Canada Immigration Visas

Minister Day announces that NEXUS takes off at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Toronto, Ontario, February 12, 2007 - The Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Stockwell Day, announced today that the NEXUS Enrolment Centre and automated self-serve kiosks are now operational at Toronto Pearson International Airport and that NEXUS will expand to six more airports across Canada. The expansion to Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax will be completed soon.

“Canada’s New Government is inviting Canadians to apply to be in the NEXUS program, which serves as an alternative to a passport under the U.S. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, or WHTI, air rule,” said Minister Day. “By becoming a NEXUS member, travellers are pre-approved to cross the Canada-U.S. border by land, sea, and now by air through Toronto Pearson International Airport.”

This is the latest in security measures put out by both Canada and the United States to ensure the quick movement of persons and vehicles that balances security with a common sense approach to the movement of goods and services. Essentially the applicant for Nexus cards are pre-screened by both Canadian and US Governments.