CBSA: Port Closures and Reduced Hours of Operation

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) provides service at over 1200 locations across Canada.

All government programs are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure they are effective and efficient and that they respond to the priorities of Canadians. This ensures that funding is allocated to programs that are a high priority for Canadians and produce results.

Last year, as part of the Strategic Review process, the CBSA reviewed its services at smaller Ports of Entry (POE) across the country to ensure they are operating as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. As a result, the CBSA decided to close three underused POEs and to reduce hours at four POEs. These changes will take effect April 1, 2011.

These changes will allow the CBSA to focus on its core role and to focus more resources on areas that promote the health, security and safety of Canadians. The CBSA does not anticipate any job losses to result from these changes.

The three POEs identified for closure are:

Jamieson’s Line, Quebec
This POE sees an average of 12 travellers a day and no commercial vehicles. There is a 24/7 POE 10 km away (Herdman).

Franklin Centre, Quebec
This POE sees an average of 56 travellers a day and three commercial vehicles. There is a 24/7 POE 16 km away (Herdman).

Big Beaver, Saskatchewan
This POE sees an average of five travellers a day and no commercial vehicles. Coronach, which has the same hours of service as Big Beaver, is 28 km distant. There is also a 24/7 POE 55 km away (Regway).

The four POEs identified for reduced hours of operation are:

Morses Line, Quebec
This POE sees an average of 84 travellers a day. The hours of service will be reduced to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the current 8 a.m. to midnight. There is a 24/7 POE 13 km away (St-Armand/Philipsburg).

East Pinnacle, Quebec
This POE sees an average of 58 travellers a day. The hours of service will be reduced to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the current 8 a.m. to midnight. There is a 24/7 POE 34 km away (St-Armand/Philipsburg).

Glen Sutton, Quebec
This POE sees an average of 37 travellers a day. The hours of service will be reduced to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the current 24/7. There is a 24/7 POE 11.5 km away (Abercorn).

Kenora, Ontario
This inland POE sees an average of 4 travellers a day. Specific reduced hours have not yet been established.