Supporting materials: Standing Committee on International Trade: Potential Impacts of the ArriveCAN Application on Certain Canadian Sectors (June 15, 2022)
Issue notes
ArriveCan and border management
Issue: Current status of ArriveCAN regarding its use in Border Management and challenges faced by certain demographics
Proposed response
The Government is committed to protecting Canada’s borders and to helping travellers remain safe, which is paramount in the context of the global pandemic.
Technology, such as the ArriveCAN app, has and will be instrumental in protecting the health and safety of travellers as well as expediting processing at the border.
The ArriveCAN app and website do not collect any geo-location data related to users and only retain the information that is provided by the traveller. This information is used for health screening purposes at the border, including allowing public health officials to determine the need for quarantine or isolation.
ArriveCAN was built using privacy-first principles, and the CBSA will continue to respect the principles of the Privacy Act as it modernizes its processes.
The CBSA will continue to use the ArriveCAN tool to implement traveller modernization initiatives at the border. For example, the Advance CBSA Declaration feature within ArriveCAN Online allows travellers arriving at Vancouver International Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport to prepare their customs and immigration declaration before they arrive, saving them time at the border. The feature, currently available on the Web version of ArriveCAN, will be made available on the mobile application soon, and rolled out to international airports across Canada. The Advance Declaration feature in ArriveCAN is not mandatory.
The CBSA is committed to working with the Privacy Commissioner and other stakeholders to develop rigorous standards and governance that will protect the privacy of Canadians while continuing to modernize the management of Canada’s borders.
The web version of ArriveCAN offers travellers access to a platform that meets the Government of Canada's accessibility requirements. It supports the use of screen readers and magnifiers. The CBSA and PHAC are committed to continue improving the accessibility of the ArriveCAN mobile application on a regular basis towards meeting international guidelines.
Background
In the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has taken measures to close borders and drastically reduce international travel, in addition to many other heightened public safety measures. With the introduction of requirements for travellers to provide contact details and information on their plans for quarantine, the CBSA observed longer border processing times since modern tools were not used to collect and analyze information submitted by stakeholders.
To support the administration and enforcement of the Quarantine Act and Emergency Orders made under it, CBSA and PHAC developed ArriveCAN, an integrated digital solution that enables real-time collection of information prior to arrival at Canadian Ports of Entry (POE) for all incoming travellers. ArriveCAN enables travellers to provide their information digitally as required by law under the Quarantine Act, to support compliance and enforcement, as well as public health measures.
ArriveCAN first launched in and is available as a mobile app on the Apple App and Google Play stores or by signing in online at Canada.ca/ArriveCAN.
In , it became mandatory for air travellers to submit their information digitally in advance (in other words, before boarding the aircraft to Canada) via ArriveCAN. In , use of ArriveCAN became mandatory in the other modes (for example, land, marine).
Currently, all travellers, with limited exceptions, whether entering Canada by air, land, rail or marine vessel, must use ArriveCAN to submit their information within 72 hours before arrival to Canada, unless exempted from this requirement due to an accessibility need.
Travellers who do not submit their information through ArriveCAN may be denied boarding if arriving by air and may be denied entry into Canada if crossing at a land, rail or marine border crossing (if the person is a foreign national travelling for discretionary purposes).
Canadian citizens, permanent residents, persons registered under the Indian Act and foreign nationals eligible to enter Canada under another entry exemption will not be denied boarding or entry, but:
- won't be eligible for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption
- may face additional delays at the border for public health questioning
- may be subject to fines or enforcement action
Once in Canada, requirements to quarantine and provide symptom information will differ depending on the traveller’s vaccination status as confirmed at the time of entry to Canada.
Information provided through ArriveCAN is shared with provinces and territories and law enforcement agencies for public health follow-up and to verify compliance with the Quarantine Act. ArriveCAN is part of a broader suite of activities and tools supporting Canada’s evolving border policies through COVID-19.
ArriveCAN has had consistently high ratings in the mobile app stores and as of , has been downloaded more than 10 million times. ArriveCAN has also been built with accessibility needs in mind.
With the increase of vaccination rates and the opening of the border, the flow of international travel is expected to eventually return to pre-pandemic levels. When that happens, it will be important that the CBSA has processes in place to support passenger flow while minimizing any virus transmission that can occur from routine actions, such as exchanging a travel document.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CBSA and airport authorities identified a need to bolster public confidence in air travel by introducing innovative traveller processing solutions which reduce potential disease transmission points and create efficiencies in the travel continuum.
As a result, the CBSA has developed a new initiative (Advance CBSA Declaration) which leverages the success of the ArriveCAN application and the significant investment made in Primary Inspection Kiosks (PIK), which are a key pillar of the Agency’s border processing.
Advance CBSA Declaration was launched at the Vancouver International Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport in and , respectively. This feature is available on the ArriveCAN website and allows travellers to prepare their customs and immigration declaration and transmit it to the Agency electronically up to 72 hours in advance of arrival in Canada. Use of the Advance CBSA Declaration is voluntary. Travellers are provided the option of using this service following submission of mandatory public health information through the ArriveCAN website. Should a traveller decline to leverage this new tool, they will be subject to conventional processing.
These pilots have demonstrated time savings benefits for both the CBSA and travellers (up to 50% reduction in processing times at PIKs). The Agency is planning to deploy the functionality to an additional eight (8) airports in the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year, as well as integrate Advance CBSA Declaration within the ArriveCAN app.
COVID-19 Regulations as of May 31
The following measures that are in force as of May 31 for travellers entering Canada
All travellers
Mandatory digital submission of Public Health Information prior to entry into Canada via ArriveCAN
Fully vaccinated
- Right of Entry and Foreign National – No pre-arrival test required
- Subject to Mandatory Random Testing:
4600 tests daily, 3800 air (4 largest airports) and 800 land (large volume POEs only)
- No longer required for fully vaccinated travellers to monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19
- No longer required to isolate if they have travelled with a person who subsequently exhibits signs or symptoms or receives a positive result
- Exempt from providing a quarantine plan as part of their ArriveCAN submission
- Must provide their contact information in ArriveCAN
Unvaccinated travellers
- Foreign nationals - Prohibition from entering with limited exemptions
- Right of Entry – Required to provide pre-arrival test, test on day 1 and day 8 and quarantine for 14 days upon entry
- Must submit a quarantine plan as part of their ArriveCAN submission
Unvaccinated children under 5
- Foreign nationals- less than 18 years of age eligible to enter Canada
- with a fully vaccinated parent, step-parent, guardian or tutor, or
- to be with an immediate or extended family member or
- Exempted from Pre-Arrival test
- Exempted from day 1 and day 8 testing requirement
- Exempted from quarantine
- Exempted from Mandatory Random Testing requirement
Unvaccinated children 5 to 11
- Foreign nationals- less than 18 years of age eligible to enter Canada
- with a fully vaccinated parent, step-parent, guardian or tutor, or
- to be with an immediate or extended family member, or
- to attend a Designated Learning Institution with a COVID-readiness plan
- Unvaccinated children under to 12 subject to Mandatory Random Testing
- Unvaccinated children under 12 entering with their parents/step-parent/guardian or tutor, are exempt from having a quarantine plan
- Unvaccinated children under 12 when accompanied by fully vaccinated parents/step-parent/guardians or tutor are exempt from a pre-arrival testing
- Unvaccinated children between 5 and 11, entering to be with an Immediate or Extended family member or to attend a Designated learning Institution
- Must have a pre-arrival test
- Must quarantine for 14 days
- Must test on arrival and day 8
Unvaccinated children 12 to 17
- Foreign nationals- less than 18 years of are eligible to enter Canada
- with a fully vaccinated parent, step-parent, guardian or tutor, or
- to be with an immediate or extended family member, or
- to attend a listed institution (DLI with COVID readiness plan)
- Required to have a pre-arrival testing requirement
- Required to quarantine for 14 days
- Required to test on arrival and day 8
Persons with a medical contraindication
- Foreign nationals – eligible to enter if they have a letter from a medical practitioner indicating their medical contraindication to vaccination
- Right of entry and Foreign National – required to have a pre-arrival test
- Are required to test on arrival and on day 8
- Are exempt from quarantine, with conditions
National Interest Exemptions for land based travellers
- CBP officers who are unvaccinated or who failed to submit ArriveCAN who are transiting Canada to get to their place of employment in the US (renewed May 31)
- Crew members, entering by land, who failed to submit ArriveCAN (renewed May 31)
- Non-discretionary travel between Alaska and mainland US (renewed May 31)
- “Mulligan” NIE to decouple ArriveCAN completion from being fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated travellers can benefit from being considered fully vaccinated despite not completing ArriveCAN the first time they enter after issuance (signed May 24)
NEXUS application backlog
Issue: Recent media coverage regarding NEXUS application backlog
Proposed response
The NEXUS program is jointly administered by Canada and the United States (US). As such, all decisions are taken in a binational manner.
NEXUS enrolment centres reopened in the United States on . Canadian citizens can now book an interview at the nearest US centre.
Due to the extended closure of the NEXUS enrolment centres, there is a significant backlog to tackle. The CBSA and US Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) are working together on a backlog reduction strategy.
The CBSA and the US CBP have extended the NEXUS membership period for all those who have renewed their membership prior to the expiry date on their card.
Canada and the US remain in discussions regarding the reopening of centres located in Canada that were closed as a result of COVID.
Until decisions are finalized regarding the reopening, those in Canada will remain closed.
We will advise the public once a decision to reopen Canadian Enrolment Centres has been rendered.
Background
NEXUS program
NEXUS is a bi-national, Canada-United States program for pre-approved, low-risk travellers entering Canada or the United States at designated air, land and marine ports of entry.
The program is jointly operated by the Canada Border Services Agency and United States Customs and Border Protection.
Closure of Canadian enrolment centres
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NEXUS enrolment centres (ECs) in Canada closed in , and ECs in the US suspended NEXUS interviews at that time as well.
ECs in the US resumed NEXUS interviews on , but had to suspend them again on due to the Omicron variant and the resulting requirement for travellers to be tested for COVID before returning to Canada.
ECs in the US resumed NEXUS interviews again on .
As the NEXUS program is jointly administered by Canada and the US, there are ongoing discussions about the timing of the reopening of Canadian enrolment centres. Until that time, enrolment centres in Canada will continue to be closed.
The CBSA and CBP have received multiple complaints about Canadian ECs not reopening. This matter has also received media attention.
Due to the extended closure of NEXUS ECs, there is currently a backlog of more than 295,493 NEXUS applicants waiting for an interview.
The CBSA and CBP are currently working on a backlog reduction strategy.
The closure of NEXUS ECs throughout the pandemic has caused a high demand for interviews. As such, interview appointments may only be available months from now. Interview availability depends on interview location, as some ECs have longer wait times than others.
There are currently 12 NEXUS ECs conducting interviews in the US. An additional 11 NEXUS ECs are located in Canada, which remain closed for the moment. Refer to lists below.
Highway enrolment centre
- Blaine / Pacific Highway
- Calais / St. Stephen
- Champlain / Lacolle
- Derby Line / Stanstead
- Detroit / Windsor
- Fort Erie / Buffalo (Canadian location)
- Fort Frances / International Falls
- Lansdowne (Canadian location)
- Niagara Falls
- Pembina / Emerson
- Port Huron / Sarnia
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Sweetgrass / Coutts
- Warroad / Sprague
- Woodstock (Canadian location)
Air enrolment centre
- Calgary International Airport
- Edmonton International Airport
- Halifax International Airport
- Montreal International Airport
- Ottawa International Airport
- Toronto International Airport
- Vancouver International Airport
- Winnipeg International Airport
Key statistics
Total | |||||||||
2019 Air Travellers (US flights) |
55,288 | 50,461 | 52,120 | 57,526 | 57,031 | 50,959 | 57,970 | 381,355 | |
2022 Air Travellers (US flights) |
35,353 | 31,771 | 28,477 | 33,600 | 37,821 | 34,318 | 39,908 | 241,248 | |
% change | -36.06% | -37.04% | -45.36% | -41.59% | -33.68% | -32.66% | -31.16% | -36.74% | |
2019 Air Travellers (International flights) |
57,602 | 51,783 | 50,906 | 49,747 | 56,531 | 65,174 | 63,389 | 395,132 | |
2022 Air Travellers (International flights) |
37,848 | 32,646 | 36,954 | 38,270 | 41,067 | 43,729 | 44,718 | 275,232 | |
% change | -34.29% | -36.96% | -27.41% | -23.07% | -27.35% | -32.90% | -29.45% | -30.34% | |
2019 General Aviation – TRC | 818 | 755 | 743 | 778 | 892 | 498 | 745 | 5,229 | |
2022 General Aviation – TRC | 551 | 468 | 468 | 593 | 570 | 365 | 628 | 3,643 | |
% change | -32.64% | -38.01% | -37.01% | -23.78% | -36.10% | -26.71% | -15.70% | -30.33% | |
2019 Highway | Truck Drivers | 16,769 | 20,758 | 21,422 | 21,879 | 21,145 | 10,738 | 6,011 | 118,722 |
Other Travellers | 125,209 | 111,266 | 112,342 | 131,053 | 166,526 | 185,452 | 208,306 | 1,040,154 | |
Total | 141,978 | 132,024 | 133,764 | 152,932 | 187,671 | 196,190 | 214,317 | 1,158,876 | |
2022 Highway | Truck Drivers | 7,199 | 16,985 | 21,613 | 22,528 | 22,200 | 11,657 | 5,847 | 108,029 |
Other Travellers | 69,657 | 59,087 | 56,675 | 64,424 | 81,856 | 91,591 | 112,500 | 535,790 | |
Total | 76,856 | 76,072 | 78,288 | 86,952 | 104,056 | 103,248 | 118,347 | 643,819 | |
% change | -45.87% | -42.38% | -41.47% | -43.14% | -44.55% | -47.37% | -44.78% | -44.44% | |
2019 Passenger Rail | 463 | 351 | 388 | 419 | 394 | 485 | 439 | 2,939 | |
2022 Passenger Rail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
% change | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | |
2019 Ferry | 1,525 | 1,314 | 1,380 | 1,262 | 2,265 | 2,068 | 1,869 | 11,683 | |
2022 Ferry | 849 | 574 | 553 | 740 | 1,040 | 908 | 1,039 | 5,703 | |
% change | -44.33% | -56.32% | -59.93% | -41.36% | -54.08% | -56.09% | -44.41% | -51.19% | |
2019 Private Boaters – TRC | 296 | 276 | 235 | 243 | 481 | 582 | 750 | 2,863 | |
2022 Private Boaters – TRC | 184 | 121 | 156 | 205 | 223 | 240 | 271 | 1,400 | |
% change | -37.84% | -56.16% | -33.62% | -15.64% | -53.64% | -58.76% | -63.87% | -51.10% | |
2019 Total | 257,970 | 236,964 | 239,536 | 262,907 | 305,265 | 315,956 | 339,479 | 1,958,077 | |
2022 Total | 151,641 | 141,652 | 144,896 | 160,360 | 184,777 | 182,808 | 204,911 | 1,171,045 | |
% change | -41.22% | -40.22% | -39.51% | -39.01% | -39.47% | -42.14% | -39.64% | -40.19% |
Long description
Air Travellers (US flights) 2019 to 2022 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Total |
2019 (June 3 to 9) | 55,288 | 50,461 | 52,120 | 57,526 | 57,031 | 50,959 | 57,970 | 381,355 |
2022 (May 30 to June 5) | 35,353 | 31,771 | 28,477 | 33,600 | 37,821 | 34,318 | 39,908 | 241,248 |
Span | % change on day 1 | % change on day 2 | % change on day 3 | % change on day 4 | % change on day 5 | % change on day 6 | % change on day 7 | Total % change |
2019 to 2022 | -36.06 | -37.04 | -45.36 | -41.59 | -33.68 | -32.66 | -31.16 | -36.74 |
Air Travellers (International flights) 2019 to 2022 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Total |
2019 (June 3 to 9) | 57,602 | 51,783 | 50,906 | 49,747 | 56,531 | 65,174 | 63,389 | 395,132 |
2022 (May 30 to June 5) | 37,848 | 32,646 | 36,954 | 38,270 | 41,067 | 43,729 | 44,718 | 275,232 |
Span | % change on day 1 | % change on day 2 | % change on day 3 | % change on day 4 | % change on day 5 | % change on day 6 | % change on day 7 | Total % change |
2019 to 2022 | -34.29 | -36.96 | -27.41 | -23.07 | -27.35 | -32.90 | -29.45 | -30.34 |
General Aviation – TRC 2019 to 2022 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Total |
2019 (June 3 to 9) | 818 | 755 | 743 | 778 | 892 | 498 | 745 | 5,229 |
2022 (May 30 to June 5) | 551 | 468 | 468 | 593 | 570 | 365 | 628 | 3,643 |
Span | % change on day 1 | % change on day 2 | % change on day 3 | % change on day 4 | % change on day 5 | % change on day 6 | % change on day 7 | Total % change |
2019 to 2022 | -32.64 | -38.01 | -37.01 | -23.78 | -36.10 | -26.71 | -15.70 | -30.33 |
Highway 2019 to 2022 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Total | |
2019 (June 3 to 9) | Truck Drivers | 16,769 | 20,758 | 21,422 | 21,879 | 21,145 | 10,738 | 6,011 | 118,722 |
Other Travellers | 125,209 | 111,266 | 112,342 | 131,053 | 166,526 | 185,452 | 208,306 | 1,040,154 | |
Total | 141,978 | 132,024 | 133,764 | 152,932 | 187,671 | 196,190 | 214,317 | 1,158,876 | |
2022 (May 30 to June 5) | Truck Drivers | 7,199 | 16,985 | 21,613 | 22,528 | 22,200 | 11,657 | 5,847 | 108,029 |
Other Travellers | 69,657 | 59,087 | 56,675 | 64,424 | 81,856 | 91,591 | 112,500 | 535,790 | |
Total | 76,856 | 76,072 | 78,288 | 86,952 | 104,056 | 103,248 | 118,347 | 643,819 |
Span | % change on day 1 | % change on day 2 | % change on day 3 | % change on day 4 | % change on day 5 | % change on day 6 | % change on day 7 | Total % change |
2019 to 2022 | -45.87 | -42.38 | -41.47 | -43.14 | -44.55 | -47.37 | -44.78 | -44.44 |
Passenger Rail 2019 to 2022 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Total |
2019 (June 3 to 9) | 463 | 351 | 388 | 419 | 394 | 485 | 439 | 2,939 |
2022 (May 30 to June 5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Span | % change on day 1 | % change on day 2 | % change on day 3 | % change on day 4 | % change on day 5 | % change on day 6 | % change on day 7 | Total % change |
2019 to 2022 | -100.00 | -100.00 | -100.00 | -100.00 | -100.00 | -100.00 | -100.00 | -100.00 |
Ferry 2019 to 2022 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Total |
2019 (June 3 to 9) | 1,525 | 1,314 | 1,380 | 1,262 | 2,265 | 2,068 | 1,869 | 11,683 |
2022 (May 30 to June 5) | 849 | 574 | 553 | 740 | 1,040 | 908 | 1,039 | 5,703 |
Span | % change on day 1 | % change on day 2 | % change on day 3 | % change on day 4 | % change on day 5 | % change on day 6 | % change on day 7 | Total % change |
2019 to 2022 | -44.33 | -56.32 | -59.93 | -41.36 | -54.08 | -56.09 | -44.41 | -51.19 |
Private Boaters – TRC 2019 to 2022 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Total |
2019 (June 3 to 9) | 296 | 276 | 235 | 243 | 481 | 582 | 750 | 2,863 |
2022 (May 30 to June 5) | 184 | 121 | 156 | 205 | 223 | 240 | 271 | 1,400 |
Span | % change on day 1 | % change on day 2 | % change on day 3 | % change on day 4 | % change on day 5 | % change on day 6 | % change on day 7 | Total % change |
2019 to 2022 | -37.84 | -56.16 | -33.62 | -15.64 | -53.64 | -58.76 | -63.87 | -51.10 |
Grand total 2019 to 2022 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Total |
2019 (June 3 to 9) | 257,970 | 236,964 | 239,536 | 262,907 | 305,265 | 315,956 | 339,479 | 1,958,077 |
2022 (May 30 to June 5) | 151,641 | 141,652 | 144,896 | 160,360 | 184,777 | 182,808 | 204,911 | 1,171,045 |
Span | % change on day 1 | % change on day 2 | % change on day 3 | % change on day 4 | % change on day 5 | % change on day 6 | % change on day 7 | Total % change |
2019 to 2022 | -41.22 | -40.22 | -39.51 | -39.01 | -39.47 | -42.14 | -39.64 | -40.19 |
Region / Date | Atlantic | Northern Ontario | Pacific | Prairies | Southern Ontario | Quebec | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30-May | 141 | 176 | 466 | 267 | 1,238 | 331 | 2,619 |
31-May | 72 | 118 | 324 | 166 | 977 | 225 | 1,882 |
01-Jun | 52 | 72 | 510 | 156 | 926 | 190 | 1,906 |
02-Jun | 59 | 103 | 531 | 143 | 795 | 313 | 1,944 |
03-Jun | 65 | 134 | 558 | 187 | 1,129 | 344 | 2,417 |
04-Jun | 85 | 125 | 767 | 178 | 1,535 | 476 | 3,166 |
05-Jun | 136 | 221 | 1007 | 288 | 1,641 | 758 | 4,051 |
7 day total | 610 | 949 | 4,163 | 1,385 | 8,241 | 2,637 | 17,985 |
Mode / Week | Apr 11 to Apr 17, 2022 | Apr 18 to Apr 24, 2022 | Apr 25 to May 01, 2022 | May 02 to May 08, 2022 | May 09 to May 15, 2022 | May 16 to May 22, 2022 | May 23 to May 29, 2022 | May 30 to Jun 05, 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air | 99.65 | 99.72 | 99.65 | 99.71 | 99.58 | 99.56 | 99.54 | 99.61 |
Land | 93.49 | 94.19 | 93.74 | 94.11 | 93.36 | 93.49 | 93.33 | 93.14 |
Marine | 99.29 | 98.91 | 98.89 | 99.25 | 99.41 | 99.43 | 99.39 | 99.48 |
Figure 1 - Text version
Air (US, International Flights/ TRC) | Land (Truck drivers and others) | |
---|---|---|
Volume of Travellers in 2019 Week of Jun 03 to Jun 09 |
781,716 | 1,158,876 |
Volume of Travellers in 2022 Week of May 30 to Jun 05 |
520,123 | 643,819 |
Figure 2 - Text version
Vaccinated | Unvaccinated | Unknown Vaccination Status |
---|---|---|
94.18% | 2.82% | 3.01% |
Figure 3 - Text version
Vaccinated | Unvaccinated | Unknown Vaccination Status |
---|---|---|
88.75% | 4.39% | 6.86% |
Note / Caveats:
1. Unknown Vaccination Status - Data on vaccination status is not currently collected for some travellers with exemptions.
2. Data Source: ArriveCAN/ContactTrace Desktop Application (This is a live data warehouse and figures are subject to change.)
Commercial volume stats
Commercial truck drivers
- Commercial truck driver volumes have remained mostly consistent throughout the pandemic when compared to the pre-pandemic monthly average (Table 1)
Monthly average in 2021 actually saw an increase (0.4%) in commercial truck volumes compared to pre-pandemic.
- Similar to volumes, average processing times for commercial truck drivers have remained stable throughout the pandemic (less than a 3 second increase per conveyance) (Table 2)
- Traveller volumes and processing times, however, have been significantly impacted:
- Average monthly traveller conveyance volumes in the land mode have decreased between 64% to 89% when compared to the pre-pandemic monthly average (Table 3)
- Average processing times for traveller conveyances in the land mode have more than doubled compared to the pre-pandemic monthly average (Table 4)
Table 1
Timeframe | Commercial truck conveyances | % Difference from pre-pandemic | Volume difference from pre-pandemic |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-pandemic average Monthly Average ( to ) |
446,424 | - | - |
2020 Monthly Average (April to ) |
411,300 | -7.9 | -35,124 |
2021 Monthly Average | 448,068 | 0.4 | 1,644 |
2022 Monthly Average | 437,817 | -1.9 | -8,607 |
Table 2
Timeframe | Commercial truck processing time (seconds) | % Difference from pre-pandemic | Processing time difference from pre-pandemic |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-pandemic average Monthly Average ( to ) |
53.11 | - | - |
2020 Monthly Average (April to ) |
55.89 | 5.2 | 2.78 |
2021 Monthly Average | 53.87 | 1.4 | 0.76 |
2022 Monthly Average | 55.59 | 4.7 | 2.48 |
Table 3
Timeframe | Traveller conveyances | % Difference from pre-pandemic | Volume difference from pre-pandemic |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-pandemic average Monthly Average
( to ) |
2,142,110 | - | - |
2020 Monthly Average (April to ) |
225,961 | -89.4 | -1,916,149 |
2021 Monthly Average | 371,249 | -82.7 | -1,770,861 |
2022 Monthly Average | 779,408 | -63.6 | -1,362,701 |
Table 4
Timeframe | Traveller conveyance processing time (seconds) |
% Difference from pre-pandemic | Processing time difference from pre-pandemic |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-pandemic average Monthly Average ( to ) |
37.82 | - | - |
2020 Monthly Average (April to ) |
78.29 | 107.0 | 40.47 |
2021 Monthly Average | 97.82 | 158.6 | 60.00 |
2022 Monthly Average | 80.52 | 112.9 | 42.70 |
ArriveCAN compliance rates ( to )
- Air: 99.58%
- Land: 91.87%
- Marine: 99.06%
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 11,147,000 | 10,290,349 | 11,160,476 | 4,545,692 |
Conveyance | 5,404,106 | 4,979,842 | 5,376,816 | 2,189,085 |
January | 434,592 | 427,974 | 418,226 | 396,402 |
February | 407,755 | 417,850 | 404,619 | 384,124 |
March | 466,112 | 432,318 | 489,504 | 491,906 |
April | 454,812 | 311,575 | 450,066 | 456,320 |
May | 491,486 | 336,363 | 441,558 | 460,333 |
June | 461,127 | 414,025 | 471,892 | - |
July | 451,629 | 429,154 | 445,737 | - |
August | 470,748 | 434,515 | 453,826 | - |
September | 447,347 | 448,651 | 451,191 | - |
October | 476,924 | 471,444 | 465,319 | - |
November | 442,752 | 429,005 | 450,172 | - |
December | 398,822 | 426,968 | 434,706 | - |
Traveller | 5,742,894 | 5,310,507 | 5,783,660 | 2,356,607 |
January | 457,989 | 455,672 | 449,142 | 425,141 |
February | 428,522 | 445,951 | 434,275 | 412,015 |
March | 492,843 | 459,668 | 525,332 | 528,495 |
April | 481,285 | 325,473 | 485,164 | 493,410 |
May | 521,461 | 353,166 | 476,546 | 497,546 |
June | 492,190 | 440,111 | 508,085 | - |
July | 482,313 | 459,211 | 481,528 | - |
August | 503,359 | 466,258 | 488,239 | - |
September | 477,512 | 480,077 | 484,605 | - |
October | 506,870 | 505,803 | 500,407 | - |
November | 472,458 | 460,463 | 482,559 | - |
December | 426,092 | 458,654 | 467,778 | - |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 77,998,380 | 17,108,670 | 10,897,136 | 10,701,478 |
Conveyance | 26,602,781 | 6,555,814 | 4,454,988 | 3,897,041 |
January | 1,638,670 | 1,681,176 | 213,785 | 399,237 |
February | 1,533,649 | 1,705,577 | 202,726 | 426,093 |
March | 2,065,542 | 1,135,415 | 259,193 | 661,851 |
April | 2,174,283 | 149,755 | 264,336 | 1,126,446 |
May | 2,360,833 | 181,276 | 283,049 | 1,283,414 |
June | 2,484,247 | 230,723 | 297,036 | - |
July | 2,929,703 | 246,816 | 327,967 | - |
August | 3,053,626 | 252,821 | 480,341 | - |
September | 2,341,208 | 258,461 | 469,344 | - |
October | 2,168,748 | 257,418 | 457,022 | - |
November | 1,889,796 | 224,389 | 509,382 | - |
December | 1,962,476 | 231,987 | 690,807 | - |
Traveller | 51,395,599 | 10,552,856 | 6,442,148 | 6,804,437 |
January | 2,958,503 | 3,032,585 | 257,838 | 601,185 |
February | 2,773,826 | 3,108,234 | 243,631 | 649,757 |
March | 3,907,922 | 1,942,195 | 318,459 | 1,124,417 |
April | 3,994,270 | 166,464 | 340,330 | 2,058,358 |
May | 4,395,299 | 206,208 | 379,107 | 2,370,720 |
June | 4,849,403 | 280,695 | 395,583 | - |
July | 6,183,847 | 306,159 | 448,293 | - |
August | 6,609,767 | 320,407 | 748,090 | - |
September | 4,416,779 | 312,300 | 693,404 | - |
October | 4,017,992 | 314,860 | 662,435 | - |
November | 3,500,921 | 272,001 | 781,988 | - |
December | 3,787,070 | 290,748 | 1,172,990 | - |
Month | 2019 | 2020 | % Diff | 2021 | % Diff | 2022 | % Diff |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 434,592 | 427,974 | -2 | 418,226 | -4 | 396,402 | -9 |
February | 407,755 | 417,850 | 2 | 404,619 | -7 | 384,124 | -12 |
March | 466,112 | 432,318 | -7 | 489,504 | 13 | 491,906 | 13 |
April | 454,812 | 311,575 | -31 | 450,066 | 4 | 456,320 | 5 |
May | 491,486 | 336,363 | -32 | 441,558 | 2 | 460,333 | 6 |
June | 461,127 | 414,025 | -10 | 471,892 | 9 | - | - |
July | 451,629 | 429,154 | -5 | 445,737 | 3 | - | - |
August | 470,748 | 434,515 | -8 | 453,826 | 4 | - | - |
September | 447,347 | 448,651 | 0 | 451,191 | 4 | - | - |
October | 476,924 | 471,444 | -1 | 465,319 | 7 | - | - |
November | 442,752 | 429,005 | -3 | 450,172 | 4 | - | - |
December | 398,822 | 426,968 | 7 | 434,706 | 0 | - | - |
Timeframe | Conveyances | % Diff | Volume diff |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-pandemic average | 446,424 | - | - |
2020 (post-pandemic) Average | 411,300 | -7.9 | -35,124 |
2021 Average | 448,068 | 0.4 | 1,644 |
2022 Average | 437,817 | -1.9 | -8,607 |
Month | 2019 | 2020 | % Diff | 2021 | % Diff | 2022 | % Diff |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 1,638,670 | 1,681,176 | 3 | 213,785 | -87 | 399,237 | -76 |
February | 1,533,649 | 1,705,577 | 4 | 202,726 | -88 | 426,093 | -74 |
March | 2,065,542 | 1,135,415 | -31 | 259,193 | -84 | 661,851 | -60 |
April | 2,174,283 | 149,755 | -91 | 264,336 | -84 | 1,126,446 | -31 |
May | 2,360,833 | 181,276 | -89 | 283,049 | -83 | 1,283,414 | -22 |
June | 2,484,247 | 230,723 | -86 | 297,036 | -82 | - | - |
July | 2,929,703 | 246,816 | -85 | 327,967 | -80 | - | - |
August | 3,053,626 | 252,821 | -85 | 480,341 | -71 | - | - |
September | 2,341,208 | 258,461 | -84 | 469,344 | -71 | - | - |
October | 2,168,748 | 257,418 | -84 | 457,022 | -72 | - | - |
November | 1,889,796 | 224,389 | -86 | 509,382 | -69 | - | - |
December | 1,962,476 | 231,987 | -86 | 690,807 | -58 | - | - |
Timeframe | Conveyances | % Diff | Volume diff |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-pandemic average | 2,142,110 | - | - |
2020 (post-pandemic) Average | 225,961 | -89.5 | -1,916,149 |
2021 Average | 371,249 | -82.7 | -1,770,861 |
2022 Average | 779,408 | -63.6 | -1,362,701 |
Year / Month | Conveyance | Traveller |
---|---|---|
2019 / July | 54.809 | 42.234 |
2019 / August | 52.892 | 40.515 |
2019 / September | 52.594 | 40.800 |
2019 / October | 52.922 | 40.951 |
2019 / November | 51.935 | 40.323 |
2019 / December | 52.809 | 40.966 |
2020 / January | 53.489 | 41.596 |
2020 / February | 53.435 | 41.892 |
2020 / March | 56.159 | 42.911 |
2020 / April | 63.114 | 48.340 |
2020 / May | 59.509 | 44.922 |
2020 / June | 55.620 | 41.981 |
2020 / July | 57.152 | 43.622 |
2020 / August | 54.677 | 41.561 |
2020 / September | 51.783 | 38.374 |
2020 / October | 51.664 | 38.653 |
2020 / November | 54.806 | 41.452 |
2020 / December | 54.683 | 41.563 |
2021 / January | 54.524 | 41.688 |
2021 / February | 54.213 | 41.229 |
2021 / March | 53.133 | 39.642 |
2021 / April | 54.681 | 40.596 |
2021 / May | 55.222 | 40.700 |
2021 / June | 53.166 | 38.518 |
2021 / July | 54.869 | 40.106 |
2021 / August | 56.185 | 42.136 |
2021 / September | 52.194 | 37.988 |
2021 / October | 51.849 | 38.315 |
2021 / November | 52.223 | 39.083 |
2021 / December | 54.229 | 41.114 |
2022 / January | 62.699 | 50.800 |
2022 / February | 56.514 | 44.126 |
2022 / March | 52.837 | 40.454 |
2022 / April | 53.026 | 41.307 |
2022 / May | 52.892 | 40.826 |
Month | 2019 | 2020 | % Diff | 2021 | % Diff | 2022 | % Diff |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | - | 53.49 | - | 54.52 | - | 62.70 | - |
February | - | 53.43 | - | 54.21 | - | 56.51 | - |
March | - | 56.16 | - | 53.13 | - | 52.84 | - |
April | - | 63.11 | - | 54.68 | - | 53.03 | - |
May | - | 59.51 | - | 55.22 | - | 52.89 | - |
June | - | 55.62 | - | 53.17 | - | - | - |
July | 54.81 | 57.15 | - | 54.87 | - | - | - |
August | 52.89 | 54.68 | - | 56.18 | - | - | - |
September | 52.59 | 51.78 | - | 52.19 | - | - | - |
October | 52.92 | 51.66 | - | 51.85 | - | - | - |
November | 51.93 | 54.81 | - | 52.22 | - | - | - |
December | 52.81 | 54.68 | - | 54.23 | - | - | - |
Timeframe | Processing time | % Diff | Time diff |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-pandemic aver | 53.11 | - | - |
2020 Average | 55.89 | 5.2 | 2.78 |
2021 Average | 53.87 | 1.4 | 0.76 |
2022 Average | 55.59 | 4.7 | 2.48 |
Year / Month | Traveller conveyances (Commercial trucks excluded) |
---|---|
2019 / July | 40.477 |
2019 / August | 41.051 |
2019 / September | 37.358 |
2019 / October | 36.836 |
2019 / November | 36.970 |
2019 / December | 37.896 |
2020 / January | 35.948 |
2020 / February | 36.007 |
2020 / March | 45.606 |
2020 / April | 104.428 |
2020 / May | 95.425 |
2020 / June | 82.132 |
2020 / July | 81.683 |
2020 / August | 81.544 |
2020 / September | 71.236 |
2020 / October | 72.364 |
2020 / November | 73.151 |
2020 / December | 75.324 |
2021 / January | 67.357 |
2021 / February | 74.882 |
2021 / March | 83.748 |
2021 / April | 94.885 |
2021 / May | 102.915 |
2021 / June | 96.828 |
2021 / July | 115.750 |
2021 / August | 129.976 |
2021 / September | 108.936 |
2021 / October | 98.480 |
2021 / November | 101.622 |
2021 / December | 98.413 |
2022 / January | 94.976 |
2022 / February | 88.267 |
2022 / March | 86.906 |
2022 / Aprtl | 68.789 |
2022 / May | 63.647 |
Month | 2019 | 2020 | % Diff | 2021 | % Diff | 2022 | % Diff |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | - | 35.95 | - | 67.36 | - | 94.98 | - |
February | - | 36.01 | - | 74.88 | - | 88.27 | - |
March | - | 45.61 | - | 83.75 | - | 86.91 | - |
April | - | 104.43 | - | 94.88 | - | 68.79 | - |
May | - | 95.43 | - | 102.91 | - | 63.65 | - |
June | - | 82.13 | - | 96.83 | - | - | - |
July | 40.48 | 81.68 | - | 115.75 | - | - | - |
August | 41.05 | 81.54 | - | 129.98 | - | - | - |
September | 37.36 | 71.24 | - | 108.94 | - | - | - |
October | 36.84 | 72.36 | - | 98.48 | - | - | - |
November | 36.97 | 73.15 | - | 101.62 | - | - | - |
December | 37.90 | 75.32 | - | 98.41 | - | - | - |
Timeframe | Processing time | % Diff | Time diff |
---|---|---|---|
Pre-pandemic average | 37.82 | - | - |
2020 Average | 78.29 | 107.0 | 40.47 |
2021 Average | 97.82 | 158.6 | 60.00 |
2022 Average | 80.52 | 112.9 | 42.70 |
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