ArriveCAN App might be going away soon...

[ilovetotravel1977]

https://news.paxeditions.com/news/b...-optional-scrap-other-travel-measures-reports

 

[Susan2771]

 

[dancin Disney style]

I'm not looking for any debate.

I don't get why people even care about ArriveCan..... it's no big deal.

 

[Minniemoo15]

I don’t mind ArriveCAN but I can see how it would be onerous for those without access to a smart phone. I’ll still use it but think it’s good they are making it optional. I’m more happy that the random testing will be abolished. It seemed even more complicated when they moved testing out of the airports. Glad I won’t have to deal with that potential hassle.

 

[bcwife76]

I don’t mind ArriveCAN but I can see how it would be onerous for those without access to a smart phone. I’ll still use it but think it’s good they are making it optional. I’m more happy that the random testing will be abolished. It seemed even more complicated when they moved testing out of the airports. Glad I won’t have to deal with that potential hassle.

Agree 100% with everything you said!

 

[Nagle]

I have not found ArriveCAN to be a problem at all the few times we have used it. We usually drive across the border so will likely continue to use it.

 

[dancin Disney style]

I have not found ArriveCAN to be a problem at all the few times we have used it. We usually drive across the border so will likely continue to use it.

I'm really not sure why anyone would continue to use it when it becomes 'optional'. What would be the point?

We are traveling at the end of this month (returning Oct 7th) I probably will still fill in the app just because it might simplify things over those first few days of the changes. I will try to follow the news here while I'm away to see what is happening with those coming into Canada.

 

[Minniemoo15]

I'm really not sure why anyone would continue to use it when it becomes 'optional'. What would be the point?

We are traveling at the end of this month (returning Oct 7th) I probably will still fill in the app just because it might simplify things over those first few days of the changes. I will try to follow the news here while I'm away to see what is happening with those coming into Canada.

You can do your customs declaration on the ArriveCAN app which I did enjoy having done before we landed. For us it did speed up the customs process.

 

[dancin Disney style]

You can do your customs declaration on the ArriveCAN app which I did enjoy having done before we landed. For us it did speed up the customs process.

Well I've used it 6X this year and it never included the declaration. There is the Edeclaration app but that is only for certain airports and YYZ is no longer one of them.

 

[ronandannette]

You can do your customs declaration on the ArriveCAN app which I did enjoy having done before we landed. For us it did speed up the customs process.

Didn’t you always fill out your form on the plane before landing?

We flew internationally 4 times while the app was required. At YYC you still needed to scan the app at a kiosk (same as with the paper forms) and get a slip to present to the Customs officer. I don’t remember it saving any time at all upon Re-entry. But by far the most onerous part was having it done and reviewed by the airline at check-in. Those lines were chaos with so many people not having the app correctly done and ready to go.

I, for one, am thrilled it’s being dropped and there’s not a snowball’s chance I’ll use it voluntarily.

 

[SirDuff]

Didn’t you always fill out your form on the plane before landing?

We flew internationally 4 times while the app was required. At YYC you still needed to scan the app at a kiosk (same as with the paper forms) and get a slip to present to the Customs officer. I don’t remember it saving any time at all upon Re-entry. But by far the most onerous part was having it done and reviewed by the airline at check-in. Those lines were chaos with so many people not having the app correctly done and ready to go.

I, for one, am thrilled it’s being dropped and there’s not a snowball’s chance I’ll use it voluntarily.

I've not seem forms handed out in years. Maybe it depends on the airport? YYZ is all kiosks now (NEXUS or not).

I lie - once in the last couple of years they did hand out forms (in the airport, not on the plane) because the kiosks were down.

 

[ronandannette]

I've not seem forms handed out in years. Maybe it depends on the airport? YYZ is all kiosks now (NEXUS or not).

I lie - once in the last couple of years they did hand out forms (in the airport, not on the plane) because the kiosks were down.

For sure we didn't get forms since ArriveCan has been in place, but even having it done doesn't circumvent the stop at the kiosks and then into the line to see an agent.

 

[dancin Disney style]

The paper forms have been gone for years at YYZ.

 

[QuartL]

Paper forms haven't been at YYC in 5 or more years. The Can Border app is completely different from ArriveCan. CanBorder (which has always been optional) you scan the code on the machine, which includes your declaration , and ArriveCan is linked to your passport, with no scan needed and does not include declaration.

 

[badiggio]

You can do your customs declaration on the ArriveCAN app which I did enjoy having done before we landed. For us it did speed up the customs process.

we did too

 

[QuartL]

we did too

I stand corrected, they merged the apps

 

[tinkerone]

Okay, so we now know it's voluntary. What will be the benefit of doing it? I have it on my phone but is it going to actually make a difference now that it's not mandated? I'm very confused with what it will or will not do. I can easily complete it but will it make a difference when we land in Toronto or not?
Again, very confused with it all.

 

[azrivest]

I'm happy it's going away (or becoming optional) so it might speed up the customs lines, which have been atrocious the last few months.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Okay, so we now know it's voluntary. What will be the benefit of doing it? I have it on my phone but is it going to actually make a difference now that it's not mandated? I'm very confused with what it will or will not do. I can easily complete it but will it make a difference when we land in Toronto or not?
Again, very confused with it all.

Until a formal announcement is made, which they said will be coming over the next week, we really know nothing. As I previously said I return to Canada the first week of October so I will probably do the app just to, hopefully, keep things smooth for my arrival. There could be a few bumps in that first few days.

 

[dancin Disney style]

I'm happy it's going away (or becoming optional) so it might speed up the customs lines, which have been atrocious the last few months.

My own experiences this year have really no different than in the past at YYZ. It has always been busy and there has always been a line. The only exception was a flight in January that we were held on the plane at the gate for maybe 15-20 minutes.