Union says Canada Border Services Agency needs thousands more officers to fulfil its mandate
OTTAWA — The head of a union representing Canada’s customs and immigration officers says chronic staffing shortages mean long waits at the border won’t necessarily disappear when use of the controversial ArriveCan app soon becomes optional.
Mark Weber, national president of the Customs and Immigration Union, warns that if travel volumes start to increase substantially there will be “significant delays” at Canada’s border points. Weber spoke at a House of Commons committee looking at the ArriveCan app for providing travel and public health information before and after people enter Canada.
The cabinet order mandating vaccine mandates at the border and the use of ArriveCan for incoming travellers expires on Friday and the government says it will not be renewed.He urges the government to hire more staff to keep goods and people flowing across the border, not rely on technology like the ill-designed ArriveCan app.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Union boss accuses Bank of Canada of trying to curb wage demandsThe Canadian Labour Congress accused the central bank of breaching its agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. Read more.
Read more »
Union boss accuses Bank of Canada of trying to curb wage demandsThe Canadian Labour Congress accused the central bank of breaching its agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. Read more.
Read more »
Union boss accuses Bank of Canada of trying to curb wage demandsThe Canadian Labour Congress accused the central bank of breaching its agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. Read more.
Read more »
Expect serious delays at border due to staff shortages if travel levels rise, says unionNational president of the Customs and Immigration Union, warns that if travel volumes start to increase substantially there will be ‘significant delays’ at Canada’s border points
Read more »
Expect serious delays at border due to staff shortages if travel levels rise: unionOTTAWA — The head of a union representing Canada’s customs and immigration officers says chronic staffing shortages mean long waits at the border won’
Read more »