Ports of Entry and Departure in the Saskatchewan Southeast Region:
Southeast Saskatchewan receives a high volume of traffic on its highways and through the various points of entry and departure in the region. Recent statistics released by the Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) indicate that the volume of entries into south east Saskatchewan is up 20% over 2009 figures (refer to “Total Number of Vehicles Entering Southeast Saskatchewan in 2009” table below). Individuals can now monitor border crossing wait times on Twitter, the social networking and microblogging service online.
Within Canada, south east Saskatchewan has two points of entry/departure with Manitoba, one main point of entry/departure north to Moose Jaw and Regina, and one to south central Saskatchewan immediately to the west. The statistics for these points are as follows:
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Highway #13 Saskatchewan/Manitoba border 327,405 total vehicles/year, 77,555 commercial vehicles/year
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Highway #18 Saskatchewan/Manitoba border 276,305 total vehicles/year, 40,150 commercial vehicles/year
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Highway #13 South East Saskatchewan exiting to the west 295,650 total vehicles/year, 43,800 commercial vehicles/year
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Highway #39 South East Saskatchewan exiting to the north 1,276,700 total vehicles/year, 243,820 commercial vehicles/year
The south east region has seven land-based points of entry between south east Saskatchewan and the United States of America (U.S.); six within North Dakota which operates on Central Time (CT) and one with Montana which operates on Mountain Time (MT), one hour later than CT. From the eastern corner of the region travelling west they are as follows:
North Dakota
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Carlievale – Approaching from the U.S. utilizing Highway #28 at the Sherwood port and entering Canada on Highway #8, the Carlievale port is open 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 7 days a week.
Contact: P.O Box 178
Carievale, SK, S0C 0P0
Telephone: 1 (800) 461-9999
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Northgate – Approaching from the U.S. utilizing Highway #9 to Northgate and entering Canada on Highway #8, the Northgate port is open 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 7 days a week.
Contact: P.O Box 10
Northgate, SK, S0C 0V0
Telephone: 1 (800) 461-9999
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North Portal – Approaching from the U.S. utilizing Highway #52 to Portal and entering Canada on Highway #39, the North Portal port is open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Contact: North Portal, SK, S0C 1W0
Telephone: 1 (800) 461-9999
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Estevan – Approaching from the U.S. utilizing Highway #40 through Noonan and entering Canada on Highway #47, the Estevan port is open 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 7 days a week.
Contact: P.O Box 130
Estevan, SK, S4A 2A2
Telephone: 1 (800) 461-9999
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Torquay – Approaching from the U.S. utilizing Highway #350 to Ambrose and entering Canada on Highway #8, the Torquay port is open 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 7 days a week.
Contact: P.O Box 129
Torquay, SK, S0C 2L0
Telephone: 1 (800) 461-9999
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Oungre – Approaching from the U.S. utilizing Highway #85 to Fortuna and entering Canada on Highway #35, the Oungre port is open 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 7 days a week.
Contact: P.O Box 100
Oungre, SK, S0C 1Z0
Telephone: 1 (800) 461-9999
Montana:
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Regway – Approaching from the U.S. utilizing Highway #16 to Raymond, and entering Canada on Highway #6, the Regway port is open 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 7 days a week.
Contact: P.O Box 94
Port of Regway
Minton, SK, S0C 1T0
Telephone: 1 (800) 461-9999
| Total Border Crossing Traffic by Port in 2009 | |||
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| Light Vehicles | Commercial | Total vehicles | |
| Carievale No. 8 | 32,813 (67.6%) | 15,753 (32.4%) | 48,566 |
| Estevan No. 47 | 61,250 (89.8%) | 6,929 (10.2%) | 68,179 |
| North Gate No. 9 | 37,440 (63.7%) | 22,302 (38.0%) | 58,742 |
| North Portal No. 39 | 151,795 (46.6%) | 173,994 (53.4%) | 325,789 |
| Oungre No. 35 | 19,464 (84.7%) | 3,522 (15.3%) | 22,986 |
| Regway No. 6 | 40,267 (69.6%) | 17,569 (30.4%) | 57,836 |
| Torquay No. 350 | 2,539 (91.7%) | 229 (8.3%) | 2,768 |
| Totals | 345,568 (59.0% | 240,298 (41.0) | 585,866 |
| Averages | 49,367 (59.1%) | 34,328 (41.1%) | 83,557 |
Saskatchewan Department of Highways 2010
| Total Number of Vehicles Entering Southeast Saskatchewan in 2009 | ||||
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| Total | Total | |||
| Location | Light Vehicles | Commercial | Passengers | Vehicles |
| Carievale | 15,089 (88.7%) | 1,913 (11.3%) | 33,377 | 17,002 |
| Estevan | 29,178 (87.4%) | 1,210 (12.6) | 56,459 | 30,388 |
| North Gate | 14,242 (81.0%) | 3,352 (19.0%) | 33,717 | 17,594 |
| North Portal | 77,987(43.5%) | 101,448(56.5%) | 281,572 | 179,435 |
| Oungre | 9,357 (83.7%) | 1,825 (16.3%) | 23,759 | 11,182 |
| Regway | 18,705 (73.6%) | 6,706 (26.4%) | 46,226 | 25,411 |
| Torquay | 1,140 (98.6%) | 16 (1.4%) | 2,306 | 1,156 |
| Totals | 165,698 (58.7%) | 116,470(41.3%) | 477,416 | 282,168 |
| Averages | 23,671(58.7%) | 16,639 (41.3%) | 68,202 | 40,310 |
Saskatchewan Department of Highways 2010
| Total Number of Vehicles Leaving Southeast Saskatchewan in 2009 | ||||
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| Total | Total | |||
| Location | Light Vehicles | Commercial | Passengers | Vehicles |
| Carievale | 17,724 (56.2%) | 13,840 (43.8%) | *0 | 31,564 |
| Estevan | 32,072 (84.9%) | 5,719 (15.1%) | *0 | 37,791 |
| North Gate | 23,198 (55.0%) | 18,950 (45.0%) | *0 | 42,148 |
| North Portal | 73,808 (50.4%) | 72,546 (49.6%) | *0 | 146,354 |
| Oungre | 10,107 (85.6%) | 1,697 (14.4%) | *0 | 11,804 |
| Regway | 21,562 (66.5%) | 10,863 (33.5%) | *0 | 32,425 |
| Torquay | 1,399 (86.8%) | 213 (13.2%) | *0 | 1,612 |
| Totals | 179,870 (59.2%) | 123,828 (40.8%) | *0 | 303,698 |
| Averages | 25,696 (59.2%) | 17,690 (40.8%) | *0 | 43,385 |
Saskatchewan Department of Highways 2010 * Data not tracked at U.S ports of entry.
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