Canada officials say vaxx req for visitors, random testing to end by 30 Sept.2022
Jun 22, 2021, 6:41 am
#961
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Well you need to present a quarantine plan so you do not need to quarantine after the arrival test but you can't tell them you're heading straight to a bar to see your extended family either. Basically, you need to lay low until you get your negative test and have a back up quarantine plan in case your test is positive.
Jun 22, 2021, 7:07 am
#962
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I think the question a lot of people have is are they allow to connect to their final destination. I for example am flying SEA-YYZ-YOW. Will I be allow to connect to YOW or will I have to rent a car from YYZ to YOW? Its not till mid August so hopefully there will be a clear answer by then.
Jun 22, 2021, 7:08 am
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I think the question a lot of people have is are they allow to connect to their final destination. I for example am flying SEA-YYZ-YOW. Will I be allow to connect to YOW or will I have to rent a car from YYZ to YOW? Its not till mid August so hopefully there will be a clear answer by then.
Airports and some land borders have on-site testing or sample observation services where you can complete your test before continuing on to your destination.
People will overanalyse these words but yes, you can continue to your final destination without knowing your arrival test result.
Jun 22, 2021, 7:42 am
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As per the new regulations and unless you are also deemed exempt from on arrival testing you have to quarantine until you get your test result back and it is negative.
Jun 22, 2021, 8:13 am
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Jun 22, 2021, 8:23 am
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Jun 22, 2021, 8:34 am
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Well it is clear but people keep grasping at straws and reading between the lines. Ultimately, if you show acceptable vaccination documents and give a reasonable quarantine plan, I highly doubt they will focus their efforts on checking on people who have to isolate for less than 24 hours. If you're allowed to proceed to your final destination after taking your arrival test, there is no way for them to check whether people stop at a store or to see friends on the way. If they thought the risk was high, they wouldn't exempt vaccinated people from quarantine.
Jun 22, 2021, 8:57 am
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Jun 22, 2021, 9:06 am
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Well it is clear but people keep grasping at straws and reading between the lines. Ultimately, if you show acceptable vaccination documents and give a reasonable quarantine plan, I highly doubt they will focus their efforts on checking on people who have to isolate for less than 24 hours. If you're allowed to proceed to your final destination after taking your arrival test, there is no way for them to check whether people stop at a store or to see friends on the way. If they thought the risk was high, they wouldn't exempt vaccinated people from quarantine.
Jun 22, 2021, 9:21 am
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Jun 22, 2021, 9:23 am
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Jun 22, 2021, 9:25 am
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Jun 22, 2021, 9:45 am
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But I think most sensible people have moved on past this nonsense. Tell the border agents what they want to hear and then immediately move on with your life. The longer people keep complying with this nonsense the longer it will stick around.
Jun 22, 2021, 9:46 am
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So according to the new rules for vaccinated travellers I can now immediately connect from YYZ to YVR (or anywhere else in Canada) and by the time I settle in my results will be out and I will have effectively had no quarantine. Meanwhile if I test positive I could have, in theory, transmitted my covid to an entire plane of unsuspecting domestic travellers and vice versa I could get infected by untested travellers on my domestic flight.