Advance Declaration now available at Ottawa International Airport and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is exploring safe, secure and innovative ways to deliver a better and faster border experience for travellers entering Canada.

Advance Declaration is available to all travellers arriving on international flights at the Ottawa International Airport (YOW) and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ). Express lanes will also be available in both airports’ customs areas, allowing travellers who complete their Advance Declaration to skip long line-ups for Primary Inspection Kiosks (PIK).

The Advance Declaration provides travellers with the option to submit their customs and immigration declaration, up to 72 hours in advance of their arrival in Canada. Travellers can now spend less time at PIKs when they arrive at the airport, resulting in shorter wait times at the border.

In an effort to modernize and expedite the travel experience, Advance Declaration is already available to travellers arriving on international flights at the following Canadian airports:

Toronto Pearson

Montreal-Trudeau

Winnipeg Richardson

Vancouver

Halifax Stanfield

Québec City Jean-Lesage

Calgary

The digital tool will also become available to travellers arriving at Edmonton International Airport in the coming weeks.  

Advance Declaration is part of CBSA’s Traveller Modernization initiative, which is being implemented over the coming years. Modernizing the travel experience includes the use of digital technologies and tools for both travellers and border services officers. 

Eric Lapierre, Regional Director General, Northern Ontario Region, CBSA and Lisa Janes, Regional Director General, Greater Toronto Area Region, CBSA said: "With Advance Declaration and express lanes now available at Billy Bishop Toronto City and Ottawa International Airports, we are keeping our border secure while providing a better and faster experience for travellers. This is another example of how the CBSA is modernizing the border and we are happy to be working with Ports Toronto and Ottawa International Airport Authority to make this option available to travellers."

The Canadian budget carrier Flair Airlines has updated its schedule with more services from Ottawa International Airport

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The Canadian budget carrier Flair Airlines has updated its schedule with more services from Ottawa International Airport (IATA: YOW) in Ontario.

Ottawa flights in June will provide non-stop service to Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Calgary. In August, the schedule grows with the addition of service to Halifax, Kelowna and Abbotsford.

“We are delighted to start operations at our newest base in Ottawa,” says Garth Lund, Chief Commercial Officer. “Just in time for summer, we are bringing affordable travel options with one way fares as low as $49 on several routes. By August, we will have two aircraft based in Ottawa and provide non-stop, low fares to eight cities while creating more than 70 jobs in the community.”

Nous avons accueilli le vol inaugural de @FlairAirlines avec du style! Flair offrira un service sans escale de #YOW vers @FlyYYC @FlyEIA_FR @hfxstanfield @ylwkelowna @TorontoPearson @yvraeroport @ywgairport par le mois d’août.#YYC #YEG #YYZ #YHZ #YLW #YWG #YVR pic.twitter.com/9kwV9ljv3n

— flyyow (@FlyYOW) June 11, 2021

Ottawa is among several new destinations Flair is adding to its network as the airline grows to serve 19 Canadian cities. Flair’s first of 13 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft started passenger service on June 10 and more of the new aircraft are joining the fleet throughout 2021.

Listed below are examples of one-way base fares currently available. All base fares include taxes and fees, and there are limited seats and limited availability.

Ottawa to Halifax: $49 one way, travel on October 14, 2021

Ottawa to Abbotsford: $59 one way, travel on September 9, 2021

Ottawa to Toronto: $49 one way, travel on July 7, 2021

Ottawa to Winnipeg: $49 one way, travel on October 27, 2021

Ottawa to Edmonton: $49 one way, travel on September 10, 2021

Ottawa to Calgary: $49 one way, travel on November 11, 2021

Ottawa to Vancouver: $59 one way, travel on October 26, 2021

Ottawa to Kelowna: $59 one way, travel on October 23, 2021

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