UPDATE on Aug. 24: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) plays an important role by protecting our country at its borders, and now it's looking for your help.

Luke Reimer told Discover Weyburn that the CBSA is hiring border officers.

"Ultimately they're protecting Canadians, they're protecting our backyard and keeping dangerous goods and dangerous people out of Canada, and I think that's what makes the CBSA job so fulfilling," said Reimer.

There are 12 borders crossings in Saskatchewan, including Oungre, Regway and North Portal.

You can find more information here.

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Aug. 23: Officers with Canada Border Services Agency were busy in Saskatchewan in July. They seized firearms, issued removal orders against illegal workers, and refused entry to serious criminals.

The two firearm seizures, the 14th and 15th of the year, came in the first half of the month. On July 5th, at the Monchy crossing, a restricted .38 calibre handgun was seized from a California man’s motorhome. He had to pay a $1,000 penalty, and was then denied entry into Canada. The second seizure was on July 15th at the port of Regway. Officers found a .380 calibre pistol while conducting a secondary examination. Charges against the traveller are pending, and he is scheduled to make a court appearance October 8th in Estevan.

For those coming into Canada, whether they are Canadian citizens or not, they must declare if they are bringing more than $10,000 in currency across the border. On July 21st, at the port of North Portal, officers found more than $25,000 in US cash inside a lock box and laptop bag while doing a routine vehicle search. After determining the currency was legitimate, they returned it to the driver with a $250 penalty, as he failed to make the declaration. His troubles didn’t end there, however. Officers determined the man, who had claimed he was coming to visit friends, and make a purchase, was actually coming to work in Canada without authorization. As a result, he was denied entry, and issued an exclusion order, which bans him from returning for one year.

Another duty of CBSA officers is handling applications for those who are coming into the country to work. On July 24th, a foreign national was applying for a work permit. Officers discovered that the applicant had already been working for a business in Saskatchewan without authorization. As a result, he was issued an exclusion order, and has since left the country.

Some travellers were also denied entry into Canada for their criminal records. On July 1st , officers in North Portal refused entry to a man from Georgia convicted of multiple crimes, including aggravated assault, and pointing a firearm. On the same day, at the Estevan crossing refused entry to a man from Minnesota who had been convicted of manslaughter.