ScanTech ‘commends’ Canadian government for border compliance efforts

ScanTech (STAI) AI Systems “applauds” Canada’s recent efforts to reduce cross-border contraband, including fentanyl and other drugs. ScanTech AI’s systems are currently excluded from recently announced cross-border tariff regimes and are expected to remain exempted given the mission critical nature of its technology and products. On January 14, 2025, Canada’s Department of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship announced progress in curtailing both illegal immigration and fentanyl crossing into the United States through a $1.3B effort to strengthen US-Canadian border security. The Canadian government announced that it would be purchasing new checkpoint scanning and security equipment such as fixed and mobile baggage and cargo scanners and hand-held chemical analyzers to further secure North America against illegal border crossings and drug trafficking. Despite increased tensions on the trade front, Canada remains one of the United States’ most powerful allies on border security, and experts anticipate that both nations will continue to work closely together. “We believe our CT scanning equipment will become one of the core tools in the effort to deter fentanyl at our borders and critical infrastructure,” noted Dolan Falconer, ScanTech AI’s CEO, “and we look forward to expanding our presence in Canada. In addition to our existing contracts to protect key components of Canada’s nuclear power infrastructure, we will also pursue emerging opportunities to deploy our CT scanning equipment along the US-Canada border.”