Moving to Canada! My job starts tomorrow in Vancouver lol. I'm currently waiting in Detroit with my parents for hell to freeze over. But I've called CBSA and they were like, "yea, we can't guarantee entry at the Peace Arch, and that'd be a shame to go all that way." ...according to IRCC, all I need is a POE letter, or a work permit (should have taken 2 weeks because I have priority processing under Global Skills Strategy and my NOC skill type A). My travel is non-discretionary, and I have a place to quarantine (I've been paying for an apartment in Vancouver since April 1 lmaooooo).
So in my head I'm thinking, "well, if I need a work permit to travel (bc the airline won't let you board without it, or alternatively a POE letter...which at this point, is looking like I'm going to have to wait an eternity for applying online), why not just activate in Windsor (I'm in Detroit right now), and then fly the next day out? I'm not traveling through Canada. I'm not violating the Quarantine Act because I'm currently in the United States. It's this weird limbo land that I'm in, and I can't even call for help because IRCC doesn't provide anyone numbers to call for people outside Canada.
My point is, if I'm eventually traveling to the POE at Peace Arch anyway, what difference does it make that I have a POE letter or not? I'm still doing the exact same travel, with the exact same non-discretionary/essential reason, with the exact same intent to move to and begin my job in Canada. I'm just totally helpless at this point. Sorry for venting.
