Keeping Canada’s land border rolling in the right direction
CBSA officers are always on duty at our land ports of entry, from major urban bridges to rural crossings. Using advanced technology, intelligence, and detector dog teams, we inspect vehicles and cargo to intercept contraband and ensure the safety of our communities.
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Aerial shot of an urban land border crossing.
Aerial view of a rural land border crossing with vehicles queued in inspection lanes.
Video of a small rural border crossing.
Video of a Border Services Officer inspecting the interior of a car's door panel.
Video of a Border Services Officer inspecting the front of a white semi-truck trailer.
Video of a Border Services Officer kneeling in front of a vehicle and using a handheld X-ray device.
Whether it’s a city, a rural community, or somewhere in between, CBSA officers at our ports of entry are always on duty.
Aerial view of a land border crossing.
Aerial shot of a rural land border crossing with vehicles queued in lanes.
Aerial view of the Ambassador Bridge.
Stretching from coast to coast, Canada’s roads connect our country to the rest of North America.
Video of a white SUV passing through a barrier arm at a land border crossing.
Top-down aerial view of vehicles queued in inspection lanes.
From vehicles to pedestrians, hundreds of thousands of travellers cross our borders every day.
Video of two Border Services Officers standing at a desk, reviewing a document and computer screen.
Video of a Border Services Officer lying on a creeper and inspecting the underside of a pickup truck.
Video of a Border Services Officer directing a truck into a concrete inspection bay.
Video of the large X-ray scanning gantry moving toward the truck inside the concrete inspection bay.
Video of a Border Services Officer seated at a desk reviewing a truck's X-ray scan.
Video of a Border Services Officer using large bolt cutters to break the seal on the rear doors of a trailer.
Video of a Border Services Officer inspecting cargo inside a truck trailer with a flashlight.
From verifying declarations to inspecting vehicles and goods, our Border Services Officers use advanced tools and intelligence to detect hidden contraband and stop prohibited and dangerous goods from entering our communities.
Close-up video of a Border Services Officer working.
Video of that same Border Services Officer speaking with a driver at a border crossing booth.
Close-up video of the officer’s hand placing the driver’s passport into a scanning device.
Video of a Border Services Officer kneeling beside a vehicle, using a handheld X-ray scanning device on the wheel
Close-up video of the X-ray scanner's display screen.
Officers assess risk in real time, question travellers, review documentation, and use technology to detect what isn’t immediately visible.
Video of a detector dog exiting a white SUV and interacting with its handler.
Video of a Border Services Officer holding the leash of her detector dog, which is sniffing stacked boxes on pallets in a warehouse.
Video of a Border Services Officer leading his detector dog on a leash around a red pickup truck.
Video of a detector dog inspecting the back seat of a SUV.
They work alongside detector dog teams to examine commercial shipments, and conduct secondary inspections to identify potential risks.
Video of a Border Services Officer standing at a land border crossing booth next to a black car.
Video of four Border Services Officers walking together along a land border crossing building.
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