Nexus Offices Canada - Well, I guess this explains a few things...

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Nexus cards: Clash over whether U.S. officers can be armed in Canada | CTV News

 

[Gigi22]

Nexus cards: Clash over whether U.S. officers can be armed in Canada | CTV News

Saw the article in the paper this morning too. I was left wondering if the US officers get a higher rate of pay if they are armed.

 

[pigletto]

I’ll happily forgo Nexus until the end of my days if this is the sticking point.

 

[starvenger]

Saw the article in the paper this morning too. I was left wondering if the US officers get a higher rate of pay if they are armed.

There is probably a higher rate of pay for having to work abroad.

I guess the question I have is (and I can't find it in the article) - were they armed before everything shut down?

 

[azrivest]

I guess the question I have is (and I can't find it in the article) - were they armed before everything shut down?

I was searching for when NEXUS centers would reopen, when the whole passport debacle started, to see if we could renew ours earlier. I read an article that said US officers were armed before the pandemic, and this was a subject of disagreement between the two countries.

The Public Safety Canada website seems to indicate that they weren't however:
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/trnsprnc/brfng-mtrls/trnstn-bndrs/20191120/040/index-en.aspx

"U.S. preclearance officers can be armed in Canada in the same operational environment as Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers (reciprocity). U.S. officers are not currently armed in Canada, pending the installation of appropriate storage facilities in preclearance airports."

 

[ccudmore]

I guess the question I have is (and I can't find it in the article) - were they armed before everything shut down?

No they were not.