Bad news for hikers hoping to end their Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) hike by crossing the border into Canada: you can’t.
On January 27, 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced it would no longer issue permits to hikers continuing into Canada via the PCT. Prior to this announcement, many northbound hikers would enter into Canada’s E.C. Manning Park and add a final eight-mile loop as the finishing segment of the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail. Prior to this change, hikers would fill out an entry form with the CBSA and provide all their immigration documents in advance, at which point the CBSA would issue a permit to cross at the PCT terminus, which is not an official port of entry.