November 19, 2021, CP24 – COVID-19 test requirement for short-term visits to U.S. to be dropped Nov. 30
Click here for the federal announcement and Canadian Press report WASHINGTON – Ottawa is effectively installing “one-way” signs along the road to the Canada-U.S. border, critics complained Friday as the federal government promised to stop requiring costly COVID-19 tests to enter the country – but only for Canadian citizens and permanent residents returning from short-term […]
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November 19, 2021, Travel Press – UPDATE: PCR Tests Dumped For 72 Hour Trips By Canadians
Click here to view original article Canada’s Health Minister, Jean-Yves Duclos announced that effective Nov. 30, 2021, fully vaccinated individuals with right of entry to Canada who depart and re-enter the country within 72 hours of leaving Canada will not have to present a pre-entry molecular test. The Health Minister emphasized that this exemption is only for […]
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October 11, 2021, CTV News – U.S. to accept travellers immunized with vaccines approved by WHO, FDA, says CDC
Click here to view original article Canadians immunized against COVID-19 with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine can visit the United States when new travel regulations come into play next month, but it’s not yet clear whether those with mixed doses will make the cut. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday travellers will be […]
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October 10, 2021, CTV News – Travel vaccine passports for Canadians travelling abroad may still be months away
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October 10, 2021, CTV News – Expect vaccine passports for travel ‘in the next couple of months’: LeBlanc
Click here to view original article OTTAWA — It could still be a while before Canadians can access a singular proof-of-vaccination system for international travel, according to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. In an interview on CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday, LeBlanc said that while Ottawa is still aiming for a “fall” timeline to implement […]
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October 7, 2021, The Andrew Carter Morning Show on CJAD 800, Montreal – Interview with Mike McNaney
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October 7, 2021, Global News Radio 640 Toronto – Airline council wants travel restrictions lifted as new vaccine mandate comes into play
Kelly speaks with Mike McNaney, President & CEO of National Airlines Council of Canada, about lifting travel restrictions – with a vaccine mandate in place – to help with the industry’s economic recovery. Click here to play the interview (starting at 1:15)
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October 6, 2021, CBC The National – Travellers must be vaccinated by end of October, Trudeau announces
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October 6, 2021, CP24 – Airlines support vaccine mandate for travellers
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October 6, 2021, CKNW Global News (Vancouver) – Proof of vaccination required for all airline staff and passengers, starting Oct. 30
Click here for interview (starting at 0:43) with Mike McNaney, President and CEO of the National Airlines Council
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October 6, 2021, National Post – Sweeping federal vaccine mandate goes into force Oct. 30 and targets last holdouts
National Post article is also viewable here OTTAWA — Unvaccinated travellers have until the end of the month to get vaccinated or they won’t be able to take-off, and public servants who don’t get the jab could soon be suspended or even fired, under new vaccine mandates introduced Wednesday. The sweeping mandate, which Prime Minister […]
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October 6, 2021, Toronto Star – Air travel associations call for federal vaccine passport for new vaccine mandate
Toronto Star article also viewable here Transportation industry associations say the federal government’s development of a national vaccine passport will be vital for airlines to carry out a vaccine mandate for air travellers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that proof of vaccination will be mandatory for people travelling by air and rail by the […]
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