What changed
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is adjusting opening and closing times at 13 land ports of entry in Manitoba to maintain alignment with hours at the neighbouring U.S. ports of entry.
The change follows Manitoba's decision to adopt permanent year-round daylight saving time. Since the United States will continue to change its clocks seasonally, adjusting the operating hours at the Manitoba ports of entry in the fall and spring means alignment of service hours between Canada and the U.S. will be maintained year-round at these 13 sites.
The official page states that these adjustments allow for better coordination between Canada and the U.S., including in cases where a traveller is inadmissible and is directed to return immediately to the country they came from. It also means greater clarity for all travellers as to when the ports of entry are operating.
The official page also states that if a port of entry is not available at the time a traveller needs to cross, travellers can use an alternate port of entry. The CBSA works with emergency services on both sides of the border to ensure that they can cross the border during an emergency situation.
Official text
> The new hours will take effect at 2:00 a.m. (Central Time) November 1, 2026, and will remain in place until 2:00 a.m. (Central Time) March 14, 2027.
Who is affected
Travellers living in Manitoba or planning to cross between Canada and the U.S. through the province's land ports of entry, including Chinese families travelling for errands, shopping or visiting relatives.
The 13 ports affected are: Cartwright, Coulter, Crystal City, Goodlands, Gretna, Lena, Lyleton, Piney, Snowflake, South Junction, Tolstoi, Windygates and Winkler.
Traveller hours (Central Time, 7 days a week):
- Cartwright: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Coulter: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Crystal City: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Goodlands: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Gretna: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Lena: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Lyleton: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Piney: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Snowflake: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- South Junction: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Tolstoi: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Windygates: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Winkler: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Commercial hours (Central Time, Monday to Friday, except holidays):
- Cartwright: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Coulter: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Crystal City: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Goodlands: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Gretna: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Lena: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Lyleton: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Piney: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Snowflake: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- South Junction: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Tolstoi: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Windygates: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Winkler: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
When it starts
The new hours take effect at 2:00 a.m. (Central Time) on November 1, 2026, and remain in place until 2:00 a.m. (Central Time) on March 14, 2027.
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