From October 1, Canada will remove all COVID travel restrictions.
After experiencing a slowdown during the pandemic for months, the move is anticipated to strengthen Canada’s already growing travel sector.Â
From October 1, Canada will remove all COVID-19 travel restrictions, including vaccination and masking procedures for planes and trains, according to the government.
After experiencing a slowdown during the pandemic for months, the decision, which was revealed on Monday, is anticipated to strengthen Canada’s already expanding travel sector.
In addition, Canadian airlines demanded an end to flight masking regulations, claiming thousands of instances of non-compliance just this year.
The long-awaited removal of all remaining restrictions, which will take effect on October 1, 2022, will hasten the recovery of our business and the Canadian economy, according to a statement from West Jet Airlines, Canada’s second-largest airline.
The government stated that the decision to lift the ban was made in light of Canada’s vaccination rate, the accessibility of better vaccinations and treatments, and data demonstrating that the nation has passed the peak of the most recent wave of coronavirus illnesses.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated in a tweet, “We’ll continue to follow the latest available science and do whatever is necessary to protect your health.”
Over 90% of Canadians over the age of 12 have received the COVID-19 vaccine primary series. The first Omicron-adapted vaccination to be approved in Canada was Moderna Inc.’s bivalent COVID-19 injections for adults this month.
According to Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health: “Now that Canadians have vaccinated, we can safely relax border precautions.”
If necessary, Duclos said, the government would be willing to reimpose limitations.
“Obviously, we don’t have any hope of bringing back some of these restrictions, but if we need to protect Canadians, we must.” he told reporters in Ottawa.
Starting on Saturday, all travellers will no longer be required to provide health information via the Arrive CAN app or show documentation of their immunizations.
Additionally, it would no longer be necessary for passengers to wear masks while riding trains and planes. Additionally, vaccination standards and COVID-19 testing would no longer apply to passengers and crew on cruise ships.
:arrow:The opposition Conservative Party of Canada’s leader, Pierre Poilievre, applauded the decision on Monday and claimed it was the outcome of “continuous pressure from Conservatives & people across Canada.”
 ➡ Right-wing politicians have expressed tremendous disdain for the Canadian government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates, especially when immunization rates rose. They also sparked anti-Trudeau demonstrations during the previous election cycle.
 ➡ Anger over obligatory vaccination requirements and other pandemic preparations led anti-vaccine protestors to block important US-Canada border crossings and to occupy the streets of downtown Ottawa for several weeks earlier this year.
 ➡ An organization that advocates for North American truck drivers and a New York lawmaker requested US President Joe Biden’s administration to remove a requirement that international visitors receive vaccinations on Monday.
 ➡ The United States repealed the requirement that air travellers coming in the country test negative for COVID-19 in June, but it has not yet removed the requirement that almost all foreign tourists arriving by air or at land ports receive vaccinations.
 ➡ The Republican US Representative Brian Higgins, whose New York district is near the Canadian border, declared that “the elimination of restrictions is overdue.” “Canada made the proper choice. The US should quickly comply, he advised.
