CATSA Verified Travellers / NEXUS Lanes at Canadian Security Checkpoints
 

I’m a bit confused by this. As a NEXUS member, I’ve used that lane (when it’s available) to fly within Canada, and at least one international flight. What makes this different except the new name, and flying with minors and seniors.

I'm also confused. i used the Nexus lanes when they were open. Left electronics in bag and shoes on.

This new process will make the lines longer won't they? Now I can bring non nexus with me through security, but customs they still need to line up while I use kiosk.

Last time I went through YVR transborder, the PreCheck/Nexus line required shoes off. Hopefully this means the end of that.

CATSA NEXUS (finally) == TSA PRE ?
 

I’m getting my hopes up this means CATSA Nexus line will finally be the same as TSA Pre.
In the past CATSA Nexus still required shoes and belts off and electronics out, at least for me at YVR and YYZ. This is long overdue.

nrg

Where/when was this. Canada has required laptops come out, even in TT lanes. There have been exceptions for trials of new procedures/ equipment.

Last year T3 in the Nexus lane at YYZ. I left everything in, sweater on, shoes on and walked through.

I get to try out the new experience next week, but - at YUL - it was always laptops and tablets out of the bags/sleeves and empty pockets.
At US departures in February, the X-ray machine dedicated to the NEXUS line was broken, so additionally we had to take shoes off among the "regular people", but normally as a NEXUS member I could keep them on.

Leaving my belt on will also be a perk.

YYZ-YHZ June 1: Early morning there were zero people ahead of us in the Nexus line. Everything stayed in bag. Both my partner and I had iPads. Shoes stayed on.

YHZ-YYZ June 4: Early morning flight maybe 3-4 ahead of us in the Nexus line. Everything stayed in bag and shoes on. They did ask people to remove jackets. YHZ was using a full body scanner.

Anyway, both times we were done in under 5 minutes.

In all fairness, they state that "light jackets" can stay on.

https://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/en/verified-travellers

True. I was wearing my fleece, but I took it off anyway.

New CATSA Verified Traveler Program at YYZ
 

CATSA is rolling out the new Verified Traveler program as detailed here: https://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/en/verified-travellers
This week I got to experience the new program at YYZ for both domestic and USA departures.
Domestic departure screening was just like TSA precheck: shoes and belts stay on and laptops stay packed away. No muss, no fuss.
USA departure screening was mostly the same EXCEPT laptops and iPads still had to come out. Shoes, jackets and belts stay on.
I verified with CATSA staff that the new procedure still requires large electronics to be taken out for both USA and Intl departures.
Both lines were very short and getting through was a breeze.
Hope someone finds this info helpful.
nrg

That is no longer allowed unless the no status companion is under 17 or over 75.

The screening has changed to be similar to Pre.

Not my experience from four times passing through security with my (adult) spouse and young kids in the last month, at YLW (only checkpoint), YVR (domestic connection to US departures), and YYC (US departures; it was a connection, but they routed us landslide to the only open checkpoint for US departures). No difference in the screening with a NEXUS card, but no-NEXUS adult companion joined me no questions asked.

Maybe at other airports or other checkpoints they have Pre-like procedures for NEXUS holders but not companions? Of course for domestic flights Canadian security is mostly like Pre anyway.