COVID-19 : Additional temporary service reductions at select Canadian ports of entry

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COVID-19 : Additional temporary service reductions at select Canadian ports of entry

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OTTAWA, ON, July 3, 2020 /CNW/ - Further to announcements made on April 15 and May 12, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is temporarily reducing service hours at additional land, air, and marine ports of entry (POE) in addition to deferring seasonal opening hours at select POEs. These COVID-19 related measures are temporary and in effect as of July 3, 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT. They will remain in effect until further notice.

The Government of Canada remains committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians and reducing the spread of COVID-19 in Canada. The temporary restriction on discretionary travel at the Canada-United States border remains in place.

The CBSA will proceed with the following temporary measures:

  • reducing the hours of operation at 12 land POEs;
  • reducing the hours of operation at eight air POEs;
  • deferring the seasonal opening of one marine POE; and
  • deferring the shift to seasonal hours of operation at one land POE.

Economic supply chains and trade will remain open and the CBSA continues to work to ensure that access to goods and services is not interrupted. As such, these changes should not affect commercial traffic.

The CBSA remains committed to ensuring that Indigenous people continue to be able to move within and between their communities, and are able to provide and access essential goods and services.

Quick facts

  • This temporary reduction of service hours and deferral of opening select seasonal POEs will be reviewed on an ongoing basis as the public health situation evolves.
  • The temporary restriction on discretionary travel at the Canada-United States border put in place on March 21 at 12:01 a.m. EDT continues. This restriction is in place until at least July 21, 2020.
  • All persons entering Canada – no matter their country of origin or mode of entry – must isolate themselves for 14 days if they have symptoms of or confirmed COVID-19 or quarantine themselves for 14 days if they do not have symptoms of COVID-19.
  • As of March 31, 2020, anyone arriving in Canada in any mode (air, land or marine) must provide their contact information to a border services officer when seeking entry. This information is collected on behalf of Public Health Agency of Canada to support their compliance and enforcement of the 14-day quarantine or isolation requirement outlined in Order in Council 2020-0524. Travellers are encouraged to download the mobile ArriveCAN App prior to arrival to reduce wait times and limit contact at the border. The App is available on the Apple App and Google Play stores.
  • For the latest on cross-border programs and services, travellers can call the CBSA's Border Information Service at 1-800-461-9999.

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Fact Sheet

COVID-19 : Additional temporary service reductions at select Canadian ports of entry

Further to announcements made on April 15 and May 12, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is temporarily reducing service hours at additional land, air, and marine ports of entry (POE) in addition to deferring seasonal opening hours at select POEs. These COVID-19 related measures are temporary and in effect as of July 3, 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT. They will remain in effect until further notice.

Overview

The CBSA will proceed with the following temporary measures:

  • reducing the hours of operation at 12 land POEs;
  • reducing the hours of operation at 8 air POEs;
  • deferring the seasonal opening of 1 marine POE; and
  • deferring the shift to seasonal hours of operation at 1 land POE.

Below is a table that provides an overview by Region and by types of reduction of services.


Reduction in
hours of service

Seasonal POE

deferring implementation of seasonal hours of service

Seasonal POE

delay of opening

(POE closed)

Pacific Region

1

0

0

Prairie Region

11

1

0

Northern Ontario Region

0

0

1

Quebec Region

1

0

0

Atlantic Region

7

0

0

TOTAL

20

1

1

Pacific Region: 1 port

CBSA

port

CBSA

current hours of service

New CBSA

temporary hours of service

Stewart, British  Columbia

8:00 am to 12:00 am, 7 days/week

8:00 am to 4:30 pm, 7 days/week, with telephone reporting from 4:30 pm -8:00 am

Prairie Region: 12 ports

CBSA

port

CBSA

current hours of service

New CBSA

temporary hours of service

Cartwright, Manitoba

8:00 am to 9:00 pm, 7 days/week

8:00 am to 4:00 pm, 7 days/week

Coronach, Saskatchewan

8:00 am to 9:00 pm (June 1 to Sept. 15)

8:00 am to 6:00 pm (Sept. 16 to Nov. 7)

9:00 am to 7:00 pm (Nov. 8 to the 2nd  Saturday in March)                                        

 

7 days/week

9:00 am to 7:00 pm (2nd Sunday in March to 1st Saturday in November)

 

10:00 am to 8:00 pm (1st Sunday in November up to the 2nd Saturday in March)

 

7 days/week

Crystal City, Manitoba

9:00 am to 10:00 pm, 7 days/week

9:00 am to 7:00 pm, 7 days/week

Edmonton Int'l Airport Traffic Ops (YEG)

24/7

7:00 am to 12:00 am, 7 days/week

Lyleton, Manitoba

9:00 am to 10:00 pm, 7 days/week

9:00 am to 5:00 pm, 7 days/week

Piney, Manitoba

9:00 am to 10:00 pm, 7 days/week

9:00 am to 5:00 pm,  7 days/week

Regina Airport (YQR)

8:00 am to 12:00 am (May 3 through Nov. 6),

7 days/week

24/7 (Nov. 7 to May 2)

8:00 am to 9:30 pm, 7 days/week

Scobey Border Station Airport (Coronach), Saskatchewan

8:00 am to 9:00 pm (June 1 to Sept. 15)
8:00 am to 6:00 pm (Sept. 16 to Nov. 7)
9:00 am to 7:00 pm (Nov. 8 to the 2nd  Saturday in March)                                         

 

7 days/week

9:00 am to 7:00 pm (2nd Sunday in March to 1st Saturday in November)

 

10:00 am to 8:00 pm (1st Sunday in November up to the 2nd Saturday in March)

 

7 days/week

Snowflake, Manitoba

9:00 am to 10:00 pm, 7 days/week

9:00 am to 5:00 pm, 7 days/week

South Junction, Manitoba

8:00 am to 12:00 am, 7 days/week

8:00 am to 8:00 pm, 7 days/week

Tolstoi, Manitoba

8:00 am to 10:00 pm, 7 days/week

8:00 am to 6:00 pm, 7 days/week

Wild Horse, Alberta

8:00 am to 9:00 pm (May 15 to Sept. 30)

8:00 am to 5:00 pm (Oct. 1st to May 14)

 

7 days/week

8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 7 days/week

Northern Ontario Region: 1 port

CBSA

port

CBSA

current hours of service

New CBSA

temporary hours of service

Brockville Blockhouse Island, Ontario

8:30 am to 8:30 pm (May to October)

7 days/week

Deferral of the seasonal opening

Quebec Region: 1 port

CBSA

port

CBSA

current hours of service

New CBSA

temporary hours of service

Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport: Commercial

7:00 am to 7:45 pm Monday to Friday

8:00 am to 3:45 pm Saturday to Sunday

8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday

8:00 am to 3:45 pm, Saturday to Sunday

 

Atlantic Region: 7 ports

CBSA

port

CBSA

current hours of service

New CBSA

temporary hours of service

Bloomfield, New Brunswick

9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday

9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Saturday but closed on US holidays

Charlottetown Airport

8:00 am to 12:00 am, 7 days/week

8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday

Fosterville, New Brunswick

8:00 am to 12:00 am (last Monday of May to first Monday of September)

8:00 am to 6:00 pm (first Monday of September to last Monday of May)

7 days/week (including holidays)

8:00 am to 8:00 pm, 7 days/week

Fredericton International Airport

8:00 am to 12:00 am, 7 days/week

8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday

Gillespie Portage, New Brunswick

7:00 am to 11:00 pm, 7 days/week

7:00 am to 7:00 pm, 7 days/week

Moncton - Greater Moncton Romeo Leblanc International Airport

8:00 am to 12:00 am, 7 days/week

8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 7 days/week

Saint John Airport

8:00 am to 12:00 am, 7 days/week

8:00 am to 8:00 pm, 7 days/week

Associated links

Website: www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
Twitter: @CanBorder 
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SOURCE Canada Border Services Agency

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