The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced changes to operating hours at 35 land border crossings nationwide, effective January 6, 2025.
The new schedules will come into effect at 12:01 a.m. local time.
This decision, made in coordination with the United States, aims to enhance border security on both sides while optimizing resource allocation. By concentrating staff at busier border crossings, the CBSA can better manage traveler and goods processing, as well as conduct necessary inspections.
The United States will also adjust hours at several border crossings, improving coordination between the two countries. This will streamline the return of inadmissible travelers or goods when certain sections of the border are closed.
These adjustments are based on a detailed analysis of traffic patterns, peak periods, and operational needs at border checkpoints. Most affected crossings handle fewer than two vehicles or trucks per hour during the periods that will no longer be covered. Alternative border crossings are available within 100 km of the affected locations.
Updated Operating Hours for Land Border Crossings
(All times are in local time zones.)
Alberta
Del Bonita
Travelers: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily
British Columbia
Cascade
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily
Nelway
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily
Manitoba
Cartwright
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily
Coulter
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily
Commercial: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Crystal City
Travelers: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily
Goodlands
Travelers: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily
Gretna
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily
Lena
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily
Commercial: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Piney
Travelers: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily
Snowflake
Travelers: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily
South Junction
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily
Tolstoi
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily
Windygates
Travelers: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily
Winkler
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily
Quebec
Chartierville
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily
Clarenceville
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily
Frelighsburg
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily
Herdman
Travelers: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily
Hereford Road
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily
Highwater
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily
Lacolle Route 221
Travelers: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily
Lacolle Route 223
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily
Noyan
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily
Trout River
Travelers: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily
New Brunswick
Bloomfield
Travelers: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday (excluding Canadian and U.S. holidays)
Commercial: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding Canadian and U.S. holidays)
Gillespie Portage
Travelers: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., daily
Fosterville
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., last Monday in May to first Monday in September, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., remainder of the year
Commercial: Same hours as above
St. Croix
Travelers: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., daily
Commercial: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday
Saskatchewan
Carievale
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., second Sunday in March to first Saturday in November, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., remainder of the year
Estevan Highway
Travelers: Same hours as Carievale
Monchy
Travelers: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., remainder of the year
Commercial: Same hours as travelers, excluding holidays
Northgate
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., second Sunday in March to first Saturday in November, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., remainder of the year
Commercial: Same hours as travelers, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
Oungre
Travelers: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., second Sunday in March to first Saturday in November, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., remainder of the year
West Poplar River
Travelers: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., second Sunday in March to first Saturday in November, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., remainder of the year
Commercial: Same hours as travelers, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
