Tango99

Did you use the website in the 72 hours before arrival? I remember using the app to register and partially fill travel info, then in the last 72 hours before arrival we completed it and got the QR code. Not sure if it’s the same for the website.

Not sure where you are. My sister is in Wales. She’s flying to see me here in Canada 14th June. She’s been trying to use the online application for 3 days and yesterday was advised there was some technical difficulties. Needless to say, she’s beside herself. The email she received tells her to click on it, and when she does it sounds like she’s getting dead air. I wonder if she missed any small print, and the part to click on is when you’re adding the info within the 72 hour window before travel. Once I had done my travel in March I didn’t stay up to date. Hope you are able to share your progress here!

Let’s hope the work you mentioned being done to revamp ArriveCan incorporates the administrivia of various departments and agencies that confuses travellers.

I must have had the same lady.🙄 I tried to explain I had already registered as there is an option to do that as a feature of ArriveCan. She didn’t even bother looking. Then my (PCR) result arrived 2 days later.

That’s a valid point. The US also relies on their Global Entry Portal to fast track pre-approved arrivals from other countries besides Canada. And then there’s the issue of agents to interview in designated offices at international airports. We only have 4 of them operating such in Canada.

eTA seems like a cash grab but I get it. Just hope the beurocracy doesn’t decide that it’s a source of revenue to support ArriveCan, aaaand increase the rate. There’s still many sites in Europe scamming the uninitiated to fill an eTA form that looks official but have conned people, like my sister, to paying far more. The inconvenience around changing credit cards and such, just for what should be 7.00 is crazy. So I’m doing hers by proxy. Granted, the resurgence of traffic in the 4 international airports, currently operating as such, is astronomical….but the resurgence of traffic to the CBSA would be reduced if the airline was able to re-start international flights from Halifax, Ottawa…? Yup. There’s an economy of scale. It’s getting pretty clear that AC isn’t financially and resource ready yet. In the meantime, why not re-deploy CBSA agents to Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver? Much less expensive and lowers risk to the airlines. Some waiting on tarmac, which messes up turnaround and departures. Just sayin’

While on the subject of entry to Canada. The eTA still seems to be alive and kicking as well. That crazy 7.00 fee applies to all foreign travellers landing at a Canadian airport. I don’t know how much $ was lost during covid. If Arrive Can is being expanded, I suppose this might also sneak in. Comments? BTW. I’m convinced that congestion at airports are mainly due to re-directing travellers to the 4 international airports, while others are feeder routes to them, and domestic travel. Once they’re all open and business is back to pre-pandemic days, travellers will get back to their usual practice.