Canadian Border Services: Heavy Traffic

heavy traffic: One agent said its not uncommon for the CBSA to tell officers to wave through drivers in times of heavy traffic, effectively ignoring federal duty exemptions, which are currently set at $0 for trips of less than 24 hours, and up to $200 for overnight travellers, according to CTV. A staffing decrease is whats behind the more relaxed border policies, according to McMichael and Canadian Border Services agents have been instructed to bend the rules for long weekend travelers to help alleviate headache-inducing lineups, News has learned. During periods of peak traffic I ve seen it raised anywhere from $150 to $200 and more per person in order to alleviate the traffic strains, said Jason McMichael, Customs Immigration Union spokesman. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.