The CBSA has more than 8,500 frontline employees who work across the country and around the world to keep our border safe.
In 2023, the CBSA removed more than 15,100 inadmissible foreign nationals, seized over 900 prohibited firearms and 27,100 weapons and intercepted over 72,200 kg of prohibited drugs.
The CBSA undertakes rigorous planning to ensure that it deploys sufficient frontline officers who are trained and equipped to stop dangerous weapons, drugs and people from entering our communities.