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CBSA Kiosk Outage Slows Customs at Major Canadian Airports

The agency cites an unexpected maintenance glitch, with teams working to restore connectivity.

Overview

  • Travellers are being routed to manual primary inspection as kiosks remain offline, extending processing times at customs.
  • Toronto Pearson, Montréal–Trudeau and Calgary warned of longer lines on social channels as officers handle identity checks and declarations.
  • CBSA attributes the disruption to an unforeseen issue during routine systems maintenance and is coordinating with airport management to speed processing.
  • The agency says flights are not being delayed, while isolated social posts about passengers stuck on planes have not been confirmed as related.
  • This outage follows similar nationwide kiosk disruptions reported in April and June, underscoring recurring reliability concerns.