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Old May 17, 2024 | 9:12 am
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Originally Posted by seawolf
Which month? If summer, forget about it, you should allocated at least 2.5-3 hours between flights having just Global Entry but not NEXUS.

Without NEXUS, CBSA summer afternoon arrivals backup from arrivals hall into the arrival corridors. After you claim bags there is a line exiting Canadian customs in the summer unless you have NEXUS. Getting to this point could take >60 min.

You then have to recheck bags (check with airline but 60 min cut off) and go thru security. That could take 20 minutes easily even with GE. Only after you get thru security is when CBP inspection is quick due to GE.
Mid July. This paints a bit more bleak picture. Also may look into Nexus.
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