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Ottawa announces $254 million for New Brunswick port upgrades

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Ridder, E. (2026, October 21). Ottawa announces $254 million for New Brunswick port upgrades. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/new-brunswick/ottawa-announces-254-million-for-new-brunswick-port-upgrades/article_4d8cd14c-dc9d-50f7-9025-d57be5f24b42.html

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The federal government has announced a $254 million investment in Port Saint John, New Brunswick, through the Trade Diversification Corridor Fund from its 2025 budget. These funds will be used to improve port facilities and infrastructure, including additional warehouses, a new container inspection facility for border services, and rail upgrades, which will increase the port's capacity to handle between 825,000 and one million shipping containers annually. Economics professor Constantine Passaris views these investments as critical for diversifying New Brunswick’s export markets beyond the United States.

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The federal government, in collaboration with New Brunswick’s provincial government, announced a $463 million project to upgrade Port Saint John, aimed at boosting rail, road, and marine infrastructure. The investment includes a new Canada Border Services Agency container examination facility and extensive rail upgrades. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon stated that the improvements will facilitate easier movement of goods across Canada to international markets. The federal government is contributing $254 million from its 2025 budget’s Trade Diversification Corridor Fund, while New Brunswick is investing $116.5 million, with additional funds coming from other partners. The upgrades are expected to enable the port to handle between 825,000 and one million shipping containers annually along the Atlantic coast.

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The federal government says it will invest up to $254 million to upgrade New Brunswick’s biggest ocean port. asserted

it → say → port

Transport Canada says the cash will be spent on a series of infrastructure improvements aimed at unlocking Port Saint John’s potential. asserted

cash → say → potential

Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says these kinds of investments make it easier to move goods across Canada to international markets. asserted

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The federal government says the money is coming from its 2025 budget’s $5-billion Trade Diversification Corridor Fund. asserted

money → say → Fund

A news release says the investment will include more port warehouses, a new Canada Border Services Agency container examination facility and nearby rail upgrades. asserted

investment → say → warehouses

The release also says the investments will enable the port to handle between 825,000 and one million shipping containers annually along the Atlantic coast. asserted

investments → say → coast

Constantine Passaris, economics professor at the University of New Brunswick, says the upgrades to Port Saint John are a vote of confidence in New Brunswick. asserted

upgrades → say → Brunswick

“It is our insurance policy that if we don’t get a deal with the United States, we have a Plan B,” Passaris said by phone on Wednesday. asserted

Passaris → get → Wednesday

“And that Plan B is to diversify our exports to go to foreign markets that we, up until this time, haven’t been able to reach out to.” asserted

we → diversify → time

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2026. asserted

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