NEXUS
Land
How will you be travelling?
NEXUS members
Consult United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Appeals if your membership has been revoked by U.S. CBP.
Contact NEXUS
NEXUS is currently available at 21 land border crossings.
Entering Canada
- Use the designated NEXUS lane and stop and hold your membership card in front of the proximity card reader.
- Proceed to the inspection booth for a visual inspection. The border officer will indicate whether you are to enter the inspection area or proceed into Canada.
Travelling with non-NEXUS members: If you are travelling into Canada or the United States (U.S.) with non-NEXUS members, you must use the regular lanes. The driver is responsible for ensuring that all travellers in the vehicle are NEXUS members. If there is a non-NEXUS member in the vehicle, regardless of his/her age, it will result in the loss of the driver's NEXUS membership.
Declaring goods
As a member of NEXUS, it is your responsibility to declare any controlled or restricted items as well as any goods that exceed your personal exemptions or allowances. NEXUS members are subject to the same reporting requirements for goods as non-NEXUS travellers.
Canadian residents
If you are a NEXUS member and a Canadian resident and you are using a Traveller Declaration Card (TDC) to import goods for your own personal use, complete it prior to your arrival in Canada and deposit it in the designated box in the NEXUS lane to facilitate and expedite your passage. At locations where there is no drop box available, you should hand the TDC to a border services officer immediately when you arrive.
- More information: I Declare
U.S. and Mexican residents
If you are a NEXUS member and a U.S. or Mexican resident entering Canada, you may use a NEXUS lane and make an oral declaration.
U.S. and Mexican residents are not permitted to use a TDC.
If you have any commercial goods in your possession, baggage or on board the vehicle/recreational boat upon arrival in Canada, you may not use NEXUS in the air, land or marine modes of transportation. Commercial goods are defined as goods brought into Canada for sale or for any commercial, industrial, occupational, institutional or other similar use and include samples, tools and warranty repair parts. Personal computers and similar items carried by NEXUS members for their own personal use while on business trips are not considered commercial goods.
Note that third-party goods (transported but not owned by NEXUS members) are not part of personal exemption limits. When travelling into Canada with third party goods, members must:
- Have the owner’s written permission to transport the goods on their behalf;
- Make an oral declaration;
- Provide documentation including receipts and invoices; and
- Pay all applicable duties and taxes for those goods.
If you have any goods that are considered to be restricted, controlled or prohibited, or if the goods you are importing require a permit, such as firearms, you may not use the NEXUS lane.
To avoid bringing pests, viruses and diseases into Canada or the U.S., all food, plants and related products from other countries must be declared at the border. If you are unsure whether the product is allowed, declare the item and discuss it with a border services officer. No penalties are assessed if goods are declared. Goods that are not declared are subject to seizure, penalties and could lead to prosecution. For more information, contact the CBSA Border Information Service phone line at 1-800-461-9999.
When the NEXUS lane is closed, you must use the regular lanes and declare your goods to a border officer.
Entering the U.S.
- Use the designated NEXUS lane and stop and hold your membership card in front of the card reader.
- Proceed to the inspection booth for a visual inspection. Unless you are directed to an inspection area, you may proceed into the U.S.
Declaring goods
If you are a Canadian, U.S. or Mexican resident and you are importing goods for your own personal use, and you are within your personal exemption or entitlement, you may use the NEXUS lane and make an oral declaration to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer. If you are over your personal exemption or entitlement, you must use a regular traffic lane to report your goods.
- More information: U.S. residents, Know Before You Go (U.S. CBP website).
- More information: Canadian and Mexican residents, Canadian and Mexican citizens (U.S. CBP website).
NEXUS members who present themselves for NEXUS passage when arriving in the U.S. must not have any commercial goods in their possession or in their baggage. Please note that personal computers and similar items carried by NEXUS members for their own personal use while on business trips are not considered commercial goods.
Transporting non-NEXUS members
If you are transporting people into Canada or the U.S. who are not NEXUS members, you must use the regular lanes.
Travelling with Can$10,000 or more
If you are crossing the border with currency or monetary instruments valued at Can$10,000 or more, you cannot use NEXUS in the land, air or marine modes of transportation. For more information: NEXUS Terms and Conditions and Travelling with Can$10,000 or more.
Where is it offered?
*Note: You must be a NEXUS member to cross at the Whirlpool-Rapids Bridge, between Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York. For more information on enrolling in the NEXUS / Toll program, or for alternate methods of payment, please refer to the U.S. Niagara Falls Bridge Commission web site. Cash or tokens are not accepted at this location.
| Location (Canada) | Province | Location (U.S.) | State | Hours of service into Canada | Hours of service into U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford-Huntingdon | British Columbia | Sumas | Washington | Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Weekends and holidays 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday to Friday Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)- ready including NEXUS 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weekends Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)- ready including NEXUS 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Aldergrove | British Columbia | Lynden | Washington | Seven days a week 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
n/a |
| Boundary Bay | British Columbia | Point Roberts | Washington | From September 4 to May 16: Seven days a week 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
Seven days a week 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Coutts | Alberta | Sweetgrass | Montana | Monday to Friday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on holidays. |
Seven days a week Until further notice, NEXUS is accepted in all lanes. |
| Emerson | Manitoba | Pembina | North Dakota | Monday to Friday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on holidays. |
Seven days a week 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Closed on holidays. |
| Fort Erie (Peace Bridge) | Ontario | Buffalo (Peace Bridge) | New York | Monday to Friday The NEXUS lane will remain open until 10 p.m. when there is a Buffalo Sabres home game. |
From June 7 Until Labour Day Monday to Friday 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Weekends and holidays 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
| Fort Frances | Ontario | International Falls | Minnesota | Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. |
Seven days a week NEXUS is accepted in all lanes |
| Lansdowne | Ontario | Alexandria Bay | New York | Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Closed on holidays. |
Monday to Friday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekends: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Niagara Falls (Queenston/Lewiston Bridge) | Ontario | Niagara Falls (Queenston/Lewiston Bridge) | New York | Seven days a week |
Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. |
| Niagara Falls (Whirlpool-Rapids Bridge) | Ontario | Niagara Falls (Whirlpool-Rapids Bridge) | New York | Seven days a week 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
Seven days a week 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
| Pacific Highway | British Columbia | Blaine | Washington | Seven days a week 7 a.m. to midnight. |
Seven days a week 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Sarnia (Blue Water Bridge) | Ontario | Port Huron (Blue Water Bridge) | Michigan | Seven days a week including holidays 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Weekends 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Holidays 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario | Sault Ste. Marie | Michigan | The NEXUS lane is temporarily closed due to construction. | Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. |
| St. Armand-Philipsburg | Quebec | Highgate Springs | Vermont | Seven days a week 24 hours a day. |
Seven days a week 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Friday 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. |
| St. Bernard-de-Lacolle | Quebec | Champlain | New York | Seven days a week 6 a.m. to midnight. |
Seven days a week 6:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Stanstead | Quebec | Derby Line | Vermont | Monday to Friday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on holidays. |
N/A |
| St. Stephen | New Brunswick | Calais | Maine | Seven days a week 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. |
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (EST) |
| Surrey (Douglas / Peace Arch) | British Columbia | Blaine (Douglas / Peace Arch) | Washington | Seven days a week 7 a.m. to midnight. |
Seven days a week 6 a.m. to midnight. |
| Windsor (Ambassador Bridge) | Ontario | Detroit (Ambassador Bridge) | Michigan | Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to midnight and Weekends and holidays 7 a.m. to midnight |
Monday to Friday 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Weekends and holidays 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Windsor (Detroit-Windsor Tunnel) | Ontario | Detroit (Detroit-Windsor Tunnel) | Michigan | Monday to Friday |
Monday to Friday |
| Woodstock | New Brunswick | Houlton | Maine | Monday to Friday 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Closed on holidays. |
Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. (EST) |
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