More Than 1.65 Million Travellers Flaunted ArriveCan Rules
New data shows more than 1.65 million travellers entered Canada this year without using the ArriveCan, which the government had made mandatory to enter into Canada. The use of the app will be made optional starting on Oct. 1.
The controversial app required travellers entering Canada to upload proof of vaccination, health, and travel information before arriving at a port of entry.
Documents tabled in the House of Commons show 1,651,900 travellers arrived at a port of entry into Canada between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31 without first submitting their personal health information into the app, according to the National Post. That’s about 4.3 percent of the 38.5 million individuals who entered Canada from the beginning of the year untill Sept. 11….