Category Archives: Travel
Border measures start easing in July for fully vaccinated Canadians
OTTAWA — Fully vaccinated Canadians returning to Canada will soon be able to avoid a mandatory quarantine as long as they still test negative for COVID-19. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said Monday the government is still urging people not to
Restrictions at U.S. border to remain in place until end of July, Trudeau says
OTTAWA — Travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will remain in place for at least another month to prevent a fourth wave of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday while acknowledging growing frustration with how the issue was being
Western premiers call for clarity, timelines on international travel, reopening rules
Canada’s western leaders say they plan to push Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week on a detailed plan and timeline to reopen international borders. “There’s absolute consensus that we want to get back as quickly as possible to whatever normal will
B.C. premier says changes to U.S. cruise ship rules remain temporary
VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier says legislation proposed in the United States that would scrap a long-standing requirement for American cruise ships to dock at a foreign port between domestic stops doesn't change the fact people want to visit B....
New York congressman says Biden, Trudeau to talk plan for Canada-U.S. border at G7
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden will discuss plans to reopen the Canada-U.S. border when they meet on the margins of the G7 summit, a New York congressman said Thursday amid ongoing pressure to further ease
Travel quarantine rules set to ease for fully vaxed Canadians, permanent residents
TORONTO — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents who test negative for COVID-19 will likely soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine on return to Canada, the government announced Wednesday, as millions of doses of the Moderna vaccin...
PM: Canada will ease border restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers, eventually
WASHINGTON — Canada will indeed be taking steps to ease restrictions at the border for fully vaccinated travellers, Justin Trudeau said Tuesday — he just won't say when. With Canada-U.S. travel restrictions set to expire in just two weeks and pressure...
Canada’s border agency urgently developing biometric plans in response to COVID-19
OTTAWA — Canada's border agency has an "urgent need" to hire a global technology firm to help develop a biometric strategy in response to rapidly evolving issues including COVID-19. The Canada Border Services Agency issued a notice of procurement Monda...
Nunavut lifts 14-day quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated travellers
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Travellers who have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine will soon be exempt from a 14-day stay in Nunavut's government-run isolation hotels. Starting next Monday, fully vaccinated travellers will be free to travel in and out of t...
Federal government hiking fines for hotel quarantine violators
OTTAWA — The federal government is increasing the fine for air travellers who refuse to quarantine in a designated hotel for three days after arriving in Canada. Travellers who had faced a $3,000 fine if they didn't abide by the requirement