.
  
• eManifest (highway and rail)
  Getting the right information at the right time to detect potential risks arriving by highway and rail cargo to Canada.
  

Technology

• Radiation Detection Equipment
  Using state-of-the-art technology to reduce the risk of dangerous and illicit mate