The Canada Border Services Agency is curtailing flagpoling that allows temporary residents to receive same-day immigration services at the U.S.-Canada crossings.
As of May 30, the CBSA has reduced the number of days and hours each week when flagpoling services will be available atRebecca Purdy, a senior spokesperson for the CBSA, said that while immigration services will remain available at all ports of entry, the agency was limiting hours at these 12 border crossings due to “high volumes of flagpolers.”
“We do use it in certain situations,” he said, such as if someone is getting a new job and they need to start right away, and the employer is insisting on seeing an actual work permit. In 2021, flagpoling dipped by 34 per cent as non-essential travel across the U.S.-Canada border was restricted amid the COVID-19 pandemic.There are some potential risks to flagpoling, including refusal of re-entry into Canada.
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