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OTTAWA — The federal government is set to outline plans to strengthen border security today.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to tour a border crossing facility in the Niagara region, and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is to hold a news conference soon after.
Read more:
- Canadian refugee applicant in ICE custody says he crossed border accidentally
- RCMP arrest 16 people trying to cross Canada-U.S. border into Quebec
- Carney government flags plan to retool much-maligned border security bill
The Liberal government split its border security bill this month, hoping to pass some measures quickly and give more time for scrutiny of more controversial ones.
The new bill includes several measures from the previous one that would expand the coast guard’s role, tighten the immigration and refugee system, enhance information sharing on sex offenders and introduce stronger controls on chemicals used to make illicit drugs.
The government is still moving ahead with contentious elements of the first bill that would give authorities new powers to access personal information and search mail.
Those measures have drawn intense opposition from civil society groups.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2025.
— With files from Jim Bronskill
The Canadian Press
