RCMP Sets Up ‘Drone Corridor’ at Border to Boost Security

An officer dismantles a drone at an RCMP station in Windsor, Ont. on March 7, 2025. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

The RCMP is creating a “drone corridor” along the Canada-U.S. border in the Prairies in an effort to improve border security by detecting illegal border crossings and smugglers.

Drones, referred to by the RCMP as Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), will patrol along the Canada-U.S. border in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba within Canadian airspace, the RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region said on Aug. 11.