Transport committee  I would be happy to answer the member's question, Mr. Chair. I thank the member for the question. In fact, we are constantly exchanging information and listening to what is going on and what could jeopardize our presence and border fluidity because of its importance to the ec

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. In fact, the CBSA works in partnership with Transport Canada, which is responsible for regulating security at airports, at our seaports, and elsewhere. We always work very closely with Transport Canada to make sure that whenever there are threats o

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for inviting me to participate in the discussion today. Since the start of the pandemic, the Government of Canada has taken significant action to limit the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in Canada by ensuring t

International Trade committee  Undoubtedly, the processing of travellers today with the health measures and the health requirements does take additional time as compared with the time pre-COVID. We had been on a journey to modernize how we deal with travellers at the border for some time using technology. That

International Trade committee  The processing—

International Trade committee  There are two parts to the answer. First, for the trucking community, which in Fort Erie at the Ambassador Bridge is a large group, our processing time for trucks remains the same as it was previously, and they've submitted their ArriveCAN information. They're able to cross with

International Trade committee  We'd be happy to work on the statistics you are requesting. In terms of the processing, yes, it is about double the time, but it's not about the ArriveCAN app. If we were not utilizing the ArriveCAN app, it would actually be far longer. Currently it's about meeting your obligat

International Trade committee  I have not been to Niagara Falls. I was in Vancouver last week and actually saw it in operation, both in the NEXUS lanes and in traditional crossing lanes. On the need to verify people's vaccination status to determine whether or not they need to quarantine, whether or not they

International Trade committee  —and we had to ask all the questions—

International Trade committee  That is a fair statement. That was how it was actually being administered in the early days back in April 2020 when the measures came into force.

International Trade committee  Absolutely. As Canadians were coming back to Canada in March 2020, into April and May of 2020, it would take anywhere from five to seven minutes to process an individual. We had to ask all of the questions in a land border environment and each officer capture it for each individu

International Trade committee  Absolutely.

International Trade committee  Yes. Depending on the complexity of the travelling party, 45 seconds is a low-end average for individual travellers as well as the commercial trucking sector.

International Trade committee  That is fair.

International Trade committee  Perhaps I'll invite my colleague to competently answer, but we support all travellers, especially on arrival. We do recognize instances, and the orders in council do account for some instances where individuals have been unable to provide it for various reasons. Perhaps Marie-Hé