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2022 to 2023 Fees Report: Canada Border Services Agency

Catalogue No. PS35-15E-PDF
ISSN 2562-0894

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The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc - Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs

On behalf of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), I am pleased to present our report on fees for the to fiscal year.

The Service Fees Act provides a modern legislative framework that enables cost-effective delivery of services, while improving transparency and oversight through better reporting to Parliament. Accordingly, this report provides details on fees under the CBSA’s authority, including fee amounts, service standards, performance results, and financial information.

The reporting regime provided under the Service Fees Act continues to ensure open and transparent fee management.

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs

About this report

This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees Act, the Low-Materiality Fees Regulations, and section 4.2.8 of the Treasury Board Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities, contains information about the fees that the CBSA had the authority to set in the to fiscal year.

This report covers fees that are both subject to the Service Fees Act and exempt from the Service Fees Act.

For reporting purposes, fees are categorized by fee-setting mechanism. There are three mechanisms:

  1. Act, regulation or fees notice: The authority to set these fees is delegated to a department, minister or Governor in Council pursuant to an act of Parliament.
  2. Contract: Ministers have the authority to enter into contracts, which are usually negotiated between the minister and an individual or organization, and which cover fees and other terms and conditions. In some cases, that authority may also be provided by an act of Parliament.
  3. Market rate or auction: The authority to set these fees is pursuant to an act of Parliament or a regulation, and the minister, department or Governor in Council has no control over the fee amount.

For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, this report provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each fee. Note that the CBSA does not have any fees set by contract, market rate or auction.

Although fees charged by the CBSA under the Access to Information Act are subject to the Service Fees Act, they are not included in this report. Information on the CBSA's access to information fees for to is provided in our annual report to Parliament on the administration of the Access to Information Act.

Remissions

In to , the CBSA was subject to the requirements to issue remissions under section 7 of the Service Fees Act and subsection 4.2.4 of the Treasury Board Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities to remit a fee, in whole or in part, to a fee payer when a service standard was deemed not met. Consult the Remission Policy Pursuant to the Service Fees Act.

The following sections of this report provide detailed amounts on the CBSA’s remissions for to .

Overall totals, by fee-setting mechanism

This section presents the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that the CBSA had the authority to set in to , by fee-setting mechanism.

Overall totals for to , by fee-setting mechanism
Fee-setting mechanism Revenue ($)Table note 1 Cost ($) Remissions ($)
Fees set by act, regulation or fees notice 17,902,162.19 90,098,702.48 0

Table notes

Table note 1

It should be noted that the total revenue collected in to ($17,902,162.19) is higher than in to ($10,532,577.36), representing an increase of 70%. This can be attributed to the resumption of services in to that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during the previous fiscal year.

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Totals, by fee grouping, for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice

This section presents, for each fee grouping, the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that the CBSA had the authority to set in to by any of the following:

  • act
  • regulation
  • fees notice

A fee grouping is a set of fees relating to a single business line, directorate or program that a department had the authority to set for those activities.

Trade program fees: totals for to
Revenue ($) Cost ($) Remissions ($)
391,400.00 416,743.00 0
Trusted traveller program fees: totals for to
Revenue ($) Cost ($) Remissions ($)
16,495,390.46 33,202,534.33 These fees were not subject to remissions.
Cost recovery fees: totals for to
Revenue ($) Cost ($) Remissions ($)
469,272.68 56,479,425.15 These fees were not subject to remissions.
Miscellaneous fees: totals for to
Revenue ($) Cost ($) Remissions ($)
546,099.05 Costs associated with these fees are part of general expenditures in providing border-related services and are therefore not identifiable for reporting purposes. These fees were not subject to remissions.

Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice

This section provides detailed information on each fee that the CBSA had the authority to set in to by any of the following:

  • act
  • regulation
  • fees notice

Trade Program Fees

Customs broker licensing fee
Fee grouping Trade Program Fees
Fee Customs broker licensing fee
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 1986
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2006
Service standard
  1. Applications: Applications are processed within 90 calendar days from the date of submission of a complete application.
  2. Renewals: Renewal invoices are issued to all licensed customs brokers annually.
Performance result
  1. Applications: The CBSA processed 24 applications and met the service standard 87.5% of the time.
  2. Renewals: The CBSA renewed 533 licences.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Material (> $151)
to fee amount ($) 600.00
to total fee revenue ($) 334,200.00
to total remissions issued for the fee ($)Table note 2 0
Fee adjustment date in to
to fee amount ($) 719.66

Table notes

Table note 2

Pursuant to section 4.10 of the CBSA’s Subordinate Remission Policy on Customs Broker Licensing Fees, no remissions were issued for to .

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Customs broker professional examination fee
Fee grouping Trade Program Fees
Fee Customs broker licensing fee
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 1986
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2006
Service standard Examination results are mailed to candidates within four weeks from the date of examination.
Performance result The CBSA mailed 286 results and met the service standard 100% of the time.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Material (> $151)
to fee amount ($) 200.00
to total fee revenue ($) 57,200.00
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) 0
Fee adjustment date in to
to fee amount ($) 239.89
Customs sufferance warehouse licensing fee
Fee grouping Trade Program Fees
Fee Customs broker licensing feeTable note 3
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 1986
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2006
Service standard Applications are processed within 60 business days from the date of receipt of a complete application.
Performance result The CBSA processed 47 applications and met the service standard 97.9% of the time.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Material (> $151)
to fee amount ($) 500.00
to total fee revenue ($) 0
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) 0
Fee adjustment date in to
to fee amount ($)Table note 4 599.71

Table notes

Table note 3

It should be noted that the CBSA no longer collects this fee as per Customs Notice 13-022; however, this fee is reported as a formality since it is still listed in the fee-setting regulations.

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Table note 4

Further to the previous footnote, this adjusted fee amount is reported as a formality but will not be collected.

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Trusted Traveller Program fees

CANPASS program application fee: CANPASS Air
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee CANPASS Program Application Fee: CANPASS AirTable note 5
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
to fee amount ($) 50.00
to total fee revenue ($) 0
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to Not applicable
to fee amount ($) 50.00

Table notes

Table note 5

It should be noted that the CBSA no longer collects this fee as the CANPASS Air program was discontinued as of April 2018; however, this fee is reported as a formality since it is still listed in the fee-setting regulations.

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CANPASS program application fee: CANPASS Private Boat
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee CANPASS Program Application Fee: CANPASS Private BoatTable note 6
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
to fee amount ($) 40.00
to total fee revenue ($) 0
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to Not applicable
to fee amount ($) 40.00

Table notes

Table note 6

It should be noted that the CBSA no longer collects this fee as the CANPASS Private Boat program was discontinued as of April 2018; however, this fee is reported as a formality since it is still listed in the fee-setting regulations.

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CANPASS program application fee: CANPASS Corporate Aircraft
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee CANPASS Program Application Fee: CANPASS Corporate Aircraft
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Within 30 business days of receipt of a complete application, applicants are informed of whether they are approved.
Performance result The CBSA informed 2,799 applicants and met the service standard 75.8% of the time. This result includes both CANPASS Corporate Aircraft and CANPASS Private Aircraft.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
to fee amount ($) 40.00
to total fee revenue ($)Table note 7 10,449.19
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to Not applicable
to fee amount ($) 40.00

Table notes

Table note 7

This amount includes revenues for both CANPASS Corporate Aircraft and CANPASS Private Aircraft.

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CANPASS program application fee: CANPASS Private Aircraft
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee CANPASS Program Application Fee: CANPASS Private Aircraft
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Within 30 business days of receipt of a complete application, applicants are informed of whether they are approved.
Performance result The CBSA informed 2,799 applicants and met the service standard 75.8% of the time. This result includes both CANPASS Corporate Aircraft and CANPASS Private Aircraft.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
to fee amount ($) 40.00
to total fee revenue ($)Table note 8 10,449.19
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to Not applicable
to fee amount ($) 40.00

Table notes

Table note 8

This amount includes revenues for both CANPASS Corporate Aircraft and CANPASS Private Aircraft.

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NEXUS Program application fee
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee NEXUS Program Application Fee
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Within 30 business days of receipt of a complete application, applicants are informed of whether they are approved.
Performance result The CBSA informed 416,646 applicants and met the service standard 36.72% of the time.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Not subject to the Service Fees ActTable note 9
to fee amount ($) 50.00 (USD)
to total fee revenue ($) 15,775,789.19
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to Not applicable
to fee amount ($) 50.00 (USD)

Table notes

Table note 9

This fee is not subject to the Service Fees Act as per section 11.1(4) of the Customs Act.

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Free and secure trade (FAST) Driver program application fee
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Driver Program Application Fee
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Within 30 business days of receipt of a complete application, applicants are informed of whether they are approved.
Performance result The CBSA informed 21,554 applicants and met the service standard 100% of the time.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Not subject to the Service Fees ActTable note 10
to fee amount ($) 50.00
to total fee revenue ($) 432,227.05
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to Not applicable
to fee amount ($) 50.00

Table notes

Table note 10

This fee is not subject to the Service Fees Act as per section 11.1(4) of the Customs Act.

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Pilot Project for Travellers in Remote Areas: Quebec (PPTRA-Q) Membership Fee
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee Pilot Project for Travellers in Remote Areas: Quebec (PPTRA-Q) Membership FeeTable note 11
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2003
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2003
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
to fee amount ($) 50.00
to total fee revenue ($) 117,535.03
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to Not applicable
to fee amount ($) 50.00

Table notes

Table note 11

As per section 24(3) of the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations, the fee for issuance of other authorizations is $25.00 per year, so the fee amount for PPTRA-Q is $50.00 since memberships are granted on a two-year cycle.

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Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Permit Application Fee
Fee grouping Trusted Traveller Program Fees
Fee Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Permit Application Fee
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2002
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2002
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
to fee amount ($) 30.00
to total fee revenue ($) 159,390.00
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to Not applicable
to fee amount ($) 30.00

Cost recovery fees

Recovery of Removal Costs
Fee grouping Cost recovery fees
Fee Recovery of Removal Costs
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2002
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2002
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Material (> $151)
to fee amount ($)
  • $750.00 for removal to the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon
  • $1,500.00 for removal to any other country
to total fee revenue ($) 435,035.20
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to
to fee amount ($)
  • $899.57 for removal to the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon
  • $1,799.14 for removal to any other country
After-hours Immigration Examination Fee
Fee grouping After-hours Immigration Examination Fee
Fee Recovery of Removal Costs
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 2002
Last year fee setting authority was amended 2002
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Material (formula)
to fee amount ($)
  • $100.00 for the first four hours or part thereof
  • $30.00 for each additional hour or part thereof
to total fee revenue ($) 624.68
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to
to fee amount ($)
  • $119.94 for the first four hours or part thereof
  • $35.98 for each additional hour or part thereof
King’s and Frontier Warehouse Storage Charges
Fee grouping After-hours Immigration Examination Fee
Fee Recovery of Removal Costs
Fee-setting authority
Year fee-setting authority was introduced 1986
Last year fee setting authority was amended 1986
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act.
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations Material (formula)
to fee amount ($)
  • For any automobile, truck or other vehicle and any self-propelled machinery:
    • $10.00 per day or part thereof
  • For any shipment of goods other than those described above:
    • $0.45 per 50 kg or part thereof per day or part thereof, with a minimum charge of $5.00 per day
to total fee revenue ($) 6,071.43
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to
to fee amount ($)
  • For any automobile, truck or other vehicle and any self-propelled machinery:
    • $11.99 per day or part thereof
  • For any shipment of goods other than those described above:
    • $0.54 per 50 kg or part thereof per day or part thereof, with a minimum charge of $6.00 per day
Customs special services charges
Fee grouping Cost recovery fees
Fee Customs special services charges
Fee-setting authority Customs Act, section 167(1)(b);
Special Services (Customs) Regulations, sections 4 and 5
Year fee-setting authority was introduced
Last year fee-setting authority was amended
Service standard
  • a) Requests for special services are acknowledged within one working day of receipt
  • b) Upon completion of the service, a detailed invoice is provided
Performance result
  • a) The CBSA acknowledged 815 requests for special services and met the service standard 98.5% of the time.
  • b) The CBSA issued 815 invoices and met the service standard 100% of the time.
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations
  • If the service is performed by an officer already on duty:
    • Low-materiality (< $51)
  • If the service is performed by an officer called in on duty for that purpose:
    • Material (formula)
to fee amount ($)
  • If the service is performed by an officer already on duty:
    • Flat rate of $25.00
  • If the service is performed by an officer called in on duty for that purpose:
    • $54.00 for the first two hours or part thereof
    • $27.00 for each additional hour or part thereof
to total fee revenue ($) 27,541.37
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to
to fee amount ($)
  • If the service is performed by an officer already on duty:
    • Flat rate of $25.00 (unadjusted)
  • If the service is performed by an officer called in on duty for that purpose:
    • $64.77 for the first two hours or part thereof
    • $32.38 for each additional hour or part thereof

Miscellaneous fees

Fees charged for goods imported as mail
Fee grouping Miscellaneous fees
Fee Fees charged for goods imported as mail
Fee-setting authority Customs Act, section 147.1(14)(c);
Fees in Respect of Mail Regulations, section 3
Year fee-setting authority was introduced
Last year fee-setting authority was amended
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Performance result Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Application of Low-Materiality Fees Regulations Low-materiality (< $51)
to fee amount ($) 5.00
to total fee revenue ($) 542,604.00
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to Not applicable
to fee amount ($) 5.00
Fees charged for making or certifying copies of records
Fee grouping Miscellaneous fees
Fee Fees charged for making or certifying copies of records
Fee-setting authority Customs Act, section 107(15);
Fees for Records Regulations, sections 4 and 5
Year fee-setting authority was introduced
Last year fee-setting authority was amended
Service standard Not subject to service standard requirement of the Service Fees Act
Performance result Not
Application of Low Materiality Fees Regulations

The fee amount consists of five parts:

  • 1) Low-materiality (< $51)
  • 2) Low-materiality (photocopy)
  • 3) Material (formula)
  • 4) Material (formula)
  • 5) Low-materiality (< $51)
to fee amount ($)

The fee amount consists of five parts:

  • 1) A person who requests that a copy of a record be made shall pay an application fee of $5.00 at the time the request is made; and
  • 2) Where applicable, a fee for reproduction of a record or part thereof to be calculated as follows:
    • for photocopying a page, $0.20 per page;
    • for microfiche duplication (non-silver), $0.40 per fiche;
    • for 16 mm microfilm duplication (non-silver), $12.00 per 30.5 m roll;
    • for 35 mm microfilm duplication (non-silver), $14.00 per 30.5 m roll;
    • for microform to paper duplication, $0.25 per page;
    • for magnetic tape-to-tape duplication, $25.00 per 731.5 m reel.
  • 3) Where the requested record is a non-computerized record, an officer may require, in addition to the application fee prescribed above, payment of a fee in the amount of $2.50 per person for each quarter hour in excess of five hours that is spent by that person on searching for the record and on preparation.
  • 4) Where a copy of the requested record is produced from a machine readable record, an officer may require, in addition to any other fees prescribed above, payment of a fee for the cost of production and programming to be calculated as follows:
    • $16.50 per minute for the cost of the central processor and locally attached devices;
    • $5.00 per person for each quarter hour that is spent by that person on programming a computer.
  • 5) Where a record is requested to be certified, an application fee of $5.00 shall be paid unless such a fee has already been paid pursuant to part (1) above.
to total fee revenue ($) 3,495.05
to total remissions issued for the fee ($) Not subject to remissions
Fee adjustment date in to
to fee amount ($)

The fee amount consists of five parts:

  • 1) Unadjusted (same as to fee amount above).
  • 2) Unadjusted (same as to fee amount above).
  • 3) $3.00 per person for each quarter hour in excess of five hours that is spent by that person on searching for the record and on preparation.
  • 4) $19.79 per minute for the cost of the central processor and locally attached devices; and $6.00 per person for each quarter hour that is spent by that person on programming a computer.
  • 5) Unadjusted (same as to fee amount above).
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