Why did I not pass through passport control when transiting to an international flight in Vancouver?

1/2/2019 8:23:52 AM

Unlike most other countries, Canada doesn’t have exit immigration controls. Similarly the US and the UK don’t either. This makes perfect sense as there’s no point in checking a person on the way out of the country. Your exit was recorded by the airline and passport control will see it in their systems the next time you enter Canada. If you did overstay your visa, you’ll be refused entry the next time you try to fly to Canada – it’s as simple as that.

If someone is a criminal trying to escape the justice system this is likewise not a big deal – the police will see that a person on the wanted list has booked a ticket and would arrest them at the airport. And if you try to leave through the land border with the US, you’ll be arrested by American passport control as Canada shares information about wanted criminals with their international partners.

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