Ottawa: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the opening of a NEXUS/Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrolment centre at the Houlton, Maine port of entry.
NEXUS and FAST applicants are now able to schedule an interview at the Houlton enrolment centre ahead of its opening on February 10, 2023. CBSA and CBP officers will work together to conduct joint interviews, Canada officials said in a statement.
The centre will be open two days a week, on Fridays and Saturdays, from 9am to 5pm (AST). Applicants can schedule their interview on the CBP’s Trusted Traveler portal.
Officials said that the opening of this enrolment centre builds on measures that the CBSA and CBP have taken to expand the program’s capacity to enrol applicants and is in addition to plans to extend further enrolment options to air travellers by Spring 2023, as announced on January 25, 2023.