Canada Border Times has a new look. The address is the same, your account still works, and checking the line before you head to the border is still free. But almost everything you see has been rebuilt to answer one question faster: how long is the wait right now, in the direction you're going?
Wait times in both directions
Until now we only showed the wait to enter the United States. Every crossing now shows both sides, side by side:
- Into the U.S., from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), with the wait for each lane type: standard, Ready Lane and NEXUS/SENTRI, for cars, pedestrians and commercial traffic, plus how many lanes are open.
- Into Canada, from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), updated through the day.
Both use the same colours: green under 30 minutes, amber 30 to 59, red an hour or more and grey when closed. One glance at the home page shows every crossing from British Columbia to New Brunswick.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is here
The new bridge between Detroit and Windsor now has its own page, next to the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel, with live waits both ways. See it on the Detroit / Windsor page.
Busy? Check the crossings nearby
Every crossing page now lists the closest alternatives with their current waits in both directions and the distance, so you can see at a glance whether the Blue Water Bridge, the Ambassador Bridge or the Peace Bridge is the better bet today.
Notices straight from the border
When CBP posts a notice for a crossing, like Ready Lane hours or lane changes during construction, you'll now see it right under the wait time.
Plan ahead
- What to expect: each crossing page shows how the line usually moves over the next few hours, based on the same day last week.
- Statistics: hour-by-hour waits for any day, the typical wait by weekday and hour, and the best time to cross.
- Live cameras at the crossings that publish them.
En français aussi
The whole site is now available in French at canadabordertimes.com/fr/, from the wait times to the statistics. Use the Français link at the top of any page to switch.
A fresh look, the same idea
Our logo has always been lanes of traffic coming together into a maple leaf. We kept that idea and redrew it, and gave the site a red-and-white look that feels at home on either side of the border. It's also faster and built for your phone, since that's where most of you check the line.
Help the next person in line
The community section on each border page is a place to ask how the line looks or share a photo from where you are. We cleared out the old test posts so it starts fresh. If you're in line, a photo helps everyone deciding which crossing to take, but only if it's safe: never while driving.
Tell us what you think
If something doesn't work the way you expect, a crossing is missing, or you have an idea, write to us at hola@canadabordertimes.com. Thanks for crossing with us.
Wait times are estimates published by CBP and the CBSA and can change at any time.
