ArriveCAN \u2013 first introduced by the federal government to make travelling to Canada easier during the pandemic \u2013 is now increasingly coming under fire for causing delays at airports and border crossings.<\/p>\n
Ottawa insists travellers use the app to provide their personal information and COVID-19 vaccination status. The app was launched in April 2020 and its stated purpose was to create a \u201csecure and user-friendly way to help travellers comply\u201d with public health restrictions at the border.<\/p>\n
It has not turned out that way for many people.<\/p>\n
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Ontario Entrepreneur Draw: Province Invites 33 Canada Immigration Candidates<\/a> Mark Webber, president of the Customs and Immigration Union, has reportedly told The Globe and Mail<\/i>, a national newspaper in Canada, the ArriveCAN app and excessive dependency on technology are causing delays at Canadian airports.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing specifically on the customs side is really long delays for travellers to clear customs when they\u2019re coming into the country,\u201d Weber reportedly said.<\/p>\n He described the ArriveCAN app screens which need to be populated with the in-coming traveller\u2019s information as something \u201cwhich does take a lot of travellers quite a bit of time to fill out.\u201d<\/p>\n Others, though, say Ottawa should be given time to fix any troubles users may be experiencing with the app.<\/p>\n \u201cIsn’t the solution to fix the glitch in the app?\u201d asked one man on Twitter. \u201cWhen Windows gives me a glitch, I don’t go on Twitter demanding that everyone abandon Windows because I had a problem. If the glitch is worldwide, Microsoft sends an update to fix the glitch.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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