OTTAWA — Canada will implement a $1.3 billion border security plan, including new personnel, technology, and aircraft, to strengthen its borders and curb the flow of fentanyl, according to an announcement following a call with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The plan includes deploying nearly 10,000 frontline personnel, enhancing intelligence-sharing with the U.S., and launching a joint strike force targeting organized crime, fentanyl trafficking, and money laundering. Canada will also appoint a Fentanyl Czar and designate cartels as terrorist organizations.
“I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl, and we will be backing it with $200 million,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a post on X on Monday.
As part of the agreement, proposed tariffs between the two countries will be paused for at least 30 days while discussions continue.
Trump has yet to comment on the announcement.
