- Daniel GoochGooch said that while the funding for testing infrastructure at airports is welcome, testing cannot continue to take place in airports once pre-COVID levels of air travel return. With international travel almost at a standstill now, the technology is seen as a way to facilitate a return to pre-COVID levels of air traffic. "We're still talking about a world where you'll need to carry your passport because it is an international border," said a senior CBSA official, speaking on background. While the exact changes to international travel are still being worked out, Gooch said the travel experience going forward will be very different from the past. "Your verification is done through your facial ID, which is connected to your Known Traveller Digital Identification, which is connected to your digital health information and your digital travel documentation.

Source: CBC News June 12, 2021 08:01 UTC