2023 Year in review: Accomplishments by the numbers
From: Canada Border Services Agency
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) provides services at 1,200 points across Canada and at 39 international locations.
This page outlines CBSA national statistics for the period between and .
Travellers
- 73,669,527 travellers:
- Air: 29,180,199
- Highway: 40,837,382
- including 4,911,934 truck drivers
- Marine: 3,403,698
- Rail: 248,248
- 27,060,252 travellers used Primary inspection kiosks
- 85 additional primary inspection kiosks across Canada
- 1.74 million NEXUS members
Commercial goods
- 19.9 million releasesFootnote 1 of goods into the commerce of Canada following a decision by a Border Services Officer
- 107.7 million courier shipments (only up to )
- $211.5 billion Trusted Trader value for duty importedFootnote 2
- $32.7 billion total duties and taxes assessed (customs duties, Special Import Measures Act [SIMA] duties, surtaxes, GST and excise taxes)
- Commercial by the numbers:
- Highway: 4,554,280 trucks
- Air: 2,718,460 shipments
- Marine: 1,472,880 containers
- Rail: 1,532,195 cars
Food, plant and animal
1,613 Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties (AAAMP) issued for food, plant and animal import violations totaling $1,301,600 in penalties.
Enforcement
57,981 seizuresFootnote 3, including:
- 589 seizures for a total of 810 firearms seized
- 13,255 seizures for a total of 21,923 weapons seized
- 8,212 illegal drugs seizures
- Cocaine (including coca leaves, coca paste, cocaine and cocaine crack): 1,475 kilograms
- Heroin: 88 kilograms
- Fentanyl: 0.56 kilograms
- Other opioids (including opium, methadone, morphine and morphine base): 2,701 kilograms
- Other drugs, narcotics and chemicals: 46,451 kilograms
- 27,407 cannabis seizures totaling 10,068 kilograms
- 1,549 tobacco seizures totaling 662,722 kilograms
- 35 child pornography seizures
Firearms (details)
- Total firearms seized: 810
- Total firearms seizures: 589
| Firearm type | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Handgun | 430 |
| Semiautomatic pistol | 116 |
| Revolver | 72 |
| Rifle | 63 |
| Shotgun | 55 |
| Semiautomatic rifle | 33 |
| Antique firearm | 14 |
| Other (including semiautomatic carbine, full auto carbine, full auto rifle, full auto pistol, sawed-off shotgun, full auto shotgun, assault pistol, sawed-off rifle) | 26 |
Weapons (details)
- Total weapons seized: 21,923
- Total weapon seizures: 13,255
| Prohibited weapons type | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Automatic opening knife | 7,602 |
| Kiyoga/steel cobra baton | 4,800 |
| Centrifugal opening knife | 3,735 |
| Brass knuckle | 2,038 |
| Stun gun | 1,157 |
| Tear gas/pepper spray | 655 |
| Innocuous device with knife | 638 |
| Taser | 310 |
| Nunchaku | 306 |
| Push dagger | 286 |
| Shuriken | 226 |
| Gravity opening knife | 95 |
| Constant companion | 24 |
| Morning star | 18 |
| Crossbow (one handed use) | 13 |
| Bladed ring | 11 |
| Kusari/Manrikigusari | 4 |
| Switchblade | 2 |
| Spiked wristband | 2 |
| Blowgun | 1 |
Regional Highlights
For more information on highlights from the CBSA’s operational regions, consult the following infographics:
- CBSA 2023 Year in Review: Atlantic Region infographic
- CBSA 2023 Year in Review: Greater Toronto Area Region infographic
- CBSA 2023 Year in Review: Northern Ontario Region infographic
- CBSA 2023 Year in Review: Pacific Region infographic
- CBSA 2023 Year in Review: Prairie Region infographic
- CBSA 2023 Year in Review: Quebec Region infographic
- CBSA 2023 Year in Review: Southern Ontario Region infographic
Contact us
For more information or to schedule an interview with a CBSA representative, please contact:
Media Relations
Canada Border Services Agency
Email: media@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
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