Jun 26, 2020, 4:48 pm
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CBSA
Massachusetts - Mandatory quarantine (without negative test)
- Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Prohibition of Entry into Canada from the United States) - Expires 21 DEC 23:59 Eastern - Could be extended
- Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Prohibition of Entry into Canada from any Country other than the United States) - Expires 30 NOV 23:59 Eastern - Could be extended
- Mandatory quarantine - Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Mandatory Isolation), No. 7 - Expires 30 NOV 23:59 Eastern - Could be extended
Massachusetts - Mandatory quarantine (without negative test)
Canada bans entry from foreigners; restricting entry to non-essential travel
Jun 29, 2020, 9:35 am
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Perhaps this is what you mean, but I believe that list is only as useful as the reciprocity of of those mentioned countries goes. It is worded in a sub-optimal way, but if Canada doesn't open to the EU, then the EU is closed to Canada.
Jun 29, 2020, 10:30 am
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My understanding is that this list is a list of non-Schengen countries to be allowed travel into Schengen. Accordingly, Italy/France/Spain would not be on this list.
Jun 29, 2020, 11:19 am
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A question might be what the EU position would be if Canada accepted citizens of some individual member states and not others.
Jun 30, 2020, 10:27 am
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Welp. Ban extended to at least Jul 31.
What a joke. A new infection rate of 1 per 100,000 and we’re battening down the hatches instead of pursuing a cautious, gradual reopening.
Keep the US out till Xmas for all I care, but this is ridiculous that we are refusing to gradually admit European countries that have their situations in hand as well as we do.
I certainly don’t want to endanger anyone. But it’s silly to maintain lockdown mode when a gradual reopening can be done safely. I thought we needed to learn to live with the virus?
What a joke. A new infection rate of 1 per 100,000 and we’re battening down the hatches instead of pursuing a cautious, gradual reopening.
Keep the US out till Xmas for all I care, but this is ridiculous that we are refusing to gradually admit European countries that have their situations in hand as well as we do.
I certainly don’t want to endanger anyone. But it’s silly to maintain lockdown mode when a gradual reopening can be done safely. I thought we needed to learn to live with the virus?
Jun 30, 2020, 10:35 am
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My goodness, how more ridiculous can it get.
Jun 30, 2020, 10:52 am
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The present incumbent notwithstanding, the most important border Canada has is the one with the U.S.A. and to admit Europeans while not allowing Americans puts the nation in an awkward position with an overly-sensitive incumbent who is running for re-election. Extending the closure for a month is less about health care than it is about North American politics.
Jun 30, 2020, 11:10 am
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The present incumbent notwithstanding, the most important border Canada has is the one with the U.S.A. and to admit Europeans while not allowing Americans puts the nation in an awkward position with an overly-sensitive incumbent who is running for re-election. Extending the closure for a month is less about health care than it is about North American politics.
Jun 30, 2020, 12:08 pm
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The present incumbent notwithstanding, the most important border Canada has is the one with the U.S.A. and to admit Europeans while not allowing Americans puts the nation in an awkward position with an overly-sensitive incumbent who is running for re-election. Extending the closure for a month is less about health care than it is about North American politics.
Jun 30, 2020, 1:03 pm
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Well the prospect of two weeks of self isolation has killed our plan to go to Canada. Not much point. What a shame, I’ll miss the drinks at the yacht club.
Jun 30, 2020, 1:25 pm
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Folks a few posts have been deleted as this is simply not the venue to discuss wider geopolitical issues or current heads of state as OMNI P/R is the place in which to endlessly discuss both of those matters and far more.
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Jun 30, 2020, 1:39 pm
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Why not just ask everyone entering to have a clean covid test in the past 48 hours and then quarantine three days and test again? I would certainly be willing to do that and I think that many would.
Jun 30, 2020, 2:51 pm
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What does your medical travel insurance coverage have to say about that?
Jun 30, 2020, 3:03 pm
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Jun 30, 2020, 3:15 pm
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Well, as someone with flights to Canada booked for Aug 5th, you can imagine how i feel about this. I think its ridiculous. I dont know if you all heard, but Frankfurt Airport has also set up a covid test kiosk - results available in 3 hours or so so you would have to be at the airport extra early and I believe for the moment it is only for Luftansa flyers.
So. I am shaking my head at Canada still not allowing Europeans to come in and not even considering our measures and standards over here in Germany. Or say other countries like Iceland, for instance that have 0 cases. Canada itself has such a low new case rate. I think all the Canadians are focused on, as usual, are the Americans, which has always been an annoyance of mine.
Yes, i know i am Canadian and could maybe get my husband and kids in as my direct relatives. But i still think they will be scrutinizing me extremely hard coming in for a vacation, as opposed to Canadians wanting to go home. I also don't know where the hell we would quarentine for 2 weeks. So I spent 3 years of savings on these tickets only to squeeze the four of us in a hotel room the entire time. Maybe someone would rent a cottage to us, but getting food, etc....So much to think about. To spend that money and not see anyone.....I think im better off accepting their voucher and figuring that money will be tied up in vouchers for at least a year, maybe two.
Does anyone know if theres ANY risk of losing money with the vouchers, ie. rebooking fees, etc?
So. I am shaking my head at Canada still not allowing Europeans to come in and not even considering our measures and standards over here in Germany. Or say other countries like Iceland, for instance that have 0 cases. Canada itself has such a low new case rate. I think all the Canadians are focused on, as usual, are the Americans, which has always been an annoyance of mine.
Yes, i know i am Canadian and could maybe get my husband and kids in as my direct relatives. But i still think they will be scrutinizing me extremely hard coming in for a vacation, as opposed to Canadians wanting to go home. I also don't know where the hell we would quarentine for 2 weeks. So I spent 3 years of savings on these tickets only to squeeze the four of us in a hotel room the entire time. Maybe someone would rent a cottage to us, but getting food, etc....So much to think about. To spend that money and not see anyone.....I think im better off accepting their voucher and figuring that money will be tied up in vouchers for at least a year, maybe two.
Does anyone know if theres ANY risk of losing money with the vouchers, ie. rebooking fees, etc?