Get a permit to cross the Canada-U.S. border at remote areas: 1. What the Remote Area Border Crossing Program offers Status: Closing soon
- 1. What the Remote Area Border Crossing Program offers
- 2. Who is eligible
- 3. What you need before you start
- 4. How to apply
- 5. After you apply
- 6. Contact us
The Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Program is being replaced with telephone reporting effective . Applications are no longer being accepted.
Existing RABC permits remain valid until 11:59 pm on . After this date, all travellers entering Canada through remote areas of northern Ontario or from the Northwest Angle into southern Manitoba must report to the CBSA in person at a port of entry or a designated telephone reporting site.
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Until , share your thoughts on new telephone reporting site locations.
The Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Program facilitates the border clearance process for travellers who wish to cross the border into Canada in certain remote areas.
Permit holders do not need to physically present themselves at a port of entry. However, they must declare any goods they are bringing into Canada.
Remote areas covered by the program
Eligible travellers can use their RABC permit to cross the Canada‒U.S. border in the following remote areas:
- Northwest Angle Area
- Pigeon River through to and including Lake of the Woods
- Canadian shore of Lake Superior
- Sault Ste. Marie (upper lock system)
- Cockburn Island
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