Presentation to: BIOMETRICS WORLD ASIA 2005Date: April 27-29, 2005

CANPASS Air

Border clearance in the blink of an eye!

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AgendaAgenda

CANPASS Air & NEXUS Air Program Overview

Benefits

Progress Report

Lessons Learned

Questions

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BACKGROUNDBACKGROUNDCANPASS AirCANPASS Air

CANPASS Air was developed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

CANPASS Air builds upon the success of the 1995 CANPASS Airport Pilot Project at Vancouver International Airport

CANPASS Air expedites border clearance into Canada for members using iris recognition biometric technology

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BACKGROUND BACKGROUND NEXUS AirNEXUS Air

NEXUS Air is a bi-national pilot project involving CBSA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

NEXUS Air will expedite border clearance of pre-approved travellers entering Canada and the United States

NEXUS Air will utilize the same CANPASS Air kiosk and iris recognition technology

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CANPASS Air & NEXUS Air CANPASS Air & NEXUS Air Both CANPASS Air and NEXUS Air are voluntary programs designed for

low- risk commercial airline travellers

Open to citizens and permanent residents of Canada and citizens and resident aliens of the United States who have lived in these countries for the past three continuous years

Membership is limited to one program: CANPASS Air or NEXUS Air

All members will use the same kiosks for entry to Canada but only NEXUS Air members will be able to use the kiosk at U.S. Pre-clearance (at Canadian Airports) for entry to the United States

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Why two programs?CANPASS Air:

Allows entry to Canada only;

Accepts members who have received a pardon for a criminal offence;

Applicants risk-assessed by Canada;

Allows sanctions for minor offences;

Annual fee of $50cad/$30usd;

NEXUS Air:

Allows entry to both Canada and U.S.;

Does not accept applicants with criminal offences;

Applicants must pass Canadian and U.S. risk-assessments;

Zero-tolerance

Annual fee of $80cad/$50usd;

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Waiting times at busy airports can be avoided

Provides travellers with a self-service option

Improves airport’s ability to process increasing passenger volumes

Members at Vancouver have access to the priority lane at pre-board screening checkpoints, providing expedited security screening for domestic or international departures

Airport BenefitsAirport Benefits

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Member BenefitsMember Benefits Members are not required to interact

with officers unless referred for further inspection

Members more likely not to miss connecting flights

Provides travellers with a self-service option

Membership is free for those under the age of 18

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CBSA / DHS BenefitsCBSA / DHS Benefits Allows Border Officers to focus on potentially higher-risk

(unknown) travellers

Will lighten primary inspection lines allowing CBSA /CBP officers to participate in more secondary examinations and roving positions

Leverages the technology to provide improved customer service, while demonstrating commitment to modernizing, securing and streamlining the traveller process

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Target AudienceTarget Audience Frequent Flyers

Business Flyers (international and U.S., ≥ 7x per year)

Leisure Flyers (international and U.S., ≥ 3x per year)

“Affinity” – Federal/Provincial/Municipal Governments, Flight Crews

Convenience Seekers

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Iris Recognition: Why Iris?Iris Recognition: Why Iris? It is considered to be….

accurate

safe

fast

non-invasive

highly secure

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The ProcessThe Process

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RegistrationRegistration

This is the process for Registration.

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Enrolment ProcessEnrolment Process

Process for the interview and enrolment.

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The Passage Kiosk

Touch Screen

Iris Camera

Receipt Printer

Card Reader

Traveller Declaration Card

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PassagePassage Identity is confirmed by comparing the

iris presented at the kiosk to the template stored in the secure database

Membership status is checked and a risk assessment is performed

The member is prompted to answer a series of questions pertaining to the importation of goods

A recommendation for release or referral is generated and coded on a receipt which is given to an officer

upon exit

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PassagePassageTo Baggage Hall

PIL Booths

Kiosks

SpecialServicesCounter

Coming from plane

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The Self-Service KioskThe Self-Service Kiosk

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Progress ReportProgress ReportCANPASS AirCANPASS Air

More than 6,000 (Active) CANPASS Air members

1,600 CANPASS Applications Pending Interview Status

Approximately 40,000 passages to date

Membership Age< 13 year old = 1.0%

13 -18 years old = 1.5%>18 years old = 97.5%

Citizenship80 % Canadian20 % American

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Fully operational at:Vancouver International AirportHalifax International AirportL.B. Pearson International AirportMontréal – Trudeau International AirportCalgary International Airport Winnipeg International Airport

Coming to: Edmonton International Airport – Summer 2005

Progress ReportProgress ReportCANPASS AirCANPASS Air

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Progress ReportProgress ReportNEXUS AirNEXUS Air

More than 2,000 (Active) NEXUS Air members

840 NEXUS applications in pending interview status

Approximately 2,862 passages to date

Membership Age< 13 year old = 1%

13 -18 years old = 1%>18 years old = 98%

Citizenship80 % Canadian20 % American

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Progress ReportProgress ReportNEXUS AirNEXUS Air

The NEXUS Air pilot launched at Vancouver International Airport (VIA) on NEXUS Air November 30, 2004 and will run until April 30, 2006

Targeting a membership of 3,000 for the pilot, 2,839 people have applied since November 30

Strong support from the YVR Airport Authority is contributing to the success of NEXUS Air

Direction to expand the pilot beyond VIA will come from the Shared Board Accord Coordinating Committee

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Lessons LearnedLessons Learned Required an alternative process to deal with a few members

whose iris biometrics could not be captured

Capturing the irises, of small number of children in the program, has been difficult due to their inability to remain motionless long enough for the biometric to be captured

When members receive a demonstration at the enrolment center on using the iris technology and then practice at the kiosk, their success at passage improves

Lack of training on a demo kiosk can result in the member timing out on the iris capture screen

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Lessons LearnedLessons Learned Close monitoring of the passage kiosk statistics and Passage

referral data is vital to the success of the programs. The reports help identify potential problems with end users or reoccurring trends

Standardizing technology has been problematic - technology always improving. In a phased implementation, procure all equipment for all sites at the same time

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Enrolment CentresEnrolment Centres at at Airports Airports EC’s are staffed by CBSA

officers Equipment Includes:

Work Stations Digital photo camera Document Scanner Iris digital camera Card Printer Border guard U.S. IDENT ( VIA Only) Photocopiers/fax

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Vancouver International Airport EC

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For further information…For further information…

www.cbsa.gc.ca/canpasswww.cbsa.gc.ca/canpass www.nexus.gc.cawww.nexus.gc.ca

1-800-461-99991-800-461-9999 1-866-639-87261-866-639-8726