The security of our joint border is my priority and Canadians and our U.S. Partners can rest assured that the border is, and will remain unequivocally safe and secure, while facilitating the 3.6 billion worth of goods and 400,000 people that cross daily.
Canada is executing a Border Action Plan that support a robust, enforcement-focused posture at the border. We have taken joint action with the U.S. to deny entry to Canada to those that seek to irregularly enter the U.S. We have tightened our visa regime and are taking action to augment our detention and removal capacity in Canada.
This Action Plan represents an integrated approach that pulls together all the resources and expertise of the CBSA, RCMP and IRCC. Taken together, each action contributes directly to achieving our three primary goals:
Demonstrate to Canadians and Canadian stakeholders our strength and readiness at the border.
Dissuade irregular arrivals.
Demonstrate to the U.S. a visible and robust presence at the border and build long-term credibility on a number of shared priority security priorities.
CBSA and RCMP robustly manage enforcement at our border daily and are in constant operational contact with our U.S. partners. They will continue to closely enforce our border and have contingency plans in place. They are also procuring additional technology, equipment and surveillance means to multiply the existing resources at the border.
On the irregular movement of people from Canada to the U.S. our actions will demonstrate that our borders are secure, that our immigration system is well-managed, and that we take seriously U.S. concerns regarding irregular migration.
On law enforcement information sharing, our actions are improving timeliness and proactive disclosures, address barriers, and improving a framework for fast, efficient information-sharing with our U.S. colleagues. This will reinforce existing, well-working mechanisms such as the Cross Border Crime Forum, Cross Border Fentanyl Task Force and Cross Border Law Enforcement.
On drugs and fentanyl more specifically, which are key concerns for our U.S partners, we are taking measures that will facilitate more proactive action by law and border enforcement agencies to seize production inputs, better coordinate investigations, share information about suspicious transactions and entities, and ultimately reshape the wrongful perception that Canada is a source of fentanyl feeding the U.S. overdose crisis.
Underpinning all of this is our credibility. I will pursue engagements with both the outgoing and incoming U.S. administrations, demonstrating that Canada is standing side-by-side with the U.S. and that their security is our security.