The number of travellers who use ArriveCAN to enter Canada has dropped significantly since the program was made voluntary, even though the government has been increasing the number of airports that the app can be used in,  according to a new paper tabled in the House of Commons.
The paper, dated June 2, indicates that since the federal government dropped the mandatory requirement for ArriveCAN in September 2022, the majority of air travellers are not using the program. The service was initially only available at the airports in Vancouver, Toronto Pearson, and Montreal. It has now been expanded to airports in Winnipeg, Halifax, Quebec City, Calgary, Edmonton, Mississauga, Ottawa, and Toronto’s Billy Bishop, but only 11 percent of air travellers are participating in the program, even with more airports on the list….