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2024 to 2025 Fees Report: Canada Border Services Agency

Minister’s message

The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety

I am pleased to present the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) report on fees for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

The CBSA is responsible for providing integrated border services that support national security and public safety priorities and facilitate the free flow of legitimate travellers and goods. Some of the Agency’s programs are managed on a cost recovery basis - whereby fees are charged to help fund service delivery - resulting in a safe travel experience for Canadians and visitors, and efficient processing of commercial goods.

This report, issued under the Service Fees Act, provides transparency and accountability for the CBSA’s fees and services to Canadians. It provides details such as fee amounts, service standards, performance results and fee revenue.

The annual fees report is a valuable exercise and I thank CBSA employees for their careful stewardship in the management and administration of the Agency’s service fees.

The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, P.C., K.C., M.P.
Minister of Public Safety

About this report

This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees Act Endnote 1, the Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Endnote 2, and subsection 4.2.9 of the Treasury Board Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities Endnote 3, contains information about the fees the CBSA had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2024–25.

The report covers fees that are subject to the Service Fees Act and those that are exempt from the Service Fees Act.

For reporting purposes, fees are categorized by fee-setting mechanism. There are three mechanisms:

  1. Act, regulation or fees notice
    The authority to set these fees is delegated to a department, minister or Governor in Council pursuant to an act of Parliament.
  2. Contract
    Ministers have the inherent authority to enter into contracts, which are usually negotiated between the minister and an individual or organization, and which cover fees and other terms and conditions. In some cases, that authority may also be provided by an act of Parliament.
  3. Market rate or auction
    The authority to set these fees comes from an act of Parliament or a regulation, and the minister, department or Governor in Council has no control in determining the fee amount.

For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, the report provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each fee. For fees set by contract, the report provides totals only. The CBSA did not have fees set by market rate or auction.

Fees charged by the CBSA under the Access to Information Act are not subject to the Service Fees Act and are not included in this report. Information on the CBSA’s access to information fees can be found in our annual report to Parliament on the administration of the Access to Information Act Endnote 4.

Remissions

In 2024–25, the CBSA was subject to the requirements to issue remissions under section 7 of the Service Fees Act and subsection 4.2.4 of the Treasury Board Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities to remit a fee, in whole or in part, to a fee payer when a service standard was not met. The CBSA’s remission policy and procedures, pursuant to the Service Fees Act, are on the following web page: CBSA Remission Policy pursuant to the Service Fees Act Endnote 5.

The other sections of this report provide detailed amounts for the CBSA’s remissions for 2024–25.

Overall totals, by fee-setting mechanism

The following table presents the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees the CBSA had the authority to charge in 2024–25, by fee-setting mechanism.

Overall totals for 2024–25, by fee-setting mechanism
Fee-setting mechanism Revenue ($) Cost ($) Remissions ($)
Fees set by contract 7,058,596 7,058,596 Remissions do not apply to fees set by contract.
Fees set by act, regulation or fees notice 26,882,822 141,084,636 0
Total 33,941,418 148,143,232 0

Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice

A fee grouping is a set of fees relating to a single business line, directorate or program that a department had the authority to charge for those activities.

This section presents, for each fee grouping, the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees the CBSA had the authority to charge in 2024–25 that are set by the following:

  • act
  • regulation
Trade Program Fees: totals for 2024–25
Revenue ($) Cost ($) Remissions ($)
256,800 275,083 0
Trusted Traveller Program Fees: totals for 2024–25
Revenue ($) Cost ($) Remissions ($)
23,671,309 53,039,470 0
Miscellaneous Fees: totals for 2024–25
Revenue ($) Cost ($) Remissions ($)
2,954,713 87,770,083 0

Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice

This section provides detailed information on each fee the CBSA had the authority to charge in 2024–25 and that was set by the following:

  • act
  • regulation

Trade Program Fees

Customs Broker Licensing Fee
Fee grouping Trade Program Fees
Fee
  • Issue a Customs Broker Licence
  • Renew a Customs Broker Licence
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 1986
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2006
Service standard
  • Applications are processed within 90 calendar days from the date of submission of a complete application.
  • Renewal invoices are issued to all licensed customs brokers annually.
Performance result
  • The CBSA processed 16 applications and met the service standard 75% of the time.
  • The CBSA renewed and issued invoices for 351 licences.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Material (>  $151): (a) and (b)
2024–25 fee amount ($)
  • 600.00
  • 600.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) 220,200
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) 0
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27
2026–27 fee amount ($)
  • 751.65
  • 751.65
Customs Broker Professional Examination Fee
Fee grouping Trade Program Fees
Fee Customs Broker Professional Examination Fee
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 1986
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2006
Service standard Examination results are mailed to candidates within four weeks from the date of examination.
Performance result The CBSA mailed 183 results and met the service standard 100% of the time.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Material (>  $151)
2024–25 fee amount ($) 200.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) 36,600
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) 0
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27
2026–27 fee amount ($) 250.55
Customs Sufferance Warehouse Licensing Fee
Fee grouping Trade Program Fees
Fee
  • Issue a customs sufferance warehouse license - for the period beginning on the day on which the licence is issued and ending on March 31 in the same fiscal year
  • Issue a customs sufferance warehouse license - for each fiscal year of operation after the period in which the licence was initially issued
  • Issue a customs sufferance warehouse license - for a licence issued after October 1 in a fiscal year
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 1986
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2024
Service standard Applications are processed within 60 business days from the date of receipt of a complete application.
Performance result The CBSA processed 30 applications and met the service standard 93% of the time.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Material (>  $151): (a) (b) and (c)
2024–25 fee amount ($)
  • 500.00
  • 500.00
  • 250.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) 0
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) 0
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 The fees were repealed on .
2026–27 fee amount ($) The fees were repealed on .

Trusted Traveller Program Fees

CANPASS Program Application Fee – CANPASS Air
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee CANPASS Program Application Fee – CANPASS Air Table note 1
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
2024–25 fee amount ($) 50.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) 0
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) This fee was not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($) 50.00
Table note 1

The CBSA no longer collects this fee as the CANPASS Air program was discontinued as of April 2018; however, this fee is reported as a formality since it is still listed in the fee-setting regulations.

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CANPASS Program Application Fee – CANPASS Private Boat
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee CANPASS Program Application Fee – CANPASS Private Boat Table note 2
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
2024–25 fee amount ($) 40.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) 0
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($) 40.00
Table note 2

The CBSA no longer collects this fee as the CANPASS Private Boat program was discontinued as of April 2018; however, this fee is reported as a formality since it is still listed in the fee-setting regulations.

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CANPASS Program Application Fee – CANPASS Corporate Aircraft
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee CANPASS Program Application Fee – CANPASS Corporate Aircraft
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
2024–25 fee amount ($) 40.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) Table note 3 144,549
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) This fee was not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($) 40.00
Table note 3

This amount includes revenues for both CANPASS Corporate Aircraft and CANPASS Private Aircraft.

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CANPASS Program Application Fee – CANPASS Private Aircraft
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee CANPASS Program Application Fee – CANPASS Private Aircraft
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
2024–25 fee amount ($) 40.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) Table note 4 144,549
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) This fee was not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($) 40.00
Table note 4

This amount includes revenues for both CANPASS Corporate Aircraft and CANPASS Private Aircraft.

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NEXUS Program Application Fee
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee NEXUS Program Application Fee
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2024
Service standard Within 30 business days of receipt of a complete application, applicants are informed of whether they are eligible to proceed to the interview stage.
Performance result The CBSA informed 893,627 applicants and met the service standard 37% of the time. A rush of applicants ahead of the fee increase was a significant contributing factor.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Not subject to the Service Fees Act Table note 5
2024–25 fee amount ($) 120.00 (USD)
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) Table note 6 22,810,153
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) This fee was not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($) 120.00 (USD)
Table note 5

This fee is not subject to the Service Fees Act as per subsection 11.1(4) of the Customs Act.

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Table note 6

Revenues from the NEXUS fee are shared between the CBSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The total revenue shown is the amount recorded by the CBSA.

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Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Driver Program Application Fee
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Driver Program Application Fee
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Within 30 business days of receipt of a complete application, applicants are informed of whether they are eligible to proceed to the interview stage.
Performance result The CBSA informed 14,403 applicants and met the service standard 99% of the time.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Not subject to the Service Fees Act Table note 7
2024–25 fee amount ($) 50.00 (USD)
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) Table note 8 491,927
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) This fee was not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($) 50.00 (USD)
Table note 7

This fee is not subject to the Service Fees Act as per subsection 11.1(4) of the Customs Act.

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Table note 8

Revenues from the FAST fee are shared between the CBSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The total revenue shown is the amount recorded by the CBSA.

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Pilot Project for Travellers in Remote Areas – Quebec (PPTRA-Q) Membership Fee
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee Pilot Project for Travellers in Remote Areas – Quebec (PPTRA-Q) Membership Fee Table note 9
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
2024–25 fee amount ($) 50.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) 11,800
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) This fee was not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($) 50.00
Table note 9

As per subsection 24(3) of the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations, the fee for issuance of other authorizations is $25.00 per year, so the fee amount for PPTRA-Q is $50.00 since memberships are granted on a two-year cycle.

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Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Permit Application Fee
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Permit Application Fee
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2002
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2002
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
2024–25 fee amount ($) 30.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) 212,880
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($) 30.00

Miscellaneous Fees

Recovery of Removal Costs
Fee grouping Miscellaneous Fees
Fee
  • Recovery of removal costs payable by a foreign national previously removed from Canada at Her Majesty's expense and for which the removal costs were not recovered from a transporter - for persons removed to the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon
  • Recovery of removal costs payable by a foreign national previously removed from Canada at Her Majesty's expense and for which the removal costs were not recovered from a transporter - for persons removed to any country other than the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2002
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2025
Service standard The fee did not have an established service standard.
Performance result The fee did not have an established service standard.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Material (>  $151): (a) and (b)
2024–25 fee amount ($)
  • 899.57
  • 1,799.14
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) 501,939
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) 0
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 The fees were repealed on .
2026–27 fee amount ($) Table note 10 The fees were repealed on .
Table note 10

The CBSA updated the regulatory framework for the recovery of removal costs on April 1, 2025, and replaced the destination-based fees with new fees based on whether the removal was under escort. The CBSA’s 2025-26 Fees Report will include the updated fees. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement associated to the update describes the changes (Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations: SOR/2024-284).

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After-hours Immigration Examination Fee
Fee grouping Miscellaneous Fees
Fee Table note 11
  • Process an examination for the purpose of entering Canada outside the applicable service hours of the port of entry where the officer who conducts the examination is based - first four hours of examination
  • Process an examination for the purpose of entering Canada outside the applicable service hours of the port of entry where the officer who conducts the examination is based - each additional hour or part of an hour of examination
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2002
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2002
Service standard The fee did not have an established service standard.
Performance result The fee did not have an established service standard.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Material (formula): (a) and (b)
2024–25 fee amount ($)
  • 100.00
  • 30.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) 0
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) 0
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27
2026–27 fee amount ($)
  • 125.28
  • 37.58
Table note 11

This fee is obsolete and not used. It is reported as a formality since it is still listed in the fee-setting regulations.

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King’s and Frontier Warehouse Storage Charges
Fee grouping Miscellaneous Fees
Fee

Storage of commercial goods left at a customs office or deposited in a place of safe-keeping:

  • any automobile, truck or other vehicle and any self-propelled machinery - per day or part thereof (Schedule Item 1)
  • any shipment of goods other than the goods described in Schedule Item 1 - per 50kg or part thereof per day or part thereof (Schedule Item 2)
  • any shipment of goods other than the goods described in Schedule Item 1 - minimum charge per day (Schedule Item 2)
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 1986
Last year fee setting authority was amended 1986
Service standard The fee did not have an established service standard.
Performance result The fee did not have an established service standard.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Material (formula): (a), (b) and (c)
2024–25 fee amount ($)
  • 10.00
  • 0.45
  • 5.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) Table note 12 5,974
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) 0
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27
2026–27 fee amount ($)
  • 12.53
  • 0.56
  • 6.26
Table note 12

This amount includes revenues for all King’s and Frontier Warehouse Storage Charges.

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Customs Special Services Charges
Fee grouping Miscellaneous Fees
Fee
  • Perform a special service in respect of imported goods or goods destined for exportation by an officer other than an officer referred to in section 5 of the Special Services (Customs) Regulations (i.e., officer already on duty)
  • Perform a special service by an officer called in on duty in respect of imported goods or goods destined for exportation - first two hours or portion thereof
  • Perform a special service by an officer called in on duty in respect of imported goods or goods destined for exportation - each additional hour or portion thereof
  • Perform a special service by an officer called in on duty in respect of imported goods or goods destined for exportation - costs of accommodation, meals and commercial transportation
  • Perform a special service by an officer called in on duty in respect of imported goods or goods destined for exportation - cost for private conveyance
  • Perform a special service by an officer called in on duty in respect of imported goods or goods destined for exportation - cost for Government of Canada conveyance
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 1986
Last year fee setting authority was amended 1986
Service standard Table note 13
  • Ad-hoc requests for special services are acknowledged within one working day of receipt.
  • A detailed invoice is provided upon completion of the service.
Performance result
  • The CBSA acknowledged 847 ad-hoc requests for special services and met the service standard 99% of the time.
  • The CBSA issued 841 invoices and met the service standard 99% of the time.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations
  • Low-materiality (< $51)
  • Material (formula)
  • Material (formula)
  • Not subject to the Service Fees Act Table note 14
  • Not subject to the Service Fees Act Table note 15
  • Low-materiality (< $51)
2024–25 fee amount ($)
  • 25.00
  • 54.00
  • 27.00
  • Amount based on rates and allowances in the National Joint Council Travel Directive
  • Amount based on rates and allowances in the National Joint Council Travel Directive
  • 5.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) Table note 16 2,231,460
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) 0
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27
2026–27 fee amount ($)
  • 25.00
  • 67.65
  • 33.82
  • Amount based on rates and allowances in the National Joint Council Travel Directive
  • Amount based on rates and allowances in the National Joint Council Travel Directive
  • 5.00
Table note 13

Most special services are managed via client service agreements with their own negotiated service standards. This report provides information on service standards and performance for ad-hoc special service requests that were not managed under an agreement.

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Table note 14

This fee is not subject to the Service Fees Act as it does not meet the definition of a fee under subsection 2(1).

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Table note 15

This fee is not subject to the Service Fees Act as it does not meet the definition of a fee under subsection 2(1).

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Table note 16

This amount includes revenues for all Customs Special Services Charges.

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Fees charged for making or certifying copies of records
Fee grouping Miscellaneous Fees
Fee
  • Request a copy of a record - application fee
  • Request a copy of a record - photocopy - per page
  • Request a copy of a record - microfiche duplication (non-silver) - per fiche
  • Request a copy of a record - 16 mm microfilm duplication (non-silver) - per 30.5 metre roll
  • Request a copy of a record - 35 mm microfilm duplication (non-silver) - per 30.5 metre roll
  • Request a copy of a record - microfilm to paper duplication - per page
  • Request a copy of a record - magnetic tape-to-tape duplication - per 731.5 metre reel
  • Request a copy of a record - non-computerized record - additional fee for searching for the record and on preparation - per person for each quarter hour in excess of five hours
  • Request a copy of a record - machine readable record - additional fee for the cost of production and programming (for the cost of the central processor and all locally attached devices) - per minute
  • Request a copy of a record - machine readable record - additional fee for the cost of production and programming (for the time spent programming a computer) - per person per quarter hour
  • Request to certify a record - application fee payable unless that person has paid an application fee pursuant to paragraph 4(1)(a) of the Fees for Records Regulations
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 1986
Last year fee setting authority was amended 1986
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations
  • Low-materiality (Schedule 1)
  • Low-materiality (Schedule 1)
  • Low-materiality (Schedule 1)
  • Low-materiality (Schedule 1)
  • Low-materiality (Schedule 1)
  • Low-materiality (Schedule 1)
  • Low-materiality (Schedule 1)
  • Low-materiality (Schedule 1)
  • Low-materiality (Schedule 1)
  • Low-materiality (Schedule 1)
  • Low-materiality (< $51)
2024–25 fee amount ($)
  • 5.00
  • 0.20
  • 0.40
  • 12.00
  • 14.00
  • 0.25
  • 25.00
  • 2.50
  • 16.50
  • 5.00
  • 5.00
2024–25 total fee revenue ($) Table note 17 215,340
2024–25 total remissions issued for the fee ($) 0
Fee adjustment date in 2026–27 Not applicable
2026–27 fee amount ($)
  • 5.00
  • 0.20
  • 0.40
  • 12.00
  • 14.00
  • 0.25
  • 25.00
  • 2.50
  • 16.50
  • 5.00
  • 5.00
Table note 17

This amount includes revenues for all fees charged for making or certifying copies of records.

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