The RABC permit system has been put on hold since September, 2024. They have accepted some new applications, but no new Remote Border Area Crossing permits have been issued for 2025 yet. We speculate that they are doing some type of system change, or preparing to launch something similar to the CBP Roam app that the U.S. is employing. There has been little to no info coming down from the Canadians on any of this yet, but they have recently announced that RABCS issued from late 2023 up to September 2024 will be valid through 2025.
The current situation is that all vehicles on land and ice with any passengers not holding RABCs need to call in before crossing into Canada, and any boats planning to land on shore in Canada need to report by phone as well. It appears that the policy of not needing to check in when there will be no shore landing remains intact.
