Originally Posted by
birdy24
I believe the Nexus card works seamlessly for Can/US land border and you'd have to use Passport in Can airport and Facial recognition at US global entry kiosks.
To enter Canada by land or air all that is needed is a NEXUS card (some airlines require seeing a passport but at the actual border all that is needed is the card). To enter the US one can also usually show only a NEXUS (or GE) card.
I'm not sure what process or machines YYC has, but most US preclearance stations now have the new kiosks where

ne just looks at it for 1/2 second and then the machine lights up green and tells you to proceed to the officer.