Border Infrastructure Fund

Border infrastructure is critical to our growing economic and trade relationship with the United States.

The $600 million Border Infrastructure Fund (BIF) is helping to:

• Reduce congestion;
• Enhance infrastructure capacity;
• Support implementation of the Smart Borders Action Plan; and
• Enhance safety and security at border crossings.

Benefits to Canadians

• More efficient facilities capable of handling greater capacities at major border crossings, helping trucks travel across the busiest Canada-US border points more quickly.
• Improved Canada-US relations and better movement of goods, thereby contributing to increased trade and production.
• Improved border crossings, contributing to federal security and increased safety for Canadians.

Smart Borders Action Plan

The Smart Borders Action Plan is based on four pillars:

1. Secure flow of people
2. Secure flow of goods
3. Secure infrastructure
4. Information-sharing and co-ordination in the enforcement of these objectives

Visit the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada website for more information about the action plan.

Other federal initiatives include the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program and the "fast-lane" program called NEXUS. Visit the Canada Border Services Agency website for more information about these initiatives.