Industry Groups Demand Ottawa Lift COVID-19 Travel Testing Requirements

Industry Groups Demand Ottawa Lift COVID-19 Travel Testing Requirements
People walk past a COVID-19 testing sign at Toronto Pearson International Airport, on Dec. 3, 2021. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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Medical professionals and industry groups are calling on Ottawa to end all COVID-19 border testing requirements as the travel sector struggles to recover two years into the pandemic.

Rule changes, including removal of the requirement that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers take a pre-departure COVID-19 molecular test, took effect Monday.