Canada Announces Stricter Restrictions to Land, Air Travel

Canada Announces Stricter Restrictions to Land, Air Travel
Health Minister Patty Hajdu arrives at a COVID-19 press conference in Ottawa, Canada, on Dec. 11, 2020. David Kawai/The Canadian Press
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Ottawa announced on Friday that the federal government will implement further testing and quarantine requirements for travellers arriving at Canada’s airports and land borders starting next week.
On Feb. 15, all travellers, with some exceptions, arriving to Canada by land will be required to provide proof of negative COVID-19 molecular test results taken in the United States within 72 hours of pre-arrival. And starting Feb. 22, they will be required to take a COVID-19 molecular test on arrival as well.
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