Warning PCR test will be required to enter Canada with in 3 days of arrival

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My son is scheduled to depart for Canada from POP to Toronto on Westjet this Saturday afternoon (Jan 23), however he is unable to get a Covid test appointment in time. The lab in Bournigal is closed on Thursday due to national holiday. They have appointments on Wednesday morning, but that is outside of the required 72 hours window and Friday morning is too late, since results take 3 days. What are all the other 200 passengers on that flight doing? This is a disaster waiting to happen.
If it was me I would explain at airport test couldn't get back in time cause of holiday
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My son is scheduled to depart for Canada from POP to Toronto on Westjet this Saturday afternoon (Jan 23), however he is unable to get a Covid test appointment in time. The lab in Bournigal is closed on Thursday due to national holiday. They have appointments on Wednesday morning, but that is outside of the required 72 hours window and Friday morning is too late, since results take 3 days. What are all the other 200 passengers on that flight doing? This is a disaster waiting to happen.
Wendsday morning should be fine book it....talk to them on phone ..my friend was told weekend don’t count on 72 count date by Bournigal it could be bs but I would call check..
 

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Correct. Haiti does not have the testing capability to meet the Canadian government Covid testing requirements. Anyone travelling to Canada from Haiti will be required to undergo testing when they arrive at Toronto or Montreal (large Haitian community). Regardless of the results they have to isolate for two weeks. Privately arranged or government arranged. Only other exemption is St. Pierre-Miquelon. Two small islands owned by France 12 miles off the Newfoundland coast.
That’s stupid part ..they should make it what test is available there something better then nothing...
 

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I'm surprised the Canadian community is not a bit more up in arms over this.
Honestly, I don’t think most Canadians give a furry rat’s ass anymore. Even if you get the shots, you can still get the infection and you still have to wear your mask. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Lady in Ontario was fined $3000 for walking her dog after hours. Ridiculous!
 

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Honestly, I don’t think most Canadians give a furry rat’s ass anymore. Even if you get the shots, you can still get the infection and you still have to wear your mask. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Lady in Ontario was fined $3000 for walking her dog after hours. Ridiculous!

If you get the vaccine the infection won't kill you
 

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WestJet cancelled my husbands return flight on Feb. 15. Departure of Feb. 5 is still a go. They told him he would be able to depart but not return.
This is not verified obviously, but his brother works in accounting at one of the hotels and said it’s because of too many problems with testing timeframes. The airlines cancelled and pulled out of the DR for the month of February. Flights may resume in March.
 
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If you get the vaccine the infection won't kill you
True for the current Covid virus and most of the variants. Questionable for the hyper infectious South African variant apparently resistant to the current suite of vaccines.
 

Ecoman1949

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WestJet cancelled my husbands return flight on Feb. 15. Departure of Feb. 5 is still a go. They told him he would be able to depart but not return.
This is not verified obviously, but his brother works in accounting at one of the hotels and said it’s because of too many problems with testing timeframes. The airlines cancelled and pulled out of the DR for the month of February. Flights may resume in March.
Auryn. It was doomed to failure anyway. The logistics of continued worldwide testing for returning passengers is a nightmare. The whole premise in the UK, Canada, and the US was testing enforcement to prevent the influx of the new variants. They were already in those countries before the testing began. We seem to be going from one government misstep to another, regardless of which country your living in.
 
My son is scheduled to depart for Canada from POP to Toronto on Westjet this Saturday afternoon (Jan 23), however he is unable to get a Covid test appointment in time. The lab in Bournigal is closed on Thursday due to national holiday. They have appointments on Wednesday morning, but that is outside of the required 72 hours window and Friday morning is too late, since results take 3 days. What are all the other 200 passengers on that flight doing? This is a disaster waiting to happen.
My wife and I have both done it outside of the 96 hours needed for our flights, it was extended and even if it is needed by the within 72 hours when your son needs the test, you go when they tell you to go...They will take care of the times etc. It gets sent to SD Referenia Lab and the time and dates are when it's done in SD not when you go to Bournigal..
Oh i lost sleep over this, but myself a good friend and my wife it has worked out for. If you go too late you will not get your test result in time. Any questions contact Heidy internacional.cmbo@gruporescue.com. 809-586-2342. EXT 2124

We got our results whatsapped to us. I had to call over and over to get results the am of my flight, they came to my wife's whatsapp 8:30am for her 1:50 pm flght today and my friend had her results emailed to her the am of her west jet sat flight.
 
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My wife and I have both done it outside of the 96 hours needed for our flights, it was extended and even if it is needed by the within 72 hours when your son needs the test, you go when they tell you to go...They will take care of the times etc. It gets sent to SD Referenia Lab and the time and dates are when it's done in SD not when you go to Bournigal..
Oh i lost sleep over this, but myself a good friend and my wife it has worked out for. If you go too late you will not get your test result in time. Any questions contact Heidy internacional.cmbo@gruporescue.com. 809-586-2342. EXT 2124

We got our results whatsapped to us. I had to call over and over to get results the am of my flight, they came to my wife's whatsapp 8:30am for her 1:50 pm flght today and my friend had her results emailed to her the am of her west jet sat flight.

Glad you got it all sorted out. Hope your wife is doing well and continuing to get stronger each day
 
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And do what ? Our prez is semi retarded how did yours work out? No need to answer.. :censored:

I will though.
My president is Luis Abinader.
I personally advocated for him, and do not shy away from that fact.
I have agreed with many of his policies since his taking of office, but I do not agree with his approach and manner of handling Covid.
I believe he should be a leader for the RD, and not give in to the pressures of foreign entities, and pansies of the world.
 

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Auryn. It was doomed to failure anyway. The logistics of continued worldwide testing for returning passengers is a nightmare. The whole premise in the UK, Canada, and the US was testing enforcement to prevent the influx of the new variants. They were already in those countries before the testing began. We seem to be going from one government misstep to another, regardless of which country your living in.
As I mentioned before on another thread, he applied for Canadian Citizenship in December 2019. That is still delayed due to Covid, but would have otherwise been finalized sometime in July-August of 2020.

His Dominican passport expired in May 2019, and he planned to go to the DR to renew it. He had flights booked for Jan. 8, 2020, but he was worried about delays at the passport office there and not being able to return to Canada for work in time.
Those flights were cancelled in November because he decided to go through the Canadian Consulate for passport renewal instead. They told him it could be 6-8 weeks. He received his renewed passport less than 3 weeks later. The February flights were booked the same day.

Doomed from the start.
 

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As I mentioned before on another thread, he applied for Canadian Citizenship in December 2019. That is still delayed due to Covid, but would have otherwise been finalized sometime in July-August of 2020.

His Dominican passport expired in May 2019, and he planned to go to the DR to renew it. He had flights booked for Jan. 8, 2020, but he was worried about delays at the passport office there and not being able to return to Canada for work in time.
Those flights were cancelled in November because he decided to go through the Canadian Consulate for passport renewal instead. They told him it could be 6-8 weeks. He received his renewed passport less than 3 weeks later. The February flights were booked the same day.

Doomed from the start.
The Chinese have a saying,” May you live in interesting times”. I didn’t realize they would be the ones to put in place a mechanism to create our worst interesting times. The Covid virus. I’m frustrated waiting for a medical procedure delayed by Covid and my Covid vaccinations are delayed. They prevent me from returning to the DR. My frustrations are minor compared to yours. Take care mi amiga.
 
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My wife and I have both done it outside of the 96 hours needed for our flights, it was extended and even if it is needed by the within 72 hours when your son needs the test, you go when they tell you to go...They will take care of the times etc. It gets sent to SD Referenia Lab and the time and dates are when it's done in SD not when you go to Bournigal..
Oh i lost sleep over this, but myself a good friend and my wife it has worked out for. If you go too late you will not get your test result in time. Any questions contact Heidy internacional.cmbo@gruporescue.com. 809-586-2342. EXT 2124

We got our results whatsapped to us. I had to call over and over to get results the am of my flight, they came to my wife's whatsapp 8:30am for her 1:50 pm flght today and my friend had her results emailed to her the am of her west jet sat flight.
Thank you so much. I ma feeling better already. :)
 
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Honestly, I don’t think most Canadians give a furry rat’s ass anymore. Even if you get the shots, you can still get the infection and you still have to wear your mask. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Lady in Ontario was fined $3000 for walking her dog after hours. Ridiculous!
Hey... it was Quebec!! Not Ontario don’t start civil unrest we might have to close a Tim Hortons ...your allowed to walk your dog in Ontario..
 
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