International Boundary Commission

International Boundary Commission

Commission de la frontière internationale
Sign at the international border between Calais, Maine in the United States and St. Stephen, New Brunswick in Canada (August 2019)
Abbreviation	IBC
Formation	1908
Purpose	Surveying and mapping the Canada–United States border
Commissioners	Jean Gagnon Kyle K. Hipsley
Website	internationalboundarycommission.org

The International Boundary Commission (French: Commission de la frontière internationale) is a bi-national organization responsible for surveying and mapping the Canada–United States border and regulating construction close to the border. The commission was created in 1908 and made permanent by a treaty in 1925.^[1]

Its responsibilities also include maintaining boundary monuments and buoys, keeping the border vista on each side clear of brush and vegetation within three meters (about 10 feet) from the boundary, overseeing any applications for permission to build within the vista, and reporting annually to the governments of both countries.