Canada continues to move forward with strong border measures that protect people, support the economy and build confidence in travel and trade. As the year comes to a close, the CBSA border plan is showing real progress across safety, enforcement, immigration integrity and efficient movement of goods.

Canadians depend on a secure border. A border that stops dangerous activity but still allows millions of travellers and commercial shipments to move smoothly. The CBSA’s results from January to October 2025 show how this balance is being achieved every day.

Canada’s approach is clear. Protect communities. Support growth. Keep the country open for the world while making sure safety remains the priority.

How the CBSA Border Plan Strengthens Community Safety

The CBSA’s work reaches far beyond airports. Officers and investigators serve at more than one thousand two hundred ports of entry. Their work ensures that dangerous goods and inadmissible individuals do not enter the country.

Between January and October 2025, officers intercepted:

• Over thirty thousand kilograms of illegal drugs
• More than thirteen thousand dangerous weapons
• More than one thousand three hundred stolen vehicles

These actions helped reduce criminal activity and kept communities safer across Canada. Here is a simple breakdown of key enforcement results:

Category	2025 Results	Comparison to 2024
Illegal drugs seized	30,791 kg	Higher
Dangerous weapons	13,500	Similar
Firearms	740	Slightly lower
Stolen vehicles	1,320	Lower, due to reduced theft nationwide

These results reflect a focused national strategy supported by intelligence, technology and growing CBSA capacity.

Expanding Talent To Support The CBSA Border Plan

Canada has invested in hiring one thousand new officers. This addition strengthens frontline capacity and increases the ability to target illegal goods, enforce import rules and support complex investigations.

CBSA teams include:

• Border services officers
• Criminal investigators
• Inland enforcement officers
• Intelligence personnel
• International liaison officers

Their combined work means Canada stays protected while maintaining fair and efficient entry processes.

Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System

CBSA officers also ensure the safety and integrity of Canada’s immigration programs. In 2025, officers removed nearly nineteen thousand foreign nationals who breached immigration rules. More than eight hundred of these cases involved serious inadmissibility concerns.

Additional highlights include:

• Completing security screenings for over sixty-one thousand asylum claimants
• Identifying more than thirty-five thousand inadmissible travellers at the land border
• Reuniting thirty-five missing children with their families through the Our Missing Children Program

These efforts protect both newcomers and Canadians by ensuring that the immigration system remains secure and fair.

Supporting Legitimate Travel And Trade Across Canada

While enforcement is critical, the CBSA also supports the smooth movement of travellers and goods. In 2025, over seventy million travellers entered Canada through air, land and water. Commercial activity remains strong. The CBSA:

•  Processed nearly four point three million commercial trucks
•  Collected over forty billion dollars in duties and taxes
•  Managed more than forty-one million Commercial Accounting Declarations through CARM

This revenue supports key Canadian programs and services. Canada’s trade environment remains steady, helping businesses grow and making life more affordable for families.

Why The CBSA Border Plan Matters For Canada’s Future

The CBSA border plan is central to national safety and economic resilience. Strong borders help protect communities. Efficient processing helps support jobs, trade and business confidence. These combined efforts keep Canada safe and open, while ensuring that the immigration system works the way it should. For newcomers, workers, families and businesses, a strong border is part of what makes Canada reliable and stable. To stay updated with daily immigration news, trends and policy changes, follow ImmigCanada