Canada Border Services Agency seizures
The agency is responsible for providing integrated border services that support national security and public safety priorities and facilitate the free flow of persons and goods, including animals and plants that meet all requirements under the program legislation.
The CBSA investigates, detects, and apprehends violators of the Customs Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
CBSA facilitates legitimate travel and trade entering Canada; we keep inadmissible goods and people from entering Canada and we remove inadmissible persons from Canada.
We process travelers at 1,200 entry points throughout Canada as well as at 39 international locations.
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| All commodities | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Year-to-date total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total seizures | 11,846 | 16,495 | 11,297 | 12,711 | 52,349 |
| Selected commodities | Unit of measure | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 3,049,528 | 7,452,399 | 3,328,205 | 2,303,823 | 16,133,955 |
| Hashish | Grams | 7,107 | 1,273 | 15,286 | 4,922 | 28,588 |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 522,950 | 201,355 | 336,887 | 1,813,961 | 2,875,152 |
| Heroin | Grams | 56,263 | 26,148 | 34,143 | 170,984 | 287,537 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 1 | 304 | 73 | 185 | 563 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 9,638 | 27,554 | 110,261 | 2,653,511 | 2,800,964 |
| Dosage | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 59 | |
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 2,780,822 | 7,254,282 | 5,156,921 | 7,286,025 | 22,478,050 |
| ml | 3,429,648 | 1,274,965 | 24,428 | 2,414,004 | 7,143,045 | |
| Dosage | 627,703 | 174,845 | 214,359 | 337,741 | 1,354,649 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 509 | 169 | 277 | 248 | 1,203 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 6,398 | 19,476 | 35,784 | 11,442 | 73,101 |
| Child pornography | Number | 37 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 81 |
| Currency | CAD | $4,100,292 | $2,621,350 | $2,733,752 | $2,703,784 | $12,159,179 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $541,262 | $1,361,105 | $544,171 | $341,644 | $2,788,183 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 3,428 | 1,592 | 10,062 | 11,261 | 26,344 |
| Number | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tobacco | Cartons | 4,493 | 535,623 | 13,987 | 2,382 | 556,485 |
| Kg | 102,772 | 190,128 | 178,480 | 64,021 | 535,401 | |
| Number | 15 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 535 | |
| Jewellery | Number | 347 | 701 | 350 | 315 | 1,366 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date: updated quarter 4
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and may be subject to change.
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| All commodities | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Year-to-date total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total seizures | 14,462 | 20,199 | 31,105 | 9,525 | 75,291 |
| Selected commodities | Unit of measure | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 3,022,613 | 3,654,293 | 2,552,149 | 2,548,773 | 11,777,828 |
| Hashish | Grams | 648 | 6,270 | 2,050 | 1,358 | 10,326 |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 78,003 | 691,535 | 192,621 | 252,350 | 1,214,509 |
| Heroin | Grams | 6,660 | 20,112 | 11,882 | 39,820 | 78,475 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 614 | 4,259 | 1 | 2,525 | 7,399 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 48,956 | 16,184 | 39,933 | 1,055,879 | 1,160,952 |
| Dosage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 1,604,621 | 5,400,618 | 10,943,915 | 6,514,840 | 24,463,994 |
| ml | 19,762 | 162,524 | 222,250 | 16,010,909 | 16,415,445 | |
| Dosage | 103,717 | 205,936 | 215,240 | 170,580 | 695,473 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 166 | 120 | 103 | 159 | 548 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 16,444 | 12,297 | 17,879 | 5,290 | 51,910 |
| Child pornography | Number | 15 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 94 |
| Currency | CAD | $930,373 | $2,408,402 | $2,940,798 | $3,729,527 | $10,009,100 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $371,257 | $1,869,937 | $543,126 | $599,327 | $3,383,647 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 697 | 966 | 1,412 | 9,556 | 12,631 |
| Number | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Tobacco | Cartons | 1,676 | 178,285 | 1,994 | 3,084 | 185,040 |
| Kg | 157,175 | 94,300 | 244,661 | 63,303 | 559,439 | |
| Number | 50 | 36,129 | 72 | 10,300 | 46,551 | |
| Jewellery | Number | 13 | 120 | 2,745 | 655 | 3,533 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date:
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and may be subject to change.
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| All commodities | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Year-to-date total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total seizures | 12,667 | 16,041 | 10,812 | 12,208 | 51,728 |
| Selected commodities | Unit of measure | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 726,103 | 703,261 | 546,432 | 2,346,330 | 4,322,136 |
| Hashish | Grams | 353 | 708 | 17,916 | 5,393 | 24,370 |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 300,717 | 474,213 | 304,351 | 225,622 | 1,304,903 |
| Heroin | Grams | 10,536 | 17,675 | 94,254 | 55,841 | 178,306 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 1,424 | 1,268 | 220 | 39 | 2,951 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 74,036 | 229,204 | 69,315 | 618,757 | 991,312 |
| Dosage | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 11,473,683 | 4,158,928 | 7,422,022 | 4,066,886 | 27,121,519 |
| ml | 59,440 | 3,068,755 | 377,500 | 5,544,621 | 9,050,316 | |
| Dosage | 117,135 | 134,928 | 132,573 | 173,455 | 558,091 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 233 | 308 | 106 | 106 | 753 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 3,396 | 7,056 | 2,351 | 6,163 | 18,966 |
| Child pornography | Number | 121 | 67 | 57 | 50 | 295 |
| Currency | CAD | $8,334,645 | $7,126,666 | $6,948,137 | $5,083,603 | $27,493,051 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $675,509 | $1,039,816 | $921,768 | $890,683 | $3,527,776 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 3,967 | 5,043 | 2,777 | 2,422 | 14,209 |
| Number | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tobacco | Cartons | 3,304 | 2,492 | 2,874 | 1,948 | 10,618 |
| Kg | 34,451 | 47,476 | 24,752 | 66,712 | 173,391 | |
| Number | 5 | 115 | 53,722 | 267 | 54,109 | |
| Jewellery | Number | 6,683 | 7,752 | 376 | 331 | 15,142 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date: May 29, 2020
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and may be subject to change.
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| All commodities | Total number of seizures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | ||
| Total seizures | 8,449 | 9,281 | 16,410 | 13,626 | 47,765 | |
| Selected commodities | Units of measure | Quantity of goods seized | ||||
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | ||
| Drugs | ||||||
| Cannabis productsFootnote 1 | Grams | 9,884 | 282,888 | 573,773 | 430,078 | 1,296,623 |
| Dosage | 63 | 963 | 120,825 | 212,111 | 333,963 | |
| ml | 2,770 | 22,928 | 25,698 | |||
| Hashish | Grams | 16,775 | 688,913 | 23,322 | 108 | 729,118 |
| MarijuanaFootnote 1 | Grams | 201,335 | 207,192 | 3,655 | 412,183 | |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 2 | Grams | 385,937 | 384,631 | 247,216 | 411,681 | 1,429,465 |
| Heroin | Grams | 22,429 | 12,691 | 56,796 | 27,967 | 119,884 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 3,982 | 625 | 139 | 420 | 5,166 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 3 | Grams | 42,616 | 122,893 | 75,080 | 117,755 | 358,345 |
| Dosage | 10 | 50 | 70 | 130 | ||
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 2,465,888 | 1,778,841 | 2,916,730 | 5,608,892 | 12,770,350 |
| ml | 3,603,320 | 55,576 | 102,168 | 2,087 | 3,763,151 | |
| Dosage | 263,326 | 139,271 | 270,690 | 136,759 | 810,046 | |
| FirearmsFootnote 4 | Number | 209 | 240 | 163 | 84 | 696 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 4,452 | 4,360 | 9,411 | 4,042 | 22,264 |
| Child pornography | Number | 79 | 53 | 43 | 52 | 227 |
| Currency | CAD | $8,624,122 | $9,856,101 | $8,197,762 | $6,221,471 | $32,899,456 |
| Suspected proceeds of crime | CAD | $495,411 | $978,816 | $635,047 | $699,556 | $2,808,831 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 7,895 | 3,387 | 8,978 | 1,809 | 22,070 |
| Number | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Tobacco | Cartons | 3,265 | 3,078 | 4,972 | 3,245 | 14,560 |
| Kg | 20,204 | 83,075 | 47,208 | 10,897 | 161,384 | |
| Number | 28,003 | 3,990 | 220,807 | 252,800 | ||
| Jewellery | Number | 1,998 | 1,927 | 1,681 | 1,234 | 6,839 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date: May 8, 2019
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and are subject to change.
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| All commodities | Total number of seizures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | ||
| Total seizures | 6,325 | 7,196 | 6,645 | 10,523 | 30,689 | |
| Selected commodities | Units of measure | Quantity of goods seized | ||||
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | ||
| Drugs | ||||||
| Marijuana | Grams | 119,328 | 67,996 | 154,022 | 156,284 | 497,630 |
| Cocaine/CrackFootnote 1 | Grams | 1,554,095 | 515,907 | 572,031 | 217,932 | 2,859,965 |
| Hashish/Hashish liquid | Grams | 232,707 | 8,854 | 5,037 | 702,466 | 949,063 |
| Heroin | Grams | 33,902 | 72,637 | 31,797 | 51,621 | 189,956 |
| Fentanyl | Grams | 2,060 | 4,931 | 4,506 | 3,108 | 14,605 |
| Other opioidsFootnote 2 | Grams | 34,329 | 115,022 | 142,161 | 29,752 | 321,297 |
| Dosage | 20 | 250 | 17 | 287 | ||
| Other narcotics, drugs and chemicals | Grams | 4,526,046 | 1,724,710 | 5,592,159 | 4,057,791 | 15,900,707 |
| ml | 4,314,650 | 55,316 | 577,177 | 39,825 | 4,986,968 | |
| Dosage | 151,750 | 226,594 | 203,309 | 366,455 | 948,108 | |
| Firearms Footnote 3 | Number | 202 | 255 | 196 | 98 | 751 |
| Prohibited weapons | Number | 1,942 | 2,700 | 2,052 | 3,791 | 10,485 |
| Child pornography | Number | 43 | 136 | 58 | 66 | 303 |
| Currency | CAD | $6,959,842 | $8,285,531 | $9,360,112 | $6,675,197 | $31,280,682 |
| Suspected Proceeds of Crime | CAD | $637,416 | $631,317 | $1,207,854 | $354,827 | $2,831,415 |
| Alcohol | Litres | 4,656 | 4,334 | 5,222 | 2,091 | 16,303 |
| Tobacco | Cartons | 7,636 | 3,655 | 328,608 | 3,199 | 343,098 |
| Kg | 11,449 | 51,190 | 8,134 | 19,307 | 90,081 | |
| Number | 78,304 | 247 | 150 | 28 | 78,729 | |
| Jewellery | Number | 2,978 | 711 | 566 | 3,443 | 7,698 |
Source: ICES
Created by: Data Analytics and Performance Reporting Unit, Travellers Branch
Date: May 17, 2018
These statistics represent all seizures made by CBSA officers in all modes for the specified period, and are subject to change.
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