The Canada Border Services Agency says that at the affected ports, travellers have an alternative crossing option within a 100-km radius.
Ten crossings in Quebec will be affected, 12 in Manitoba, six in Saskatchewan, four in New Brunswick, two in British Columbia and one in Alberta.
The CBSA says in a statement on its website the decision was made in collaboration with the United States and will enhance overall security for both countries.
It says almost all of the affected ports of entry are processing an average of two or fewer cars or commercial trucks per hour during the hours that will no longer be in operation.
It also says that at the affected ports, travellers have an alternative border crossing option within a 100-km radius.
“These adjustments are based on an analysis of operational pressures, peak periods and services required at the ports of entry to minimize the impacts on border communities,” the agency said on its website.
The statement said the U.S. is also adjusting service hours at many of its ports of entry, and it said that alignment will allow both countries to return inadmissible travellers and goods to the other country, a process it said is more difficult when one side of the border is closed while the other remains open.
The changes take effect at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 6, 2025.
Quebec crossings with revised hours:
- Chartierville (8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week)
- Clarenceville (8 am to 4 pm, 7 days a week)
- Frelighsburg (8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week)
- Herdman (6 am to 6 pm, 7 days a week)
- Hereford Road (8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week)
- Highwater (8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week)
- Lacolle Route 221 (6 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week)
- Lacolle Route 223 (8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week)
- Noyan (8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week)
- Trout River (6 am to 6 pm, 7 days a week)