TORONTO — Four Canadian ministers publicly unveiled on Tuesday (Dec 17) a border security plan they had privately presented to US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, with an emphasis on surveillance, intelligence and technology.

Canadian ministers had an "encouraging" meeting with Trump's border czar Tom Homan, Public Safety, Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters.

"I went through with Mr Homan the information that we're sharing with you today... I'm encouraged by that conversation and by conversations I've had with the incoming Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick," LeBlanc said.

LeBlanc and his colleagues announced Tuesday a plan to beef up the US-Canada border with helicopters, drones, surveillance towers and sniffer dogs, as well as a "joint strike force" to target transnational organised crime.

The embattled minority government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it will invest C$1.3 billion (S$1.22 billion) toward border security over six years. The plan focuses on fentanyl, irregular migration and organised crime.

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