96% of Canadians who test positive for coronavirus aren’t using COVID Alert app properly The advisory council’s report was released the same day that Global News reported less than four per cent of Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 have used the app to warn others of possible exposure.The report says that in some provinces, such as Ontario and Quebec, the process for activating the app’s exposure notification feature is more complicated than in other provinces.
This is because people either need to log in to a government website or call a toll-free phone number to get a one-time key.In other provinces, such as Manitoba and Saskatchewan, one-time keys are provided automatically when someone is contacted by a local health official.