Flagpole restrictions - Ontario & Québec - official statement.

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This may be old news now but it's worth putting it up for folks to find.

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/settle-setablir-eng.html

Travellers
Work permit, study permit and confirmation of permanent residence requests

Inside Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) offers a variety of services that are aimed at foreign nationals who are already temporary residents. For example, study or work permit holders who wish to extend their status or obtain a new permit should present their application to IRCC within Canada. To learn more about IRCC’s services and access them, please visit IRCC or call 1-888-242-2100.

Study permit and work permit requests at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle and Saint-Armand/Philipsburg
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for its part has implemented service hours for processing work and study permit applications at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle and St-Armand/Philipsburg ports of entry made by individuals who currently reside in Canada, possess a valid work or study permit, and travelled to the USA for the sole purpose of presenting their permit application at a Canadian port of entry.

Should an individual meet these criteria, applications for a new work or study permit may be made at St-Bernard-de-Lacolle and St-Armand/Philipsburg as follows:

• Monday to Thursday, from noon to 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Outside of these scheduled hours, any individual who meets the requirements outlined above and crosses the border at St-Bernard-de-Lacolle or at St-Armand/Philipsburg to apply for a work or study permit will be admitted into Canada if they meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. However, their application will not be processed at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle or St-Armand/Philipsburg ports of entry, and they will be invited to submit them to IRCC from within Canada.

Please be advised that even during the scheduled hours some applications might not be processed due to high volumes and excessive wait times and you may be invited to apply online or make an appointment with IRCC from within Canada. To learn more about IRCC’s services and access them, please visit IRCC or call 1-888-242-2100.

Study and work permit requests, and requests for processing of confirmation of permanent residence at the Peace Bridge, Queenston-Lewiston Bridge and Rainbow Bridge
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for its part has implemented service hours for processing confirmation of permanent residence, and work and study permit applications at the Fort Erie (Peace Bridge), Niagara-on-the-Lake (Queenston-Lewiston Bridge) and Niagara Falls (Rainbow Bridge) ports of entry made by individuals who currently reside in Canada, possess a valid work or study permit, or hold temporary residence status, and travelled to the USA for the sole purpose of presenting their permit application at a Canadian port of entry.

Should an individual meet these criteria, applications for confirmation of permanent residence or a new work or study permit may be made at the Fort Erie (Peace Bridge), Niagara-on-the-Lake (Queenston-Lewiston Bridge) or Niagara Falls (Rainbow Bridge) ports of entry as follows:

• Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to midnight

Outside of these scheduled hours, any individual who meets the requirements outlined above and crosses the border at the Peace Bridge, Queenston-LewistonBridge or Rainbow Bridge to process confirmation of permanent residence or apply for a work or study permit will be admitted into Canada if they meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. However, their application will not be processed at the Fort Erie (Peace Bridge), Niagara-on-the-Lake (Queenston-Lewiston Bridge) or Niagara Falls (Rainbow Bridge) ports of entry, and they will be invited to submit their application to IRCC from within Canada.

Please be advised that even during the scheduled hours some applications might not be processed due to high volumes and excessive wait times and you may be invited to apply online or make an appointment with IRCC from within Canada. To learn more about IRCC’s services and access them, please visit IRCC or call 1-888-242-2100.

Services and information

• Immigration and citizenship
  • Study in Canada as an international student
  • Work in Canada
  • Do you want to come to Canada, or extend your stay?
• D-Memoranda
  • Memorandum D2-5-1, Residential status of travellers arriving in Canada
    This memorandum outlines the border services procedures for determining the residential status of travellers arriving in Canada and their entitlements under border services legislation.
  • Memorandum D2-5-3, Travellers requiring mobility assistance at Canadian international airports
    This memorandum outlines the procedure for travellers requiring mobility assistance to report to the CBSA when entering Canada at Canadian international airports.
  • Memorandum D2-2-1, Settlers' Effects Tariff Item 9807.00.00
    This memorandum outlines and explains the conditions under which a settler may import goods into Canada for personal or household use without the payment of duties.
• BSF186 - Personal Effects Accounting Document

Date modified:
2018-08-03