Media advisory - Minister of Transport to mark opening of preclearance facility at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

TORONTO, March 6, 2026 /CNW/ - The Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, will announce the opening of the preclearance facility at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Minister MacKinnon, accompanied by the Honourable Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, Ontario Minister of Transportation, Roelof-Jan Steenstra, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Port Authority, and Jennifer Quinn, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nieuport Aviation, will be available to answer questions from the media.

Date:
Monday, March 9, 2026                                         

Time: 
9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time

Location: 
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Arrivals level of passenger terminal
2 Eireann Quay
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1A1

Note for media

• Media representatives and others are asked to register by email for this in-person event by contacting Media Relations at Transport Canada.
• Please include "RSVP for March 9 event" in the subject line of the email.
• Media vehicles may take the ferry across to the island at no cost where parking is available. Please coordinate with Claire Pfeiffer at [email protected] or [phone] before departing to validate your ticket.

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SOURCE Transport Canada - Ottawa

Contacts: Marie-Justine Torres, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government if the House of Commons, Ottawa, 613-327-5918, [email protected]; Media relations, Transport Canada, Ottawa, 613-993-0055, [email protected]