Canada Border Services Agency fines Ontario business owner with $36.9M for undeclared vehicle exports to West Africa, underscoring strict enforcement of export laws and protection of trade integrity

CBSA’s investigation found that between 2017 and 2022 the individual exported more than 3,700 vehicles without the required reporting under the Customs Act, allowing the shipments to evade regulatory scrutiny and posing significant risks to supply-chain integrity and public safety. The penalty reflects both the scale and duration of the violations and signals CBSA’s strengthened enforcement posture against high-risk exporters who bypass Canada’s export-control and customs-compliance requirements…