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Here's a look at some of the claims made in the White House announcement, as well as the facts behind them:

Since then, the federal government says it has invested heavily in fighting illicit drug production and trafficking, including another $200 million to target organized crime, round-the-clock border surveillance, boosting front-line border personnel to 10,000 officers, 15 surveillance towers and other detection tools added to ports of entry.

Canada has also deployed new drones, four Black Hawk helicopters and a specialized plane for aerial surveillance, which collectively deploy infrared, heat-seeking and other advanced detection capabilities.

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø government says it's through Integrated Border Enforcement Teams, joint management tables, U.S. Border Enforcement Security Task Force and joint threat assessments and operations.

"Canada and the U.S. count on each other to share information, identify and protect against threats," Canada Border Services Agency told The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø press in a statement. "The CBSA and (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) each have officers embedded in our respective targeting centres and regularly share intelligence as well as several dedicated Liaison officers working out of Canada’s embassy in Washington, D.C."

The agency also pointed to its month-long investigation back in February and March, Operation Blizzard, which saw the agency make more than 2,600 seizures of suspected narcotics and precursors across the country transported through postal shipments, air cargo and shipping containers. The seizures included 1.73 kilograms of fentanyl, 1.44 kilograms of which was headed to the United States.

Just 17.5 per cent of the total seized was destined for the United States while 67.5 per cent involved illegal narcotics originating in the United States.

From Jan. 1 to April 30 this year, the agency says it seized 2,138 grams of fentanyl headed for the United States and 28 grams headed from the United States into Canada.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø law enforcement has shut down 47 fentanyl labs since 2018, data from the show.

The fact sheet says fentanyl seizures at the northern border "have surpassed total seizures of the past three years combined."

U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows that 74 pounds, or around 33 kilograms, of fentanyl has been seized at the northern border so far in fiscal year 2025.

While it's true that amounts to more than the 59 pounds, or about 27 kilograms, seized from 2022 to 2024, it pales in comparison with the amount of fentanyl seized at the border with Mexico.

The same data shows around 8,800 pounds, or 3,992 kilograms, of fentanyl has been seized at the southwest borders of the United States so far this year.

The amount of fentanyl coming into the United States through the northern border is 0.8 per cent of the total amount of fentanyl seized by border enforcement in 2025.

The White House claimed the amount of fentanyl seized at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø border in the 2025 fiscal year "could have killed more than 16 million Americans due to the drug’s potency."

Drug seizure from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the 2025 fiscal year to date show the agency seized 9,220 pounds (around 4,182 kilograms) of fentanyl at its borders.

However, only 74 pounds, or around 33 kilograms, was seized from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø border.

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration around two milligrams of fentanyl could be lethal, and while that amount potentially could kill 16 million people, the number does not represent the actual number of opioid overdose deaths.

Provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows in the United States are trending downward, with 72,718 deaths recorded over a 12-month period ending in January 2024 versus 46,651 in January 2025.

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Securing the Canada-U.S. Border: Actions and Outcomes to Date. Government of Canada . Accessed Aug. 1, 2025 ()

Jim Bronskill. A closer look at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø efforts to address U.S. concerns about border security. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø website. March 4, 2025 ()

CBSA says 67 per cent of drugs seized in month-long operation were coming into Canada. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø website. May 28, 2025 ()

Canada Border Services Agency enforcement action statistics. Canada Border Services Agency website. Accessed Aug. 1, 2025 ()

Drug Seizure Statistics. U.S. Customs and Border Protection . Accessed Aug. 1, 2025 ()

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