Montréal-Trudeau: Improvements for Efficient Canadian Border Crossing at the Airport
As the summer season begins, Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are unveiling a series of measures to accelerate border clearance processes at the airport.
The five key improvements include:
- A new connections centre
- Enhanced organization of passenger traffic through additional automated kiosks and inspection lines
- Significant increase in both ADM and CBSA personnel during specific hours in order to better allocate personnel and resources according to needs
- Posting of wait times
- New, more powerful automated kiosks
The new connections centre is a decisive measure that will separate connecting travellers early on from travellers who are headed to Montréal and must clear customs. Travellers connecting through Montréal to other destinations will be able to clear customs in the new dedicated connections area.
Since last summer, new kiosks and inspection lines were added in the international arrivals terminal. Extra ADM and CBSA personnel will be on hand to assist travellers during peak hours.
A new electronic wait time display system will show the estimated wait time to reach CBSA primary inspection lines to incoming international travellers in the arrivals hall. Wait times will be also posted in the public exit area of the international arrivals terminal and on the ADM website for those coming to meet travellers at the airport.
In the fall of 2017, new, more powerful automated kiosks will replace existing kiosks where travellers will be able to:
- Have their travel documents checked;
- Complete their declaration form on the screen or, to save time, in advance using the CanBorder eDeclaration mobile app; and
- Have their identity confirmed by means of facial recognition (comparison between two photographs at the terminal with the traveller's passport).
