new requirements that took effect on Feb. 22 for non-essential international travellers to get tested in Canada upon arrival.
86 per cent of Canadians support new international travel restrictions, poll finds Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said on Feb.
12 that the new requirements were among the “critical measures” needed “to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the introduction of new variants of the virus into Canada.”Skinner told Global News he wound up taking his swabs without supervision and that they were approved after the test results came back negative.“This is supposed to be the safety net that is protecting Canada from COVID-19, but the government is not getting what it paid for,” said Skinner, one of more than a.