Canada Requires Mandatory COVID 19 Test At Land Border with USA
Canada-US Land Border Update: Mandatory COVID-19 Test
Canada Travel Update: Mandatory COVID-19 test at US/Canada land border
land border Secured With Testing Negative COVID Test Required up to 72 Hours Beforehand
Testing Added to 14-Day Quarantine Requirements Apply to Both Land & Air Travel
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00:00 – Canada Requires Mandatory COVID 19 Test At Land Border with the USA
01:27 – Canada – U.S Land border: Mandatory COVID-19 test
The Canadian Government is moving to extend its testing requirement for international arrivals to now cover land borders crossing starting 15 February.
Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, told Canadians that the test must have been done within 72 hours, and it must be a Polymerase Chain Reaction test.
Travellers who come to the border without showing proof of a negative COVID-19 test could be refused entry or face fines of up to $3,000.
A similar policy is already in place for air travel since January.
02:12 – International Air Travel
Canada has already imposed some of the world’s toughest restrictions when it comes to travel.
At present, all air travellers to Canada have to provide proof of negative PCR test results taken within 72 hours.
All incoming air travellers are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine.
As part of the enhanced testing and quarantine measures, travellers coming by plane will also need to take a COVID-19 test upon arrival and will need to stay in a hotel for three days while awaiting results.
Prime Minister Trudeau previously said that this would cost travellers an estimated $2,000.
Hotels will be required to provide transportation to and from the airport and deliver food to the traveller’s room, according to instructions for hotels participating in the new measure on the government website, see the link below.
This two-week mandatory quarantine is inclusive of the three days air travellers are required to spend in a hotel.
The starting date for the hotel quarantine measure has not yet been released.
Only four Canadian airports are accepting international travellers:
* Vancouver International Airport
* Calgary International Airport
*Toronto Pearson International Airport
* Montreal-Trudeau International Airport
Canadian airlines have also cut services to Mexico and the Caribbean.
03:42 – Canada’s Effective measures
While Canada’s stance on travel restrictions may be regarded as tough, the measures, along with lockdowns imposed in much of the country, appear to be making progress in combating the global pandemic.
All incoming travellers to Canada, either by land or air, have to quarantine for 14-days.
The nation’s daily case count of COVID-19 continues to decline, with public health officials reporting hospitalizations are down by about 15% over the last week.
In spite of the advancements Canada has made, it continues to be aggressive in restrictions, as evidenced by the latest requirement on the land border.
The threat of a resurgence of the virus, as well as the emergence of new variants spreading quickly, combined with Canada’s inability to meet its vaccination targets, is cited as the reason to continue to maintain strong restrictions.
As of January, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be ruling out the idea of a vaccine passport.
There is a broad range of reasons why someone might not get vaccinated and I’m worried about creating knock-on, undesirable effects in our community.
Travel to Canada from the United States and other countries has been regulated since March 2020 and is subject to monthly extensions.
The current bans on foreign and U.S. non-essential travel are in effect until at least 21 February 2021.
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