Canada Prepared to Ease Border Restrictions for Vaccinated Travellers: Bloomberg News
June 7, 2021 ctn_admin
Blooomberg – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing to ease Canada’s border restrictions for travellers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to people familiar with the discussions.
The government is crafting plans to loosen the current 14-day isolation period for border-crossers who’ve had two vaccine doses, said the people, speaking on condition they not be identified. Travellers entering Canada would still be tested for the virus and may be required to quarantine for a shorter period.
The plan is expected be announced within days, though the timing could shift, according to the people. It isn’t clear when the changes would be implemented or whether Canada will open up its borders to non-U.S. travellers at the same time.
A federal science panel in late May filed a report that said fully vaccinated travellers shouldn’t have to quarantine upon arrival in Canada. It also said the Trudeau government’s quarantine hotel program should be abolished.
The current border closure order, which allows only for essential traffic to cross the Canadian-U.S. border, expires June 21.
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