By akademiotoelektronik, 28/09/2022

Mandatory tests compulsory uncertainty in airports

In Ottawa, the opposition describes as "brothel" the establishment of COVVI-19 screening tests compulsory for all travelers, except those from the United States, who arrive in Canada by plane.Despite this new measure and the threat of the Omicron variant, Quebecers plan to fly to the sun destinations this winter this winter.

Publié le 4 déc. 2021Mélanie Marquis La PresseCoralie Laplante La Presse

Compulsory screening tests do not brake Dylanne Sévigny, who will go on a trip to Mexico next week.She believes that taking a test upon arrival in Canada is even "reassuring"."I left [traveling] this summer too.My entourage had been a little surprised that I was not tested when I arrived, ”she says.

The Federal Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, announced Tuesday that all travelers who arrive in the country by plane, with the exception of those from the United States, will have to submit to a screening test.Travelers, whether adequately vaccinated or not, will then have to isolate themselves until the result of their test.

Tuesday, M.Duclos said that this new measure would be established throughout the country "in the coming days".Ottawa will pay the costs of these compulsory screening tests.

New restrictions to brake the propagation of COVVI-19 could be added and have an effect on the return conditions of globetrotters in Canada, also warned the Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra.

A statement that does not prevent Quebecers from planning their next trip.Stéphanie Girardeau plans to travel with her spouse after the holiday season.But she will be attentive to the evolution of the pandemic before obtaining a plane ticket."It can change so quickly because we can say to ourselves:" Yes, here we want to leave ", and returned in January, we can no longer go out [from the country]," she said.

Not all are so serene.The announcements made by Ottawa worry Jessica Bernier, who plans to fly to Hawaii on December 26.

If around forty is reposed, my employer will not allow that I do not go to work for two other weeks.

Jessica Bernier, who has planned a trip to Hawaii

For her part, Anne-Marie Desforges made the decision to cancel her trip to Mexico, scheduled during the holidays."I only have 24 hours of free after my return," she said in writing to the press.She could not risk receiving her test result after this period, because she must return to work."If the test was a quick test, I would not have canceled my vacation," she added.

Recall that travelers who have visited South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt are no longer allowed to return to Canada.

Canadians and permanent residents who return to the country after visiting one of these 10 countries must submit to around 40 days upon arrival.

" It's a mess "

In Ottawa, during the question period in chamber, the conservative opposition spent a bad quarter of an hour to the government, accusing it of "improvisation" and accusing it of having no understanding of what is happening incountry airports.

"There is a world between what the Minister of Health says and what is really going on in the field.There is no consultation with airports and little consultation with the provinces.In short, […] This is the brothel, "railed conservative deputy Luc Berthold for Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.

His interlocutor dodged."Regarding confusion, I have the great regret to say that just a few days ago, my colleague asked for all tests on the borders," said the minister, adding that he "would be interesting to know how many conservative deputies have still not received one of the 61 million doses of vaccine administered to the country ”.

A little later, at a press conference, M.Duclos has declined the invitation to offer advice for people who imagine themselves on a beach in a few weeks.

The DuClos Minister, on the other hand, insisted that "the situation can evolve very quickly", recalling that the variant Omicron was not on the radar just a few days ago.

While the questions were multiplied that several gray areas remain, he preferred to focus on the positive - namely that screening capacity has "jumped 60 % since Monday".

En fait, c’est plutôt l’administratrice en chef de l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada, la D^re Theresa Tam, qui a reconnu du bout des lèvres l’existence d’un flou."It is true that the requirements are rather complicated, and I think we will have to publish information on a website to help travelers," she said.

À la suite de l’intervention de la D^re Tam, le gouvernement fédéral a publié quatre infographies illustrant les différents scénarios qui attendront les voyageurs à leur arrivée dans les aéroports canadiens.

With the collaboration of Joël-Denis Bellavance, the press

Consultez les infographies sur les différents scénarios pour les voyageurs aériens

Use Arrivescan, even for a 24 -hour trip

It is essential that all Canadian travelers register their information in ArriveCan (on the web or by means of the application) up to 72 hours before their return to the country, even for a day trip.A father, who did not want to be appointed for fear of reprisals, and his 14 -year -old daughter learned him at their expense.Sunday, the duo left for New York with a friend of the teenager and her father, to attend a concert.When they returned to the Canadian-American border on Monday morning, the parents realized that they had omitted to register their information in Arrivecan, and were imposed around forty weeks by the customs officer."For us, as professionals, it poses a problem.But it is above all [disturbing] for our daughters, to miss two weeks of full school just before the period of Christmas exams, "deplores the father.Travelers who do not have a smartphone must fill out the arrival form on "any personal or public device" which allows access to the Internet, such as a laptop or tablet, said the agencyCanada's public health in the press.