Border Strategies

In Canada, Public Safety takes a leadership role in promoting the safety and economic well-being of Canadians through supporting secure and efficient management of Canada's borders. This is done by tackling cross-border crime with law enforcement agencies and federal departments and leading ongoing dialogue between Canada and the United States on strategic and operational border policy issues.

Public Safety Canada provides federal policy leadership, coordination and coherence on a variety of border issues such as customs, immigration, and cross-border law enforcement in order to ensure that security objectives are achieved in a manner that facilitates the flow of legitimate trade and travel and reduces security related risks.

To achieve this result, Public Safety Canada develops and supports a focused border management agenda and implements cross border arrangements relating to the movements of goods and people during emergencies. Related activities include: the Beyond the Border Action Plan, border law enforcement, immigration enforcement and the Canada-United-States Cross Border Crime Forum.  

Strengthening Border Security

Canada’s plan to strengthen, secure and efficiently manage our borders.

Securing the Canada-U.S. Border: Actions and Outcomes to Date

Securing the Canada-U.S. Border One Team, One Border.

Preclearance in Canada and the United States

Preclearance expedites the flow of legitimate travel and trade and enhances border security by identifying threats earlier in the process.

Joint Operational Intelligence Cell (JOIC)

The JOIC helps Canadian law-enforcement and security partners share intelligence more effectively to help stop drug trafficking, money laundering and transnational organized crime.

Date modified:

2025-12-05