Binational Committees Established at 8 Canadian Airports w/ U.S. Preclearance
Canada announced the establishment of Binational Port Operations Committees at eight Canadian airports that provide a U.S. preclearance service. According to Public Safety Canada, these committees will facilitate legitimate cross-border trade and travel and promote collaboration on overall port management, and also facilitate the existing 20 committees established at land border ports. In addition, each committee has developed an action plan that includes specific initiatives to improve border management and efficiency that looks at enhancing both countries’ ability to jointly address operational issues that impact both sides of the border, and facilitate communications during events.
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Public Safety Canada said that, consistent with the Beyond the Border Action Plan, a full evaluation of the committees will be done by the end of 2012, and in 2013 consideration will be given to expanding to additional land ports of entry, taking into account the results of the full evaluation.
Committees were established at the following eight Canadian airports that provide U.S. preclearance:
- Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta
- Edmonton International Airport, Edmonton, Alberta
- James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario
- MacDonald-Cartier International Airport, Ottawa, Ontario
- Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport, Montreal, Quebec
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Halifax, Nova Scotia