Saint John-Kennebecasis MP Wayne Long announced $617 million in federal funding for border security and the hiring of 1,000 new border officers.
Allocation of new officers hasn’t been determined, will be based on need
Oliver Pearson · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 17, 2025 4:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
N.B. MP Wayne Long announced funding for the federal government’s border security plan. The money will help with border officer recruitment. (Ian Curran/CBC)
The federal government has announced a boost to border security that is set to have an impact in New Brunswick.
Wayne Long, MP for Saint John-Kennebecasis, made the announcement at the Woodstock-Houlton border on Friday.
Starting in 2025-26, the government will spend $617 million over five years on their border plan. This is a part of the upcoming budget that will be tabled on Nov. 4.
Long said the country’s safety and security begins at our borders and this funding is “of vital importance.”
“Our world is different. We have more risks. We need to protect our border. We need to strengthen our country. We need to protect our sovereignty. So this has been long overdue,” said Long, who is the secretary of state for the Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions.
The funding will be used to hire 1,000 Canada Border Services Agency officers. Long said this adds to 10,000 existing border personnel.
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