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CBSA National Statistics


Trade and Traveller Statistics

  April 1, 2006 -
March 31, 2007
(unless otherwise identified)
April 1, 2004 -
March 31, 2005
(unless otherwise identified)
General Statistics
Travellers processed: Over 95 million Over 94.9 million
  • Highway
70 million 71 million
  • Air
22 million 20 million
  • Other
3.1 million 3.9 million
Vehicles processed Over 36 million Over 37 million
Courier shipments Over 32 million Over 26 million
Courier shipments examined 707,035 571,229
The CBSA collected:
  • over $3.6 billion in import duties
  • nearly $23 billion
    in GST
  • $86 million in provincial sales tax under authorized agreements
  • over $3 billion in import duties
  • nearly $24.9 billion in GST
  • $52 million in provincial sales tax under authorized agreements
Commercial import releases Over $397 billion
(2006 calendar year)
Over $355 billion
(2004 calendar year)
Exports Nearly $440 billion
(2006 calendar year)
Nearly $412 billion
(2004 calendar year)
Commercial releases handled Over 12 million Over 12 million
Free Trade Agreements
The CBSA administered: 4 Free Trade Agreements:
  • NAFTA
  • Canada-Chile
  • Canada-Israel
  • Canada-Costa Rica
  • as well as the Least Developed Country (LDC) Initiative
4 Free Trade Agreements:
  • NAFTA
  • Canada-Chile
  • Canada-Israel
  • Canada-Costa Rica
  • as well as the Least Developed Country (LDC) Initiative
Verified compliance with Free Trade Agreements by completing: 30 exporter audits 47 exporter audits
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing
Anti-dumping and countervailing measures in place 23 30
New anti-dumping duties imposed on: 1 product(Copper pipe fittings) 3 products (Certain wood slats,stainless steel wire and fasteners)
New countervailing duties imposed on: 1 product(Copper pipe fittings) 2 products (Certain stainless steel wire, and fasteners)
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
Trade-related technical assistance and capacity building missions in support of Canadian competitiveness 2 8
Trade Disputes
Disputes of trade administration decisions the CBSA responded to: over 3,450 over 4,500
Review of Enforcement Actions
Requests for review of enforcement actions or appeals to the Federal Court responded to: over 4,150 over 4,500