Canada Border Services Agency facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Canada Border Services AgencyAgence des services frontaliers du Canada |
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| Common name | Border Services |
| Abbreviation | CBSA/ASFC |
| Motto | Protectio Servitium Integritas Protection, Service, Integrity |
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| Formed | December 12, 2003 |
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| Employees | 12,000+ |
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| Federal agency | Canada |
| Operations jurisdiction | Canada |
| Governing body | Public Safety Canada |
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National Headquarters: Ottawa
Pacific Region: British Columbia & Yukon Prairie Region: Alberta, Saskachewan, Manitoba & Northwest Territories Windsor/St. Clair Region Niagara/Fort Erie Region Greater Toronto Region Northern Ontario Region: Northern Ontario & Nunavut Quebec Region: Quebec Atlantic Region: Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador |
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) (French: Agence des services frontaliers du Canada - ASFC) is the Canadian government agency with a duty to act as border guards and customs services.
The agency was started on December 12, 2003 (the same day Paul Martin became Prime Minister of Canada), by an order-in-council joining Canada Customs with border and law enforcement agents from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
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Images for kids
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A Dodge Charger in CBSA service
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Canadian customs declaration
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Immigration Holding Centre in Laval, Quebec, one of the three in the country
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CBSA and RCMP members share information on the survey research vessel Strait Hunter, simulating a migrant vessel, during Frontier Sentinel (2012)
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Peace Arch International Park, between Surrey, BC and Blaine, WA.
