Canada is making major investments to protect our sovereignty, strengthen security and create prosperity. In B.C., PacifiCan is investing in researchers and innovators to advance defence technologies that protect Canada.

On March 26, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Mountain Institution, a medium-security federal institution.

Illegal harvesting and non-compliance with conservation measures pose serious risks to Canada’s marine resources. In the recreational crab fishery, retaining undersized male crab or female crab is illegal and threatens species sustainability.

On March 17, 2026, Charles Wheeliker, an inmate from Matsqui Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.

The world is changing rapidly. The international rules based order is under strain, and technological change is expanding the fields of conflict, including into space. That’s why the Government of Canada, through the Defence Industrial Strategy, is focusing on rebuilding, rearming and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to meet these emerging challenges.

CBSA prevents an attempt to smuggle 112 kg of opium at Pacific Highway Commercial Operations port of entry

CBSA officers at Kingsgate port of entry in BC seize 80 kg of cocaine from a commercial truck.

Illegal harvesting poses risks to fish stocks, marine ecosystems, and local economies.

Following a Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigation, Reuben Velasquez, a 44-year-old foreign national, was sentenced on February 3, 2026, in Williams Lake Provincial Court , to four years imprisonment.

On March 4, 2026, Christopher Michael Tyler, an inmate from William Head Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.