CBSA to raise certain fees 25.3% for inflation and apply GST/HST to traveller clearance service charges on April 1, 2026

CBSA states in Customs Notice 26-04 that, effective April 1, 2026, applicable fees not adjusted since April 1, 2019 increase by a compounded 25.3% for inflation, including customs broker licence issuance and renewal (from $600.00 to $751.65), the customs broker professional examination application fee (from $200.00 to $250.55), customs special services charges, including the Courier Low Value Shipment Program, and Kings and frontier warehouse storage charges. Also effective April 1, 2026, CBSA will apply GST/HST to service charges for the clearance of travellers under cost recovery agreements, following a review and a Canada Revenue Agency ruling.