Fact Sheet

Kingsgate port of entry

The Kingsgate Border Crossing project is part of the Infrastructure at Ports of Entry initiative, a key element of the Government's Economic Action Plan designed to accelerate the modernization and expansion of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The port of Kingsgate originally opened in early 1906. The previous Kingsgate facility was built in 1953. Under Canada's Economic Action Plan, $20 million dollars of funding was invested to modernize and expand the Kingsgate, B.C. port of entry.  

This infrastructure improvement further assists the CBSA's border services officers in ensuring the security and prosperity of Canada by managing the access of legitimate people and goods to and from Canada. The CBSA is responsible for providing integrated border services that support national security and public safety priorities and facilitate the free flow of persons and goods. As a result of the expansion, border services officers are able to process travellers and commercial goods more efficiently thereby improving service delivery at the Kingsgate port of entry.

Improvements to the facilities include:

• Main Port Office: The main office building serves as an area for the processing of travellers in automobiles and recreational vehicles.
• Commercial Building: This area allows for increased capacity and processing of commercial truck traffic and tour buses.
• Primary Inspection Canopy and Booths: The new primary inspection lanes provide greater capacity and allow for flexibility to process both commercial and passenger vehicles.
• Secondary Inspection Bay: This area can accommodate up to 10 vehicles for secondary exams.
• A tertiary garage: This garage provides a secure area for more intensive vehicle examinations.

Kingsgate

In 2011, the Kingsgate port of entry processed 54,085 commercial vehicles, 95,572 automobiles, and 285,425 travellers. Kingsgate border services officers made 171 seizures, including 17 seizures related to firearms, ammunition and weapons; 19 tobacco, 53 drug, and 36 alcohol seizures.

As of November 2012, the Kingsgate port of entry has processed nearly 45,000 commercial vehicles, 90,000 automobiles and 250,000 travellers. In addition, border services officers have so far made 113 seizures, including 17 seizures related to firearms, ammunition and weapons; 11 tobacco, 25 drug or narcotic, and 20 alcohol seizures.

The Kingsgate border crossing is located on Highway 95, approximately 80 kilometres southwest of Cranbrook, B.C., and is opposite the Eastport, Idaho border crossing.