Moving people across the border
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) works with CIC to help legitimate visitors enter Canada. Budget 2010 committed $87 million over two years to buy state-of-the-art equipment for scanning conveyances and cargo and to upgrade the information systems that underpin effective border operations.
Other recent initiatives include the extension of border clearance services for a second daily Amtrak train between Vancouver and Seattle. Major border infrastructure investments, such as for twinning Route 1 in New Brunswick, are improving access and traffic flow at key land border crossings with the U.S.
Finally, we are enhancing the joint Canada‑U.S. NEXUS Trusted Traveller Program, which speeds up customs and immigration clearance for pre-approved, low-risk, frequent travellers.