Canada’s Border Plan and Budget 2025 emphasize the importance of investing in a strong border to safeguard Canadians and our economy. As 2025 draws to a close, the work of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) across the country and around the world is demonstrating the results of this commitment.
Between January 1 and October 31, 2025, the CBSA has played a key role in combatting organized crime and making communities across Canada safer by intercepting:
- 30,791 kg of illegal drugs, more than the 25,600 kg seized last year
- more than 13,500 dangerous weapons including over 740 firearms, similar to 2024 when 15,600 weapons and 850 firearms were seized
- over 1,320 stolen vehicles, compared to approximately 2,270 in 2024, reflecting the overall decrease in vehicle theft recorded in Canada during 2025
Between January 1 and October 31, 2025:
- CBSA officers working at ports of entry and investigators located across the country seized more than 13,500 weapons (2,193 originating from the U.S.) including over 740 firearms (650 originating from the U.S.).
- 30,791 kg of illegal drugs were stopped from reaching communities in Canada and worldwide, which is more than the 25,600 kg seized last year, including:
- 2.6 kg of fentanyl, a decrease of 47% from the same period in 2024 – Canada is committed to working with international partners to address the global fentanyl crisis
- 3,243 kg of cocaine, a decrease of 18% from the same period in 2024
- 87 kg of heroin, a 135% increase from the same period in 2024
- 1,703 kg of methamphetamine, which is less than the 3,064 kg seized in 2024
- 24,833 kg of other drugs, narcotics and precursor chemicals, which is an increase of 35% from last year
- 922 kg of other opioids (including opium, methadone, morphine and morphine base), a 289% increase from the same period in 2024
- CBSA intercepted over 42,400 kg of cannabis and 783,424 kg of undeclared tobacco, preventing millions of dollars in revenue evasion and combatting organized crime. This represents almost three times the weight of cannabis, and 43% more undeclared tobacco compared to the quantities seized for the same period last year.
- Detector Dog Service Teams conducted 29,486 searches, resulting in the interception of 13,986 high-risk food, plant and animal products, and 1,805 seizures of prohibited drugs, firearms and undeclared currency.
- Export examinations by the CBSA intercepted 1,327 stolen vehicles before they were shipped abroad. Police across Canada lead investigations into vehicle theft, and the CBSA acts on 100% of referrals and on our own intelligence to stop stolen vehicles from leaving the country.
- The Our Missing Children Program reunited 35 missing or abducted children with their parents or legal guardians. Since the program was created in 1986, the CBSA has helped reunite 2,100 missing children with their loved ones.
Please visit this link for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2025/12/cbsa-is-strengthening-the-border-2025-results-and-accomplishments.html