Covid Random Tests At Canadian Airports Are Suspended

Between June 11 and June 30, randomized trials at Canadian airports will be “temporarily suspended,” although unvaccinated travelers will continue to be screened on the spot. From 1 July, all tests, including unvaccinated travelers, will take place off-site. “The Government of Canada recognizes the impact that significant waiting times at some Canadian airports have on travelers. We continue to work with airports, airlines, baggage handlers and other partners to implement solutions to reduce delays as we approach the peak summer . “, Transport Canada said in a statement on Friday. This comes after growing pressure from the travel and aviation industry calling on the federal government to ease restrictions on COVID-19 amid long queues and delays at airports, particularly at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), which manages Pearson Airport, has urged federal authorities to temporarily suspend on-site testing at airports, as it expects international passenger numbers to increase by 50% as the summer travel season increases. “This is much more than Toronto Pearson; it’s about global perceptions of our country and the risk that Canada will lose billions of dollars in tourism and business if travelers decide it is not worth coming to Canada this year. summer”. GTAA CEO Deborah Flint said in a statement Thursday about the delays at the airport. The federal government had already excluded international travelers with a return flight from withdrawal for random tests. Transport Canada says it has also hired 865 CATSA control officers since April. Other measures, such as vaccination orders for COVID-19 and mandatory use of the ArriveCAN application, remain in effect. The federal government says the Public Health Service of Canada is sending additional staff to airports to verify ArriveCAN submissions and help travelers use the app. During a virtual briefing on Friday morning, Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, described the randomized traveler’s tests as an “early warning system” designed to detect incoming variations. “We make a random sample to select people from different parts of the world and we are able to detect variants that cause concern,” Tam said.

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The travel and aviation industries welcome the move to stop random testing at airports, calling it a step in the right direction. On Twitter, the Canadian Airports Council described the move as “a major step forward for Canada’s travelers and tourism industry,” while the National Aviation Council of Canada said it was a “positive step, rooted in science and data.” which will improve conditions at Canada’s airports and reduce the complexity for travelers. “ The Tourism Industry Association of Canada also tweeted that they were “excited to hear the news today.” “We hope this will become permanent and obstacles will continue to be removed for travel to Canada,” the tweet read Friday. However, the Conservatives say the cessation of randomized trials is not enough and are urging the Liberals to lift all remaining travel measures for COVID-19, including vaccination orders. Conservative transport critic Melissa Lantsman described the move to halt the random tests only to reintroduce a “poorly thought-out response” to the growing off-site pressure in July. “You can not travel to this country if you are not vaccinated. You are still testing on July 1. These are not measures. They are half measures. It is a US response and the government is under pressure, and rightly so, from the Canadians. “Because these compositions at Pearson are a resignation from the responsibility of this federal government,” Lantsman told CTV Power and Politics on Friday. Even within the Liberal Group, there has been controversy over the continuation of COVID-19 vaccination orders for air and train travelers, as well as for foreign tourists entering Canada. Northern Ontario Liberal MP Marc Serré told reporters at Parliament Hill on Friday that he thought it was “probably time to move on”. “These orders were important. There is a high rate of vaccination. We have Canadians safe. There are far fewer people who have died here per capita than many other countries. So the orders worked. The orders are important, but now is probably the time to move on. “, he said. NDP transport critic Taylor Bachrach, meanwhile, believes the federal government needs to be more transparent when it comes to making public health decisions, and says the Liberals should be better prepared to increase demand for air travel. “We need the government to provide the evidence. It needs to explain the public health advice they receive from Dr. Tam, and they have not done so and people are increasingly frustrated because they see other jurisdictions do not have the same public health measures. “he said on CTV’s Power and Politics show on Friday.

The cessation of mandatory random tests at airports is a major step forward for travelers and Canada’s tourism industry. We are beginning to see signs of progress in all areas of the airport. Thank you @OmarAlghabra https://t.co/1GAutZ6PMR – canadasairports (@canadasairports) June 10, 2022 Airlines in Canada welcome Minister @OmarAlghabra’s decision to suspend and relocate mandatory randomized airports to airports. This is a positive step, based on science and data, that will improve conditions at Canada’s airports and reduce the complexity for travelers. – NACC-CNLA (@NACC_CNLA) June 10, 2022

title: “Covid Random Tests At Canadian Airports Are Suspended " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Edith Velez”

Between June 11 and June 30, randomized trials at Canadian airports will be “temporarily suspended,” although unvaccinated travelers will continue to be screened on the spot. From 1 July, all tests, including unvaccinated travelers, will take place off-site. “The Government of Canada recognizes the impact that significant waiting times at some Canadian airports have on travelers. We continue to work with airports, airlines, baggage handlers and other partners to implement solutions to reduce delays as we approach the peak summer . “, Transport Canada said in a statement on Friday. This comes after growing pressure from the travel and aviation industry calling on the federal government to ease restrictions on COVID-19 amid long queues and delays at airports, particularly at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), which manages Pearson Airport, has urged federal authorities to temporarily suspend on-site testing at airports, as it expects international passenger numbers to increase by 50% as the summer travel season increases. “This is much more than Toronto Pearson; it’s about global perceptions of our country and the risk that Canada will lose billions of dollars in tourism and business if travelers decide it is not worth coming to Canada this year. summer”. GTAA CEO Deborah Flint said in a statement Thursday about the delays at the airport. The federal government had already excluded international travelers with a return flight from withdrawal for random tests. Transport Canada says it has also hired 865 CATSA control officers since April. Other measures, such as vaccination orders for COVID-19 and mandatory use of the ArriveCAN application, remain in effect. The federal government says the Public Health Service of Canada is sending additional staff to airports to verify ArriveCAN submissions and help travelers use the app. During a virtual briefing on Friday morning, Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, described the randomized traveler’s tests as an “early warning system” designed to detect incoming variations. “We make a random sample to select people from different parts of the world and we are able to detect variants that cause concern,” Tam said.

THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY APPRECIATES MOVEMENT

The travel and aviation industries welcome the move to stop random testing at airports, calling it a step in the right direction. On Twitter, the Canadian Airports Council described the move as “a major step forward for Canada’s travelers and tourism industry,” while the National Aviation Council of Canada said it was a “positive step, rooted in science and data.” which will improve conditions at Canada’s airports and reduce the complexity for travelers. “ The Tourism Industry Association of Canada also tweeted that they were “excited to hear the news today.” “We hope this will become permanent and obstacles will continue to be removed for travel to Canada,” the tweet read Friday. However, the Conservatives say the cessation of randomized trials is not enough and are urging the Liberals to lift all remaining travel measures for COVID-19, including vaccination orders. Conservative transport critic Melissa Lantsman described the move to halt the random tests only to reintroduce a “poorly thought-out response” to the growing off-site pressure in July. “You can not travel to this country if you are not vaccinated. You are still testing on July 1. These are not measures. They are half measures. It is a US response and the government is under pressure, and rightly so, from the Canadians. “Because these compositions at Pearson are a resignation from the responsibility of this federal government,” Lantsman told CTV Power and Politics on Friday. Even within the Liberal Group, there has been controversy over the continuation of COVID-19 vaccination orders for air and train travelers, as well as for foreign tourists entering Canada. Northern Ontario Liberal MP Marc Serré told reporters at Parliament Hill on Friday that he thought it was “probably time to move on”. “These orders were important. There is a high rate of vaccination. We have Canadians safe. There are far fewer people who have died here per capita than many other countries. So the orders worked. The orders are important, but now is probably the time to move on. “, he said. NDP transport critic Taylor Bachrach, meanwhile, believes the federal government needs to be more transparent when it comes to making public health decisions, and says the Liberals should be better prepared to increase demand for air travel. “We need the government to provide the evidence. It needs to explain the public health advice they receive from Dr. Tam, and they have not done so and people are increasingly frustrated because they see other jurisdictions do not have the same public health measures. “he said on CTV’s Power and Politics show on Friday.

The cessation of mandatory random tests at airports is a major step forward for travelers and Canada’s tourism industry. We are beginning to see signs of progress in all areas of the airport. Thank you @OmarAlghabra https://t.co/1GAutZ6PMR – canadasairports (@canadasairports) June 10, 2022 Airlines in Canada welcome Minister @OmarAlghabra’s decision to suspend and relocate mandatory randomized airports to airports. This is a positive step, based on science and data, that will improve conditions at Canada’s airports and reduce the complexity for travelers. – NACC-CNLA (@NACC_CNLA) June 10, 2022

title: “Covid Random Tests At Canadian Airports Are Suspended " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-22” author: “Mildred Efird”

Between June 11 and June 30, randomized trials at Canadian airports will be “temporarily suspended,” although unvaccinated travelers will continue to be screened on the spot. From 1 July, all tests, including unvaccinated travelers, will take place off-site. “The Government of Canada recognizes the impact that significant waiting times at some Canadian airports have on travelers. We continue to work with airports, airlines, baggage handlers and other partners to implement solutions to reduce delays as we approach the peak summer . “, Transport Canada said in a statement on Friday. This comes after growing pressure from the travel and aviation industry calling on the federal government to ease restrictions on COVID-19 amid long queues and delays at airports, particularly at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), which manages Pearson Airport, has urged federal authorities to temporarily suspend on-site testing at airports, as it expects international passenger numbers to increase by 50% as the summer travel season increases. “This is much more than Toronto Pearson; it’s about global perceptions of our country and the risk that Canada will lose billions of dollars in tourism and business if travelers decide it is not worth coming to Canada this year. summer”. GTAA CEO Deborah Flint said in a statement Thursday about the delays at the airport. The federal government had already excluded international travelers with a return flight from withdrawal for random tests. Transport Canada says it has also hired 865 CATSA control officers since April. Other measures, such as vaccination orders for COVID-19 and mandatory use of the ArriveCAN application, remain in effect. The federal government says the Public Health Service of Canada is sending additional staff to airports to verify ArriveCAN submissions and help travelers use the app. During a virtual briefing on Friday morning, Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, described the randomized traveler’s tests as an “early warning system” designed to detect incoming variations. “We make a random sample to select people from different parts of the world and we are able to detect variants that cause concern,” Tam said.

THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY APPRECIATES MOVEMENT

The travel and aviation industries welcome the move to stop random testing at airports, calling it a step in the right direction. On Twitter, the Canadian Airports Council described the move as “a major step forward for Canada’s travelers and tourism industry,” while the National Aviation Council of Canada said it was a “positive step, rooted in science and data.” which will improve conditions at Canada’s airports and reduce the complexity for travelers. “ The Tourism Industry Association of Canada also tweeted that they were “excited to hear the news today.” “We hope this will become permanent and obstacles will continue to be removed for travel to Canada,” the tweet read Friday. However, the Conservatives say the cessation of randomized trials is not enough and are urging the Liberals to lift all remaining travel measures for COVID-19, including vaccination orders. Conservative transport critic Melissa Lantsman described the move to halt the random tests only to reintroduce a “poorly thought-out response” to the growing off-site pressure in July. “You can not travel to this country if you are not vaccinated. You are still testing on July 1. These are not measures. They are half measures. It is a US response and the government is under pressure, and rightly so, from the Canadians. “Because these compositions at Pearson are a resignation from the responsibility of this federal government,” Lantsman told CTV Power and Politics on Friday. Even within the Liberal Group, there has been controversy over the continuation of COVID-19 vaccination orders for air and train travelers, as well as for foreign tourists entering Canada. Northern Ontario Liberal MP Marc Serré told reporters at Parliament Hill on Friday that he thought it was “probably time to move on”. “These orders were important. There is a high rate of vaccination. We have Canadians safe. There are far fewer people who have died here per capita than many other countries. So the orders worked. The orders are important, but now is probably the time to move on. “, he said. NDP transport critic Taylor Bachrach, meanwhile, believes the federal government needs to be more transparent when it comes to making public health decisions, and says the Liberals should be better prepared to increase demand for air travel. “We need the government to provide the evidence. It needs to explain the public health advice they receive from Dr. Tam, and they have not done so and people are increasingly frustrated because they see other jurisdictions do not have the same public health measures. “he said on CTV’s Power and Politics show on Friday.

The cessation of mandatory random tests at airports is a major step forward for travelers and Canada’s tourism industry. We are beginning to see signs of progress in all areas of the airport. Thank you @OmarAlghabra https://t.co/1GAutZ6PMR – canadasairports (@canadasairports) June 10, 2022 Airlines in Canada welcome Minister @OmarAlghabra’s decision to suspend and relocate mandatory randomized airports to airports. This is a positive step, based on science and data, that will improve conditions at Canada’s airports and reduce the complexity for travelers. – NACC-CNLA (@NACC_CNLA) June 10, 2022