Okay, for the record, here is my experience from this afternoon:

I declared $1076 worth of goods (applicable limit of $800). My colleague declared $935 of goods (also $800 limit) and over his alcohol limit with 17 bottles of wine (i.e. 15 over). We were both waved right through.

Surely at some point they'll charge you, but I don't know at what point that is and whether they can do it up there or have to send you down. But there does seem to be an emphasis on speed of processing at those desks.

And also hoping that the security check for DOM-TB will become obsolete.

That will never happen.

I wonder when they're going to build a partition in YUL so they can re-segregate INTL from DOM.

I have heard that it happened at YEG or YYC. YYC may be due to the new Int'l terminal though...

The drywall would go all the way up if it wasn't a temporary wall, but something is happening.

Ill poke a bit in 2 hours. There must be a permit posted somewhere.

I've done DOM-TB at both of those airports in the past few months, and it required security.

OSS at YUL -- Experience and Question
 

I came through YUL last Tuesday, connecting from LYS onto a YWG flight. Time from leaving my seat (once the plane door was open) to sitting in the "domestic" lounge with a cuppa was 16 minutes. I cannot think of any airport that I have been through recently where the international to domestic connection experience is anything like as good.

Now my question. Next month we will be connecting via YUL from CMN to YWG all on AC. The admtl connection guide says

• If your airline offers the option of automatically transferring your luggage, you will be directed to the domestic departures area. (If you are not arriving from the European Union, you will first be directed to the pre-boarding screening checkpoint for connections.)

Question -- is the "pre-boarding screening checkpoint for connections" referred to here just the general YUL security, or is there a separate security checkpoint for international non EU connections such as ours?

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You all know what I know.

Work is well underway at YUL to complete the new transit processing area and its inauguration will require the end of the mixed departures area. Won't be but a few more months now before transiting YUL will be even more streamlined.

As AC809 isn't ITD nor OSS you'll have to collect any bags on the carousel, exit the CBSA area and proceed to the CATSA checkpoint on the departures level. The connection area referenced is rarely used as there are very few ITD flights that aren't OSS.

Do you have any publicly-available details on this? I've been trying to piece together what all the construction work is about...

I haven't seen anything yet public but my employer is a key stakeholder and I've seen the blueprints and workflow diagrams. The facility will be greatly expanded compared to the existing transit lounge and will include dedicated channels for the various transit types. I'm through and around the various works daily and progress is advancing rapidly it would appear. Will the inauguration be successful remains to be seen but on paper the concept is adequate.

Cool, thanks

Thanks for the information -- I wasn't aware that 809 was not ITD. We have a 4 hour connection time, which should be more than adequate!