The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reminds travelers to plan ahead for their Thanksgiving weekend. The CBSA is expecting higher traffic volumes throughout the holiday weekend, particularly on Sunday, October 11 and Monday, October 12.
The Emerson port of entry is open 24/7 and has the greatest capacity to process large volumes of travelers. During peak hours all primary inspection lanes will be open and the port will be operating at maximum capacity.
Other border crossings in southern Manitoba are also expected to see larger traffic volumes on the long weekend, including: Boissevain, Winkler, Gretna, Sprague and Tolstoi.
You can use Border Wait Times services to check lineups at Emerson by visiting the website to view U.S.-bound or Canada-bound wait times.
Here are more smart crossing tips:
- Beat the border rush. Cross as early in the day as possible.
- Keep travel documents handy. Make sure that each passenger has the correct travel document. An officer will scan them.
- Know your purchases, know where your receipts are, and know your personal exemptions and restrictions.
- Know the contents of your vehicles.
- Not sure? Ask the CBSA officer.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s poultry restrictions are still in effect. It is prohibited to import all raw poultry and all poultry products and by-products that are not fully cooked from certain states. This includes eggs and raw pet foods sourced, processed, packaged, or shipped from eight states, including North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota.
