December 31, 2024
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) recently issued a summary of it's activities in 2024.
So far the Agency processed almost 4.5 million commercial trucks into Canada, which is on par with volumes in 2023. The CBSA assessed approximately $32.5 billion in duties and taxes. Over $136.4 million in anti-dumping and countervailing duties were assessed.
The CBSA also welcomed over 80.5 million travellers into Canada, a 9% increase from 2023. This includes approximately:
31.8 million travellers by air
45.1 million travellers by land
3.3 million travellers by marine
336,000 travellers by rail
The Agency conducted more than 28,600 searches by Detector Dog Service Teams, intercepting over 17,000 high-risk food, plant and animal products, drugs, firearms and currency and issued nearly 2,500 penalties totalling $2,136,200 for food, plant and animal import violations.