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OTTAWA — Canada is kind of, sort of, building a wall for Donald Trump. A fence, actually.

The move comes in anticipation of a crucial moment in Justin Trudeau’s career. For the first time on Canadian soil, the Canadian prime minister will face a handshake with his American counterpart.

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police are trying to ensure the potentially-excessive glad-handing occurs in an utterly secure environment. Great security. Really, the best security.

The U.S. president is one of six foreign heads of state expected to attend G7 meetings in the Charlevoix region of Quebec next June.

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom will also be fenced in with him.

In 2009, the cost of a one-day visit from then-president Barack Obama eclipsed $4 million.

Part of the federal government’s planning process is finding a vendor to build a perimeter fence in La Malbaie, at the Fairmont Manoir Richelieu hotel. (The property features a 27-hole golf course, which may interest Trump.)