Canadians are now getting slapped with restrictions on domestic travel. Newfoundland and Labrador says that, starting at 3 p.m. tomorrow, all incoming travellers need to self-isolate for five days upon arrival. They also must take a rapid COVID-19 test every day for five days. If all results are negative, they can be let out of isolation. Unvaccinated children will have to self-isolate for five days, and produce a rapid test each day, according to the CBC. As well, almost everyone aged 12 or older entering Newfoundland and Labrador must submit a travel form within 30 days of their expected travel Read more
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So much for last-minute Christmas shopping in the States this year. The Trudeau government today said it’s reintroducing the requirement for a pre-arrival negative PCR-style COVID-19 test for all travellers coming into Canada, even if they’re Canadians who’ve only been gone a short while. The new policy comes into place next Tuesday, December 21. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement against the backdrop of rising Omicron-variant numbers across the country. He also said Canada is ending its much-criticized ban against travel to and from several African countries. When he unveiled the Canadian government’s new travel advisory on Wednesday, Duclos Read more
The Justin Trudeau government has announced a four-week advisory for Canadians to avoid non-essential travel. The government today also suggested new testing rules could be coming. Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the federal government’s advisory will be posted in the next few hours. He also said Ottawa will continue to expand capacity “to test as many people as possible as quickly as possible,” and that the government “will more have to say on that in the very near future.” “There will certainly be other measures,” he said. “All actions are on the table.” “We must stand together,” the minister Read more
The Justin Trudeau government today will announce tougher testing rules and other travel restrictions. The Canadian Prime Minister spoke with provincial premiers on Tuesday night, and multiple sources report that tougher rules are coming to help battle the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The Toronto Star says tougher rules “include requiring Canadians who do travel abroad to once again produce negative PCR tests upon return, even for short trips outside the country of 72 hours or less — a condition that was briefly lifted before the onset of the omicron variant.” CTV News reports that the government also will begin requiring Read more
Multiple reports tonight say Canada may be ready to institute tough, new travel rules that once again restrict discretionary travel outside the country. CTV, the CBC and the Globe and Mail all state that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was speaking with provincial premiers Tuesday evening. All three quoted sources as suggesting that changes were afoot, perhaps taking Canada back many months to the days of tough travel rules. Sources told the Globe that the new rules could be announced as early as tomorrow. One source told the paper that the Canadian government “plans to ban the entry of foreign Read more
