Little more than a tenth of international arrivals at Canada’s major airports used the ArriveCAN app in the first few months of 2023.
The app was launched during the pandemic as a communication and screening tool to ensure travellers arriving in Canada complied with pandemic border measures. It later became a way for travellers to show their vaccination status.
The app was made optional in October. Travellers no longer need to use it to report their vaccination information — but at certain airports they can still use an app feature that allows them to fill out a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) declaration form
