$100M in renovations for Quebec’s Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing
Posted February 27, 2025 1:30 pm.
Last Updated February 27, 2025 1:31 pm.
The Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing in Quebec will be getting some major renovations – to the tune of a $100 million.
An investment over three years to meet safety, security and upgraded technology requirements, according to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA).
This is the busiest border crossing in Quebec – with 2 million travellers and 300,000 commercial vehicles passing through it each year. It’s the main gateway for trade and travel between New York and Montreal.
“This important modernization project will give us access to new infrastructure that will benefit travellers while supporting our border services officers in their important work to secure our border and our country,” said Eric Lapierre, Regional Director General, Quebec Region, CBSA, in a press release.
The CBSA says that this is all part of its commitment to modernize and reinforce the land border with the United States. Something President Donald Trump has been calling for amid tariff threats.
In December, Canada announced $1.3 billion to bolster security at the border.
The CBSA will renovate or replace ports of entry across the country over the next few years.
Some buildings at Lacolle date back to 1951 – they will be taken down and new passenger processing facilities built.
Existing buildings will remain in service during construction. The first phase of the project is currently underway and requires that bus passenger processing operations be relocated to another building on the site.
In addition, vehicles of non-standard dimensions (greater than five meters in height) can no longer enter Canada through this port of entry and are currently directed to adjacent ports of entry.
