Canada Travel Delays

• Air passenger complaints triple in 1 year as backlog continues to grow

  Last week, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra pledged $76 million over three years to chip away at the backlog by hiring 200 more employees,

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2023
  
• Expect more flight disruptions as labour shortages persist, experts warn

  Canadian Air Traffic Control Association president Nick von Schoenberg told the committee there is a desperate shortage of air traffic controllers.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2022
  
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• Hiring spree helping with visa, immigration delays: federal ministers

  Justin Trudeau created the 10-minister task force in June in response to public anger and frustration over the delays, which also included problems at Canadian airports.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2022
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• In-person service for mail-in passports now available at 300 Service Canada sites

  The change comes after months of stressful waits for Canadians to renew their passports and long, hectic lines at passport offices as workers try to expedite needed documents.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2022
• Airline workers face insults, physical threats amid travel delays: ‘Worst I’ve ever seen’

  Toronto's Pearson International Airport and Air Canada have topped global lists for share of flights delayed over the past month, frequently surpassing 50 per cent.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2022
• Majority of Canadians think country is in recession, new polls shows

  More than 80 per cent of Canadian respondents said they believe prices will keep going up, and 59 per cent say they think Canada is in an economic recession.

  Economy

  Jul 12, 2022
• Passengers, advocates shame Air Canada compensation amid ongoing travel woes

  Passengers and advocates say Air Canada is giving them the runaround on refunds, compensation and reasons cited for flight delays and cancellations.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2022
• B.C. family stranded in Saskatoon for three days after cancelled Flair Airlines flight

  Jennifer Langley, who was travelling with her two young children, said she was on hold for three hours and ended up paying for some accommodation out of her own pocket.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2022
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• CBSA needs more customs officers as travel delays continue, union says

  The CBSA has said it is making more workers and student officers available, along with additional automated kiosks in Toronto's Pearson airport customs area.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2022