Canada Scraps Remote Entry Program Mostly Used by Americans in Favour of Telephone Reporting

A patch is seen on the shoulder of a Canada Border Services Agency officer's uniform in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Dec. 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Canada is shuttering a border entry program next fall that has simplified travel for thousands of Americans into the remote regions of Ontario and Manitoba without having to report to a customs checkpoint.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced last week its plans to end its Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) permit program as of Sept. 14, 2026.