Travel and tourism advocates call for changes to ArriveCAN app as busy summer months set in

Advocates for Canada's travel and tourism argue the ArriveCan app is contributing to delays for travellers, which is an issue during the busy summer months.

A spokesperson for Minister for Women Marci Ien told The Hill Times that the Liberal government's task force to address passport processing delays—of which she is co-chair—is working 'day in and day out' to resolve issues.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

July 11, 2022

With chaos plaguing Canada’s airports, advocacy organizations are urging the federal government to either improve or completely ditch an app intended to facilitate travel, which they criticize as adding to excessive delays for travellers. “The ArriveCAN app is causing quite a bit of grief,” s...

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