As recently advised in a prior issue of ImmPulse™, subject to a few exemptions (e.g. those working in ‘essential’ jobs in Canada), persons entering Canada by air will soon need to carry out the first 3 days of their 14-day quarantine in Canada in an approved hotel, and at the traveler’s expense. (See http://www.kranclaw.com/2021/01/canada-tightening-covid-related-entry-requirements/.) It would seem also important to reiterate that, at least as of now, the provision does not apply to those entering at land-border ports of entry.
Further information about the mandatory hotel stay is trickling out slowly, but the government has now indicated that the requirement will be enforced commencing Monday, February 22, 2021. Unfortunately, the list of hotels available for the stay is still not available. We had hoped to provide a more complete summary of the requirement, but thought it best that readers be apprised of the implementation date, even if other details are not fully available. We will of course update the information as soon as further details are available.
Readers may wish to take a look at https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/flying-canada-checklist, which provides a checklist of things to consider when flying to Canada (and which may provide the details concerning approved hotels once it is available).
The information in this article is for general purposes only, and not intended as legal advice for any particular situation.