CANPASS
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The Canadian Passenger Accelerated Service System (CANPASS) is a suite of Canada Border Services Agency
programs in place to streamline customs and immigration clearance for pre-screened, low-risk, frequent travelers.
CANPASS Air allows program participants flying into Canada by commercial airline to pass quickly through Canadian customs and immigration at major Canadian airports. CANPASS Air takes advantage of iris recognition
technology built into CANPASS machines at airports to identify users. Since the NEXUS
air and land programs were merged in 2007, there is little reason for most people to join CANPASS Air since NEXUS provides a broader range of services at the same price including both expedited Canadian and U.S. immigration at Canadian airports. The most likely reason to use CANPASS rather than NEXUS is that a person is deemed ineligible for NEXUS by the U.S.
CANPASS Corporate Aircraft program allows companies operating an aircraft that frequently flies directly into Canada from the United States to access more airports and provides expedited clearance.
CANPASS Private Aircraft program allows operators of private aircraft frequently flying directly into Canada from the United States to access more airports and providing expedited clearance.
CANPASS Private Boats program allows people operating personal watercraft in international waters frequently crossing into the United States access to an increased number of docks upon returning to Canada along with expedited customs and immigration clearance.
CANPASS Remote Area Border Crossing program allows people to cross the border at remote areas in Ontario from Pigeon River to Lake of the Woods and the Canadian shore of Lake Superior.
Canada Border Services Agency
The Canada Border Services Agency is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border enforcement, immigration enforcement and customs services....
programs in place to streamline customs and immigration clearance for pre-screened, low-risk, frequent travelers.
CANPASS Air allows program participants flying into Canada by commercial airline to pass quickly through Canadian customs and immigration at major Canadian airports. CANPASS Air takes advantage of iris recognition
Iris recognition
Iris recognition is an automated method of biometric identification that uses mathematical pattern-recognition techniques on video images of the irides of an individual's eyes, whose complex random patterns are unique and can be seen from some distance....
technology built into CANPASS machines at airports to identify users. Since the NEXUS
NEXUS (frequent traveller program)
NEXUS is a joint Canada-United States program designed to let pre-approved, low-risk travelers cross the US-Canada border quickly. Members of the program can avoid long waits at border entry points by using self-serve kiosks at airports, reserved lanes at land crossings, or by phoning border...
air and land programs were merged in 2007, there is little reason for most people to join CANPASS Air since NEXUS provides a broader range of services at the same price including both expedited Canadian and U.S. immigration at Canadian airports. The most likely reason to use CANPASS rather than NEXUS is that a person is deemed ineligible for NEXUS by the U.S.
CANPASS Corporate Aircraft program allows companies operating an aircraft that frequently flies directly into Canada from the United States to access more airports and provides expedited clearance.
CANPASS Private Aircraft program allows operators of private aircraft frequently flying directly into Canada from the United States to access more airports and providing expedited clearance.
CANPASS Private Boats program allows people operating personal watercraft in international waters frequently crossing into the United States access to an increased number of docks upon returning to Canada along with expedited customs and immigration clearance.
CANPASS Remote Area Border Crossing program allows people to cross the border at remote areas in Ontario from Pigeon River to Lake of the Woods and the Canadian shore of Lake Superior.