The challenge is volume. There are hundreds of thousands of packages arriving, particularly at the postal processing plant in Vancouver. At certain times of the year, such as a few months before Christmas, the volume increases substantially. There are so many packages in Vancouver that those packages are sometimes sent by truck to the processing plant in Montreal. They are sorted in Montreal and then returned to the appropriate distribution centre in Canada.
There are so many parcels crossing the border, from Asia and China in particular, that is nearly impossible for the customs service to manage. Staff would have to be increased substantially. That is why we are talking about the $200 minimum. The agency says it starts to recoup its costs on goods imported when their value exceeds $200.