What you need to know for an easy trip across the border [Video]

The Civic Holiday long weekend is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year in Canada.

Falling right in the middle of summer road trip season, many Canadians will be headed south to the United States for a brief vacation.

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When it comes to crossing the border, what do you need to know?

CTV News Ottawa’s Patricia Boal spoke to Charles Fisher, the Canada Border Services Agency’s chief of operations at the Pigeon River and Thunder Bay ports of entry, for some tips on making your cross-border travel as smooth as possible.

The interview below has been lightly edited for clarity.

Patricia Boal: If people are stressing out about how much time it will take them to get across the border, there is a pretty simple step you can do before you head out.

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