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NEWS & UPDATES:

July 21 - “Know before you go” with the QEWS App
Avoid line-ups, wait-times and stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic

July 7 - Official North American Launch of the QEWS Wait Time App

Real time Wait times

Help is in your hands

Quite literally “Help is in your hands” when you use QEWS. Our goal is to keep families, neighbourhoods and communities safe - and to save you time while social distancing measures are in place. We believe that its people like you and communities caring about each other that will keep everyone safe and power the app in every neighborhood. .

Quite literally “Help is in your hands” when you use QEWS.Our goal is to keep families, neighbourhoods and communities safe - and to save you time while social distancing measures are in place. We believe that its people like you and communities caring about each other that will keep everyone safe and power the app in every neighborhood.

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Search for and report wait times at places you visit frequently. Plan your day, stay safe and save time.

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Let family, friends and neighbors know about wait times. Keep them safe and save them time.

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Spread the word. The more people that use the app and report, the safer everyone will be.

Frequently Asked Questions

Here's what most people ask about.

Here's what most people ask about.

QEWS was originally developed to report wait times at nightclubs, bars, restaurants and popular hotspots in major metropolitan areas. Then Covid-19 hit and we quickly modified the app to report wait times at businesses that were deemed essential services. The app for the foreseeable future will be a public service. The goal is to help keep people, their families and communities safe and save time. We hope to provide an important public service with QEWS.

Good question. You can search several categories of businesses or establishments like grocery, pharmacy, liquor and beer stores, banks, some big box retailers like Walmart, Costco, Home Depot and more. There really is no limit to what you can search, but during the current social distancing measures the most popular businesses and essential services are most likely to have the most reported wait times.

Another good question. The most accurate and current wait times are reported by people like you. We're counting on everyday citizens to report line-ups at places they visit often. It only takes a few taps in the app to do this. The QEWS app indicates the last reported wait time for every user-submitted time. We may also calculate and display an average if there are many people in line during a given period reporting their own observations from where they're standing in line.

That's a great question and difficult to answer. Things can change fast at popular locations and during peak times. The app may report a 5-minute wait, then 5 minutes later 20 more people show up. If none of them report anything the 5 minute time won't be very accurate. We’re relying on people like you to report wait times. So the more people that report the more current and accurate times will be. This helps with social distancing and saves everyone time allowing people to plan their day accordingly.

Help is in your hands

Do your part to keep yourself, family, friends and community safe. QEWS is free to download for everyone.

QEWS is available for all devices

* Available on iPhone, iPad and all Android devices