Nearly 2,000 stolen vehicles have been recovered in 2024 by border agency [Video]

Shipping containers are moved in the Port of Montreal, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Canada’s border guards have recovered more stolen vehicles at railyards and ports so far this year than in all of 2023.

Transport Minister Anita Anand said the Canada Border Services Agency has recovered 1,945 stolen vehicles, with the majority found in Quebec.

The federal government launched an action plan earlier this year to address the record rates of vehicle thefts, involving local and international police agencies, vehicle manufacturers and other partners.

“We are here today to say that this is working, that we are seeing a 19 per cent decrease in auto theft during the first half of 2024 compared to last year,” Anand said at a press conference outside Halton Regional Police Service headquarters in Oakville, Ont.

“We are seeing the CBSA seize 1,900-plus vehicles, and we are making sure we ourselves …