Canada Border Services Agency facts for kids

Canada Border Services Agency
*Agence des services frontaliers du Canada*
	Quick facts for kidsCanada Border Services Agency; Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Common name	Border Services
Abbreviation	CBSA/ASFC
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Motto	Protectio Servitium Integritas
	Protection, Service, Integrity
Agency Overview
Formed	December 12, 2003
Preceding agency	Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
Employees	12,000+
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Federal agency	Canada
Governing body	Public Safety Canada
Constituting instruments	Order in Council P.C. 2003-2064; Canada Border Services Agency Act;
General nature	Civilian agency; Federal law enforcement;
Operational Structure
Elected officer responsible	Peter Van Loan, Minister of Public Safety
Agency executive	Luc Portelance, President
Regions	8 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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	CBSA Homepage

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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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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