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CSA TRAVEL INFORMATION GUIDE
To enter Canada by air from any country in the world – not just the United States – you may access
a self-serve kiosk in the Canada customs hall in the airport instead of lining up with the other de-
planing passengers from your flight to be interviewed by a CBSA official.
Both kiosk machines are accessed by an iris scan of your eye to confirm your identity. A digital
photograph, digital inkless finger scans, and iris image scan is part of the final approval process when
the NEXUS card is issued.
As of April 12th 2010, NEXUS members may use a new“NEXUS Priority Lane” for pre-boarding
security screening for domestic and some international flights (excluding flights to the United States)
at the
Macdonald-Cartier International Airport located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
and at
Terminal 1 at the
Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
and for domestic
flights at
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montréal, Quebec, Canada
.
The priority security screening lane is part of a pilot project implemented by the Canadian Air
Transport Security Authority (CATSA) in partnership with Transport Canada and the Canada Border
Services Agency (CBSA).
At major land border crossings between Canada and the United States, special NEXUS lanes are
operational with significantly shorter lines of vehicles than the regular booths. It is important to
remember that everyone travelling in the vehicle with you – not just the driver – must be enrolled
in NEXUS (and have their card with them) in order to use the special NEXUS auto lanes. If any of
your passengers travelling with you are not enrolled, then you will have to use a regular booth for
clearance into the United States or Canada.
To enrol in NEXUS you must:
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Complete the enrolment application from the CBSA website at
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/
prog/nexus/menu-eng.html
. You can apply online or alternatively print your completed
application and send it by regular mail with your supporting documents and fees.
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Submit photocopies of all required supporting documents.
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Submit the appropriate fee of $50 CAD or USD.
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Attend an in-person interview at an enrolment centre close to you. For applicants living in
Canada, this will include an in-person interview by a CBP officer.
To prove your citizenship and admissibility, you must submit a photocopy of one of the following:
Canadian citizen
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Valid Canadian passport
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Birth certificate and government-issued photo ID
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Canadian citizenship certificate (with photo) or card
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Certificate of Indian Status
Canadian permanent resident
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Valid Canadian Permanent Resident card
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Record of landing