Canada is starting to ease travel restrictions for fully vaccinated people.
Health Minister Patty Hajdu says starting July 5th, fully vaccinated air travelers will not have to quarantine or
stay in a quarantine hotel.
“This announcement today is a great step on the way to the alleviation of measures at the border and it reflects a confidence in the science that is evolving around the effectiveness of full vaccination,” states Hajdu.
Hajdu adds this is phase one of their travel plan.
“We’ll proceed with caution. This is what Canadians expect of us. They expect us to not to squander those hard-won gains over the last year-and-a-half. Again I thank Canadians for the sacrifices they’re making to keep themselves and their communities safe.”
Hajdu says anyone with two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, Astra Zeneca, or J and J vaccines will be able to take advantage of the loosened travel restrictions.
She adds travelers will have to provide documentation that they have received both doses of the COVID-19
vaccine and will have to be tested prior to arriving in Canada.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the travel ban for India will continue, but the flight ban to Pakistan is being lifted.
