Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has announced the government will spend $617.7 million over five years to train and hire 1,000 new Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers.
“These people will do critical work at our borders, ensuring the smooth movement of people and goods, all the while making sure that illegal goods, guns, and drugs are stopped, and those who are trafficking in them are arrested and charged,” Anandasangaree said during an Oct. 17 press conference at a border crossing in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Anandasangaree said the additional funding will support the hiring of specialized operational analysts to help identify individuals and entities suspected of having links to organized crime, human smuggling, immigration fraud, and terrorism. He said the funds will also be used to hire agents to guard “high-risk areas” areas like railways, waterways, airports, and highways….