Can I complete the ArriveCAN form at the last minute at the Canadian border when queuing to enter Canada?
I plan to enter Canada from the US by car via the Douglas Border Crossing. I must complete the ArriveCAN form, which asks my exact day and time of arrival. I don't know the exact time yet.
Can I complete the ArriveCAN form at the last minute at the Canadian border when queuing to enter Canada? That way I can provide the exact arrival time.
I know that one has to compete the ArriveCAN form no longer than 72 hours prior to arrival, but I didn't see any instructions as to the minimum time before arrival it has to be completed.
Best Answer
I don't know about in the line itself.
I forgot to fill the forms out until I saw a highway sign in upstate NY reminding me to do it. Filled out/uploaded the ArriveCAN forms while sitting in a Tim Horton's in Lewiston, NY (in order to use wi-fi and A/C power) within <30 minutes of arriving at the Queenston-Lewiston border crossing. Everything turned out fine (late Sunday evening, there was no line at the border crossing itself), although obviously YMMV.
Got there about 15 minutes after the arrival time I put in the form because it took longer than expected to fuss around with power cords, internet connections, etc.
update: crossed again, this time pulled into the duty-free parking lot just before the border to fill out ArriveCAN. There were other complications, but the ArriveCAN part was fine.
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