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The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has the authority to detain (i.e. arrest) a foreign national or permanent resident.
Reasons the CBSA will detain you include:
- there is reason to believe you are a danger to the public,
- you have not appeared at a hearing or are unlike to comply with a removal order,
- the government finds that you are inadmissible, or
- a border officer feels you have not established your identity.
Within 48 hours of being detained, you will be called to a court hearing called a detention review.
During a detention review, you and a representative of the CBSA must argue whether you should remain in detention, be removed from Canada, or be released from detention.
Detention reviews can be difficult. We recommend you seek help from a legal professional.