The federal border agency is not moving fast enough to fill staff shortages that have bogged down airport traffic and revved-up passenger frustration, the union representing customs officers says.
“With no end in sight to delays affecting travellers at airports and border crossings across the country, it's clear the Canada Border Services Agency has no plan to to get travel back on track any time soon,” the Customs and Immigration Union said in a release Monday.
It is calling on the CBSA and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to increase the number of border officers and commit to a long-term plan addressing travel delays amid the labour crunch. Earlier this month, Ottawa suspended randomized COVID-19 testing at airports - a process that slowed the flow of passengers - and added more public-health staff to verify travellers have completed their ArriveCan app submissions upon landing.
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