The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced adjustments to hours of service at 35 land ports of entry across Canada, effective Monday, Jan.6, at 12:01 a.m. in local time zones. Of those, eight locations will affect commercial vehicles.

The changes, developed in collaboration with the U.S., aim to enhance border security and improve resource allocation at busier crossings, supporting both countries’ efforts to process travelers and goods efficiently, the CBSA said in a release.

These updates align with U.S. service hours at many ports of entry, allowing for smoother management of inadmissible travelers and goods, which is challenging when one side of the border is closed. The adjustments follow an analysis of operational demands, peak periods, and service needs, with efforts to minimize impacts on border communities.

CBSA said that almost all of these ports of entry are processing an average of two or less cars or commercial trucks per hour during the hours that will no longer be in operation, and travelers have an alternative border crossing option within a 100-km radius. 

For commercial vehicles’ ports of entry, the new hours will take effect in the following locations:

Manitoba

• Coulter: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday (except holidays).
• Lena: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday (except holidays).

New Brunswick

• Bloomfield: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday (except Canadian and U.S. holidays).
• Fosterville: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., last Monday of May to first Monday of September; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., remainder of the year.
• St. Croix: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Saskatchewan

• Monchy: 9 a.m. to 5p.m., second Sunday of March to first Saturday of November; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., remainder of the year.
• Northgate: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., second Sunday of March to first Saturday of November; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., remainder of the year.
• West Poplar River: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., second Sunday of March to first Saturday of November; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., remainder of the year.