Canada-US will change border crossing hours at multiple ports in 2025. The service hours for 35 land ports of entry across the Canada-US border will change starting at 12.01 am local time on January 6, 2025. 

Travelers who frequently cross the Canada-US border by road will have shorter windows during which they can cross. 

These new timings might also affect newcomers looking for flagpoling services – the practice by which temporary residents might obtain immigration services in person at a point of entry by exiting and returning to Canada in 24 hours. 

The change of hours affects ports of entry in Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, British Columbia, and Alberta. 

The US will also be adjusting service hours at many of its ports to align with the changed timings. 

The new hours will be as follows: 

Alberta

  • Del Bonita: Open everyday from 9 am to 5 pm.

British Columbia

  • Cascade: Open everyday from 8 am to 8 pm.
  • Nelway: Open everyday from 8 am to 6 pm.

Manitoba

  • Cartwright: Open everyday from 8 am to 4 pm.
  • Coulter: Open everyday from 8 am to 4 pm.
  • Crystal City: Open everyday from 9 am to 5 pm.
  • Goodlands: Open everyday from 9 am to 5 pm.
  • Gretna: Open everyday from 8 am to 6 pm.
  • Lena: Open everyday from 8 am to 4 pm.
  • Piney: Open everyday from 9 am to 5 pm.
  • Snowflake: Open everyday from 9 am to 5 pm.
  • South Junction: Open everyday from 8 am to 8 pm.
  • Tolstoi: Open everyday from 8 am to 6 pm.
  • Windygates: Open everyday from 9 am to 5 pm.
  • Winkler: Open everyday from 8 am to 8 pm.

Quebec

  • Chartierville: Open everyday from 8 am to 8 pm.
  • Clarenceville: Open everyday from 8 am to 4 pm.
  • Frelighsburg: Open everyday from 8 am to 8 pm.
  • Herdman: Open everyday from 6 am to 6 pm.
  • Hereford Road: Open everyday from 8 am to 8 pm.
  • Highwater: Open everyday from 8 am to 8 pm.
  • Lacolle Route 221: Open everyday from 6 am to 10 pm.
  • Lacolle Route 223: Open everyday from 8 am to 8 pm.
  • Noyan: Open everyday from 8 am to 8 pm.
  • Trout River: Open everyday from 6 am to 6 pm.

New Brunswick

  • Bloomfield: Open Monday to Saturday, from 9 am to 5 pm (closed on Canadian and U.S. holidays).
  • Gillespie Portage: Open everyday from 7 am to 7 pm.
  • Fosterville: Open from 8 am to 8 pm during the last Monday of May to the first Monday of September and from 8 am to 6 pm for the remainder of the year.
  • St. Croix: Open everyday from 9 am to 9 pm.

Saskatchewan

  • Carievale: Open from 8 am to 6 pm from the second Sunday of March to the first Saturday of November and from 9 am to 7 pm for the remainder of the year.
  • Estevan Highway: Open from 8 am to 6 pm from the second Sunday of March to the first Saturday of November and from 9 am to 7 pm for the remainder of the year.
  • Monchy: Open from 9 am to 5 pm from the second Sunday of March to the first Saturday of November, and from 10 am to 6 pm for the remainder of the year.
  • Northgate: Open from 8 am to 4 pm from the second Sunday of March to the first Saturday of November and from 9 am to 5 pm for the rest of the year.
  • Oungre: Open from 8 am to 6 pm from the second Sunday of March to the first Saturday of November and from 9 am to 7 pm for the remainder of the year.
  • West Poplar River: Open from 9 am to 5 pm from the second Sunday of March to the first Saturday of November, and from 10 am to 6 pm for the remainder of the year.

Note: All timings are in local time zones. 

The commercial timings are available on the CBSA website. 

Rationale For Changes 

Canada-US will change border crossing hours at multiple ports in 2025. 

According to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the new timings will enhance overall security for both nations by allowing CBSA to use its resources more efficiently by deploying officers at busier ports of entry. 

The statement says that this will support the CBSA’s ability to process travelers and goods as well as to manage enforcement activities. 

The release adds that the adjustments are based on an analysis of operational pressures, peak periods and services required at the ports of entry.

The release states that this will help both nations to return inadmissible travelers and goods to the other nation, which is more difficult when one side of the borders is closed while the other remains open. 

About Inadmissibility 

Canada-US will change border crossing hours at multiple ports in 2025. However, inadmissibility in Canadian immigration law refers to a person being denied entry into the country due to various factors like criminal convictions, security concerns, health concerns, or violations of immigration laws. 

There are various ways for individuals to overcome inadmissibility.  

If you seek information on how to begin your Canada immigration application process, you can talk to our NavaImmigration experts at 1800-918-8490, or you can drop us an email at [email protected].