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January 26, 2021

PM warns Canadians to expect more travel restrictions soon

At his briefing Tuesday, Trudeau reiterated federal public health guidance to avoid all non-essential travel, both abroad and in between provinces.

Video Interview

January 25, 2021

Freeland says government considering more pandemic travel restrictions to secure border

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is considering further limits on international travel into Canada to prevent the introduction of new COVID-19 cases as calls from opposition leaders for additional pandemic measures grow louder.

Video Interview

January 25, 2021

Hotel quarantine could help discourage non-essential travel, public health professor says

Prof. Karen Grépin says countries most successful in the fight against COVID-19 have adopted a two-week quarantine for all travellers.

January 24, 2021

Amid calls for international travel ban, experts say rules on essential trips must be clarified

Lee, Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance, is researching the impact of international travel on COVID-19 spread and says there's a case to be made for strengthened travel restrictions — including a ban on non-essential travel — because of the COVID-19 variants circulating internationally.

January 24, 2021

What the science says on travel bans, as experts warily eye new COVID-19 variants

The merits of travel bans are once again being debated widely. Much of that has to do with epidemiologists who are fretful about highly contagious COVID-19 variants from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil.

January 22, 2021

Justin Trudeau warns tougher travel restrictions are on the horizon, and Canadians could be stranded

International travellers beware: the federal government is considering a requirement that people returning to Canada quarantine in a hotel at their own expense for 14 days to limit the spread of COVID-19.