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Feds tweak verified traveller program

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 May, 2023 04:35 PM

The federal government has tweaked its verified traveller program in order to speed up the process of clearing security at airports.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the government will launch dedicated security screening lines at six of the country's biggest airports between June 7th and 21st.

When going through airport security with the new Verified Traveller Program, eligible Canadians will:
✅be able to keep electronics and liquid in their bags;
✅no longer have to remove shoes or belts;
✅and, be able to bring kids under 17 and adults over 75 with them. pic.twitter.com/EXiOJPQJsO
— Omar Alghabra (@OmarAlghabra) May 23, 2023

Eligible passengers, including Nexus members, won't have to take their shoes off and can keep their laptops and liquids in their bags instead of putting them onto the X-ray conveyor belt.

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