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**UPDATE: Permits extended until November 30, 2026** CBSA to enhance border integrity and expand telephone reporting in remote border areas

To further enhance border integrity, the CBSA will introduce telephone reporting in areas formerly covered by the Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Program:

  • Northwest Angle Area
  • Pigeon River through to and including Lake of the Woods
  • Canadian shore of Lake Superior
  • Sault Ste. Marie (upper lock system)
  • Cockburn Island

The RABC Program will close on December 1, 2026. As of this date, all travellers entering Canada through remote areas of northern Ontario or from the Northwest Angle into southern Manitoba, must report to the CBSA at a port of entry or a designated telephone reporting site.

To ensure a smooth transition, active RABC permits have been extended and will remain valid until 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2026.

 

Please visit this link for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2026/08/update-permits-extended-until-november-30-2026-cbsa-to-enhance-border-integrity-and-expand-telephone-reporting-in-remote-border-areas.html 

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