You shall apply for infant Nexus at goes online
 

it is very easy to apply and get an appointment for your infant.
Until than, you shall use regular line or queue, what ever they say there.

Yes, you will have access to NEXUS, not that it really matters for YUL departures. Except for early morning, I've rarely encountered any significant lines at the YUL CBP.
The biggest benefit is being able to jump the security queue as there is now a priority security lane for "Crew/NEXUS"... far right side of the hall.

Land Nexus southbound crossings taking longer?
 

I drove into the U.S. for the 1st time in a few months weekend before last and this AM at Blaine. Friday late afternoon on the halloween weekend was very quiet (5-15 minutes) for non-Nexus. Quite a bit heavier this AM (50-70 minutes). However, both times the Nexus lane was at least 15 cars and I'd estimate it was taking nearly 1 minute per vehicle on average (some longer than others) to clear. That's up significantly from my crossing earlier this year.

This AM, was asked two very short questions followed by lots of typing. Someone in a BC vehicle before me was interrogated for at least 90 seconds. I wonder if they're recording what reason you're using to cross?

2 different agents. I wonder if there's a new policy in place or just bad luck. I'll tery the truck crossing next time.

Just a friendly reminder for newer Nexus members (and not directed at jazzsax specifically) while on the subject, when using Nexus at an airport kiosk, everyone must be accounted for. If you have Nexus, but you're travelling with your child or spouse who does not have Nexus, you must see an officer at Primary / Passport Control (well, your child/spouse does anyway). I realise this is not news to most on this forum, but I think it bears repeating as new members are signing up all the time and perusing this thread for information. It happens more often than you may think and usually leads to forfeiture of Nexus privileges.

thanks for the advice folks.

YYZ Monday 09NOV: all of the Nexus kiosks were down on both sides of the immigration arrivals hall.

Nexus members were lining up at the CBSA Special Services desk at the extreme right side of the hall. I had been advised in YUL a few years back that if the machines were down, to use the Crew line, so I lined up one desk over to the left behind an AC FA, while there were 8-10 people lined up next to me in Special Services.

CBSA agent said I should be in SS line. I said, "oh, sorry but in YUL they have us go to Crew line when kiosks are down". Agent said "yeah, I think there is a lot of contradictory information out there depending on what port-of-entry you deal with; next time at YYZ if kiosks down, use SS line".

She stamped my CBSA Declaration Card and sent me on my way.

Regular lane, however you are subject to all the same questions in the Nexus lane.

It's more than just contradictory "information", it's different procedures entirely in different ports of entry, even under normal circumstances. Makes it "fun" to go through this when you're not at your normal airport.

e.g., in YYC, there is a single crew & wheelchair lane, and NEXUS machines are in the line-up area for that lane, and you have to wait & pass your NEXUS receipt & customs card to that person. Sometimes they'll ask a couple of easy questions, but it's certainly not "secondary". (Why do they ask? I don't know. Maybe they're bored.)

Rather different from YYZ, as most of us already know.

It always amuses me when I see some pompous blowhard who has difficulty with the Nexus kiosk and thinks spending $50 entitles him to jump ahead of the queue of wheelchairs or crew.

150m??? :eek:

How often have you seen a pompous blowhard having difficulty with a NEXUS machine? :rolleyes:

And yes, pomposity or not, I expect to jump the general queue if I have an F or J ticket. :p

Often enough. Or when the machines are down.

Must be a YYZ kind of thing. ;)

Must be a YYZ T1 thing ;) I come in through T3 acouple of times a month and I haven't seen the machines down once.

Hmm, I seem to recall somewhere in the reams of documentation, that if you have a problem or issue with the kiosk, you should present yourself at the crew/diplomat/special services desk.

It's not the $50 so much as the time invested in getting set up in the program and you tend to count on the fact that you're going to get through Customs and Immigration fairly quickly.

If I arrive at YYZ (unlikely since I have now moved to YVR) early in the morning early or late week when it's busy, damn right I will jump the queue in order to catch my flight, since I didn't count on 45 minutes in line....