ArriveCANT
What to do returning to Canada Border crossing: Rainbow Bridge
Date: April 11th 130am Duration: 45 min Brief description of experience.
1. Pulled up to booth
1. Where were you?
2. How long?
3. What reason?
4. Bringing anything back?
Punishment: None
5. Asked why I didn’t have the Arrive Can
A. I said I don’t consent to providing that information and that the only document needed to
enter the country I am a citizen of is my passport 6. Asked if I was vaccinated
A. Told them I do not disclose my private medical Information
7. Asked if I had a place to quarantine
A. Told him yes
8. Asked for my address
A. Told them I don’t have to provide that information and that my passport was the only document I needed to provide
9. Fills out yellow slip and sends me aside to speak with
supervisor.
10. Supervisor and 2 border agents come out. 2 border agents search my car and supervisor proceeds to ask similar questions above.
11. Asked why I didn’t fill out Arrive Can
A. Told them I don’t consent to providing that information and that my passport was
the only document needed.
12. Asked why I did not have a test done
A. Quoted section 14.1 of the Quarantine act . https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/q-1.1/page-1.html
13. Told me there was a public health order in place that everyone entering the country had to comply with.
A. I told them that
in order for a mandate like this to be valid it needed my consent to enter this contract. I told them I do not consent to this mandate and this mandate would be void because I do not consent.
14. Public Health was not on the site and I was asked to provide my cell phone
Number in order for them to contact me.
A. I refused to provide that information and said the only document and information I needed
to enter my country was my passport.
15. He had Public Health call their phone where I spoke with them. A. Asked similar questions as
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above.
A. I quoted the Quarantine Act 14.1 again and told them I did not have any symptoms and
that all they can do is screen me for C-19.
16. Border agent supervisor said that I should quarantine for 14 days and handed my 2 test kits for day 1 and day 8 and proceeded
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to say do what you want within this as we cannot enforce once you leave.
What I believe helped me be successful.
1. Familiarize yourself with the inside page of your passport.
2. Understand section 14.1 of the Quarantine act. 3. Do not say more then you
1. You do not need to disclose any personal information ( cell phone number or home address). Passport is all that is needed.
4. Be respectful but stay firm and confident.
I thanked the border agent supervisor as he walked me out. He told me he does not agree with 10/
everything that is happening but it is their job to enforce whatever they are told to.
He thanked me for being respectful and also made a comment mentioning that “I clearly knew what I was talking about “.
They will try to shake you down but be respectful, confident & stern 11/
Section 14.1 of the Quarantine Act
Screening technology
* 14(1) Any qualified person authorized by the Minister may, determine whether a traveller has a communicable disease or symptoms of one, use any screening technology authorized by the Minister that does not
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involve the entry into the traveller’s body of any instrument or other foreign body. Basically put: They can’t stick anything into you- ex. Testing swab.
