I thought there has been an announcement made about ArriveCan. It will be voluntary starting Sept. 30th? This is what I read yesterday...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.
While it's all been announced that it is happening, the 'official' announcement is coming down on Monday. Apparently they are still debating about masking on trains/planes etc.I thought there has been an announcement made about ArriveCan. It will be voluntary starting Sept. 30th? This is what I read yesterday...
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/ne...sedgntp&cvid=c77a77bec4a345eda2d085b391eacf77
Please do report back on how you make out. It will help us decide.
All this info has only come from the media. Nothing from the Feds yet but supposed to be coming next week.I thought there has been an announcement made about ArriveCan. It will be voluntary starting Sept. 30th? This is what I read yesterday...
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/travel/ne...sedgntp&cvid=c77a77bec4a345eda2d085b391eacf77
Please do report back on how you make out. It will help us decide.
LOL...I like that idea but I can only imagine the things that people would be saying about separate lines. It would some how be biased. Some sort of breach of privacy when other people can see which line you are in We'd have a whole new reason for a trucker protest.They were talking about this on the radio the other day. The host said they should keep it but make a separate lane for those who use it. You put in all your info and how long you were away and it would speed up the border crossing. Those you don't want to use it go in a seperate lane.
It wouldn't have anything to do with that. It would basically be you declaring where you were and how much you are bringing back ahead of time.LOL...I like that idea but I can only imagine the things that people would be saying about separate lines. It would some how be biased. Some sort of breach of privacy when other people can see which line you are in We'd have a whole new reason for a trucker protest.
I work in healthcare and we have rules, rules and more rules. So at this point I could care less about any of this stuff. Use the app, don't use the app....mask or no masks, etc. I'm over it and am fine to just do what I'm asked to do.
Maybe I'm missing something here........your declaration info and ArriveCan info are not the same. The declaration is not optional. So I don't see how there could be two lines....everyone has to use the kiosks for the declaration anyway.It wouldn't have anything to do with that. It would basically be you declaring where you were and how much you are bringing back ahead of time.
I'm talking more about the land crossing not flying.Maybe I'm missing something here........your declaration info and ArriveCan info are not the same. The declaration is not optional. So I don't see how there could be two lines....everyone has to use the kiosks for the declaration anyway.
You can do your declaration within ArriveCan (yes, separate information but single app for entering the data). In theory, it allowed you to skip the kiosk on arrive. I have NEXUS, so didn’t use it, so not sure how well it actually worked.Maybe I'm missing something here........your declaration info and ArriveCan info are not the same. The declaration is not optional. So I don't see how there could be two lines....everyone has to use the kiosks for the declaration anyway.
I had no trouble with ArriveCan until I did. It incorrectly flagged me as Covid positive when I wasn’t and myself and everyone I travelled with got phoned and emailed multiple times a day .
Even when the CBC posted an article that this was a known error ( 20% of users had been affected) it didn’t stop. It was annoying . Especially the cranky message that it was “In my best interest to stop ignoring these calls “. At this point I had talked to no less than three agents who had told me it was a glitch .
End of the world ? No . But I think it’s probably a lot of wasted time and resources and slowing down an already backlogged industry. It wasn’t effective anymore.