Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Permit Application
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The RABC program facilitates the border clearance process for individuals wishing to cross the border into Canada in the following remote areas: •from Pigeon River, ON, through to and including Lake of the Woods; •the Canadian shore of Lake Superior; •Cockburn Island, ON; •Sault Ste. Marie, ON, (upper lock system). The RABC permit applications can be submitted by mail to the Thunder Bay CBSA office or in person at one of five POEs: Fort Frances, Rainy River, Pigeon River, Sault Ste. Marie, and Emerson West Lynne. Applications are processed in Thunder Bay. (Trusted Traveller, Canada Border Services Agency.)