'Keep your shoes on': Canada says it will align with U.S. on ending unpopular airport security measure
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Canada Updates Shoe Screening Rules with U.S.Following the U.S. TSA’s shoe removal end, Canada adjusts its security protocols for flights involving U.S. customs pre-clearance.
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- Canada is working in partnership with the U.S. to create consistent airport screening standards on flights crossing the shared border.
- Passengers leaving Canada with U.S. pre-clearance must still remove their shoes, but this is not required for other flights.
- The TSA has discontinued the shoe removal rule after nearly 20 years to make airport screening more convenient.
- Security remains stringent thanks to advanced technologies, with efforts ongoing to introduce systems that reduce face-to-face checks.
The TSA will “no longer require…every single person” to remove their shoes when going through security checkpoints.— Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security during a press conference at Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington.
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