The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and our partners in the Our Missing Children’s program would like to remind Manitobans that May 25th is National Missing Children’s Day. CBSA officers throughout Manitoba will be increasing awareness of the program and stressing the importance for those traveling with children to have the necessary documents.
To help avoid delays at international borders when travelling with children, always:
• Have their identification ready to show officers when you arrive at the booth and a letter of permission for a child who is travelling without their parents or guardian.
• Carry identification such as a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, passport, or immigration document.
• Bring copies of legal documents, if parents share custody.
• Ensure you are travelling in the same vehicle as your children when you arrive at the border, if travelling with a group of vehicles.
The CBSA is one of four Government of Canada agencies, along with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) and the Department of Justice Canada, that partner together to help return missing, abducted and smuggled children to their families through the Our Missing Children program.
While each organization has its own function, the program operates as a single unit assisting law enforcement agencies across Canada and around the world in locating and recovering missing and abducted children. To fulfill the CBSA’s role, CBSA officers are on the alert for abducted children and runaways at all points of entry into the country.
Any individual with information about missing children can call 1-877-318-3576 toll-free or visit the Our Missing Children website.
