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About NEXUS
NEXUS is designed to expedite the border clearance process for low-risk, pre-approved travellers into Canada and the United States.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are cooperating in this joint venture to simplify border crossings for members, while enhancing security.
To become a member in this program, you must:
- submit an application and go through a registration process;
- satisfy the eligibility criteria;
- be admissible in Canada and the United States; and
- pass risk assessments by both countries.
Program benefits
If you are approved to participate in NEXUS, you will receive a membership identification card to use when entering Canada or the United States at all participating NEXUS air, land and marine ports of entry.
Membership will allow you to save time by:
- crossing the border more quickly, using automated NEXUS self-serve kiosks in designated areas at participating international airports;
- enjoying a quick and simplified entry process while travelling back and forth between Canada and the U.S., using dedicated lanes at the land border; and
- reporting to border officials by phone in advance of arrival in the marine mode.
You can also use your NEXUS card at a NEXUS kiosk at participating airports as an alternative to a passport when entering the United States by air.
Members using the air mode can enter Canada using the kiosks regardless of where they are coming from. For example, a NEXUS member returning from France arriving in Montreal can use the self-serve kiosk.
What is the difference between CANPASS Air and NEXUS?
CANPASS Air is a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) program. Members can clear the border faster when they arrive in Canada.
NEXUS is a partnership program between the CBSA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Members can clear the border faster when travelling to the United States and Canada.
