NEWS reporting in Canada,vaccine mandate will be dropped Sept.30th entering Canada.

[thefog]

Along with arrivecan app entering by land,air and SEA.

[paradise4me]

I’m flying to Vancouver and sailing the Ovation on September 30. I hope it’s dropped on that day and not the next😊

[time4u2go]

 

[Lane Hog]

Glad to see this finally happen...

 

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-to-drop-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-entering-country-on/

 

 

The federal government plans to drop the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for people who enter Canada by the end of September, the same day it ends random testing of arrivals and makes optional the ArriveCan app.

 

The changes, for arrivals at land, air and sea ports of entry, are planned for Sept. 30, but have yet to be finalized by cabinet, according to four sources. The Globe and Mail is not naming the sources because they are not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

 

The mask requirement for people on trains and planes will remain, according to two of the sources.

 

The aviation and travel industries have been pushing the government to relax the rules for international travel, saying they discourage visitors and are out of step with many other countries as the pandemic eases.

 

Canada’s health measures at airports and border crossings were in line with those of many other countries when they were adopted, but have remained in place for longer.

 

Most European countries dropped entry requirements related to COVID-19 before summer began, returning to prepandemic standards in a bid to welcome tourists after more than two years of widespread illness, lockdowns and stay-home orders.

 

The United States requires all entrants to be vaccinated, and it is not known if the requirement will be lifted at the same time as Canada’s. Although U.S. President Joe Biden declared recently that the pandemic is over, he said COVID-19 is still a problem.

 

People entering Canada use ArriveCan to submit their customs declarations, vaccination status and travel plans. It has been criticized as cumbersome, and a contributor to the lineups and logjams at many Canadian airports over the summer. The app told some people erroneously that they should go into quarantine.

Edited September 21, 2022 by Lane Hog

[rudeney]

I will bet that this does NOT apply to cruise ships.  Remember, on their website, it says pre-arrival testing is NOT required if entering by air, land or sea, but then there's the link below all that for, "Oh, wait, you're entering via a cruise ship?  Umm, yeah, we have special rules for those giant petri dishes of COVID..."

[Ret MP]

Well, it's about time.  I grew up in Canada and would like to go back to visit with family and friends still up there.  But, because of their requirements, I've stayed away.  I'm looking forward to going back, real soon.  Full disclosure, I did visit Windsor last month to go to a casino for a few hours, my daughter and son-in-law wanted to go.  Went over the bridge to go in and through the tunnel go come back.  But, lines were long.  To be fair, they are almost always long.