Ottawa Lays out Criteria for Quarantine Hotels as It Inches Toward New Travel Rules

Ottawa Lays out Criteria for Quarantine Hotels as It Inches Toward New Travel Rules
A WestJet employee assists a person checking in for a domestic flight at Vancouver International Airport on Jan. 21, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The Public Health Agency of Canada has listed its criteria for hotels seeking to participate in the mandatory three-day quarantine for returning travellers.

The conditions posted online put the government one step closer to fulfilling its late-January pledge that all passengers returning from non-essential trips abroad will have to self-isolate in a federally mandated facility for up to 72 hours at their own expense.