Border wait times
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Whether you're returning home or visiting, CBSA wants to help you plan your trip across the border! CBSA has tools available to avoid border wait times at our 26 busiest land border crossings.
The Current Border Wait Times table displays wait times for reaching the CBSA primary inspection booth when crossing the Canada/U.S. land border and is updated hourly. [More]
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Border Alerts
| CBSA Office | Commercial Flow | Travellers Flow | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephen St. Stephen, NB/Calais, ME | Not applicable | No delay | |
| St. Stephen 3rd Bridge St. Stephen, NB/Calais, ME | No delay | No delay | |
| Edmundston Edmundston, NB/Madawaska, ME | No delay | No delay | |
| Woodstock Road Belleville, NB/Houlton, ME | No delay | No delay | |
| Stanstead Stanstead, QC/Derby Line, VT | No delay | No delay | |
| St-Armand/Philipsburg St. Armand, QC/Highgate Springs, VT | No delay | No delay | |
| St-Bernard-de-Lacolle Lacolle, QC/Champlain, NY | No delay | 10 minutes | |
| Cornwall Cornwall, ON/Rooseveltown, NY | No delay | No delay | |
| Prescott Prescott, ON/Ogdensburg, NY | No delay | No delay | |
| Thousand Islands Bridge Lansdowne, ON/Alexandria Bay, NY | No delay | No delay | |
| Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, ON/Sault Ste. Marie, MI | No delay | No delay | |
| Fort Frances Bridge Fort Frances, ON/International Falls, MN | No delay | No delay | |
| Queenston-Lewiston Bridge Queenston, ON/Lewiston, NY | No delay | 3 minutes | |
| Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls, ON/Niagara Falls, NY | Not applicable | No delay | |
| Peace Bridge Fort Erie, ON/Buffalo, NY | 2 minutes | No delay | |
| Blue Water Bridge Sarnia, ON/Port Huron, MI | No delay | No delay | |
| Windsor and Detroit Tunnel Windsor, ON/Detroit, MI | No delay | No delay | |
| Ambassador Bridge Windsor, ON/Detroit, MI | No delay | No delay | |
| Emerson Emerson, MB/Pembina, ND | No delay | No delay | |
| North Portal North Portal, SK/Portal, ND | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | |
| Coutts Coutts, AB/Sweet Grass, MT | No delay | No delay | |
| Abbotsford-Huntingdon Abbotsford, BC/Sumas, WA | No delay | No delay | |
| Pacific Highway Surrey, BC/Blaine, WA | 36 minutes | No delay | |
| Douglas (Peace Arch) Surrey, BC/Blaine, WA | Not applicable | No delay | |
| Boundary Bay Delta, BC/Point Roberts, WA | No delay | No delay |
Other websites for border wait times
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- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Wait Times
- Ontario Ministry of Transportation
- Transports Québec
- Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Information is updated every five (5) minutes.
- Peace Bridge Information is updated every five (5) minutes.
- Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
- British Columbia
- Washington State
About Border Wait Times
Border Wait Times are:
- Updated at least once an hour, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
- The border crossings are listed geographically from east to west.
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Service Standards
Border Wait Times – Highway Traveller Primary Processing
Service Description: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) processes the entry into Canada of all travellers via the primary inspection line at its highway-based ports of entry. All travellers entering Canada are required by law to report to the CBSA for this primary processing, provide all relevant information and documents as required, report all goods, and answer truthfully any questions asked by a Border Services Officer. Upon completion of primary processing, travellers will either be released to continue their travel or referred for Secondary Processing, should additional evaluation be required.
Service Standard: Border Wait Times - Highway Traveller: The estimated wait times for travellers reaching the primary inspection booth, the first point of contact with the CBSA when crossing the Canada/US land border.
September to June:
- 10 minutes on weekdays (Monday to Thursday)
- 20 minutes weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and holidays
July to August:
- 20 minutes (7 days a week)
Performance Target: 95%
Performance Result for fiscal year 2018-19: The CBSA met the service standard 96.12% of the time.
Border Wait Time – Highway Commercial Primary Processing
Service Description: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) processes the reporting and clearing of commercial goods entering into Canada by highway via the primary inspection lines at its highway ports of entry. All commercial highway conveyances entering Canada are required by law to report to the CBSA for this primary processing. Drivers are required to provide all relevant information and documents, report all goods, and answer truthfully any questions asked by a Border Services Officer. Upon completion of primary processing, the commercial goods will either be authorized to move inland or referred for secondary processing if additional evaluation is required.
Service Standard: Border Wait Time – Commercial Conveyances – Highway: The estimated wait time for commercial conveyances reaching the primary inspection booth at a dedicated commercial lane, the first point of contact with the CBSA when crossing the Canada/US land border:
- 45 minutes (7 days a week)
Performance Target: 90% on an annual basis.
Performance Result: This service standard came into effect in September 2019. The CBSA will report performance results on June 1, 2020 for the period of September to March of fiscal year 2019-2020.
Note: the service standard results are an average measurement of wait times of commercial conveyances for the annual reporting period; in daily peak periods there may be wait times in excess of the standard.
For more information on all service standards and performance results for previous years, consult the CBSA Service Standards.
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