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

[Russell]

Canadian Embassy confirmed we need a negative PCR test to board planes to enter Canada. If we dont they will give us one upon arrival and take us off to a Concentration Camp (Federal Facility) for 14 days detention oops! I meant isolation.
All good except the Airline wont allow you to board without it!
See how convoluted this can become.
Or you confirm your flight, get electronic Exit DR pass, submit your CDN Isolation plan and you test positive !!!
Then must cancell your flight , but may not get rebate or credit because you already had COVID before you booked...or maybe it was a false positive.
The scenarios are without end... what a ship storm.

 

[DR fan1990]

Canadian Embassy confirmed we need a negative PCR test to board planes to enter Canada. If we dont they will give us one upon arrival and take us off to a Concentration Camp (Federal Facility) for 14 days detention oops! I meant isolation.
All good except the Airline wont allow you to board without it!
See how convoluted this can become.
Or you confirm your flight, get electronic Exit DR pass, submit your CDN Isolation plan and you test positive !!!
Then must cancell your flight , but may not get rebate or credit because you already had COVID before you booked...or maybe it was a false positive.
The scenarios are without end... what a ship storm.

The Finance Minister of Ontario Rod Phillips has just resigned after he was caught vacationing in the Carribean while his government was telling the canadian peasants and mere mortals to stay home.

Said "it was a dumb, dumb mistake and I apologize for it"
Glad to see that these crooked politicians who think they can just bypass their own rules are exposed and held accountable 😂

 

[nanita]

The Finance Minister of Ontario Rod Phillips has just resigned after he was caught vacationing in the Carribean while his government was telling the canadian peasants and mere mortals to stay home.

Said "it was a dumb, dumb mistake and I apologize for it"
Glad to see that these crooked politicians who think they can just bypass their own rules are exposed and held accountable 😂

Total sociopath, his interview at the airport was hilarious!!!!

 

[Harleysrock]

Starts Jan 7 2021

Pre-departure COVID-19 testing and negative results to be required for all air travellers coming to Canada - Canada.ca

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global crisis that is having a significant impact on the air industry and all travellers. The Government of Canada has multiple measures in place to protect the health and safety of Canadians, and to help prevent air travel from being a source of further...

www.canada.ca

 

[lifeisgreat]

The Finance Minister of Ontario Rod Phillips has just resigned after he was caught vacationing in the Carribean while his government was telling the canadian peasants and mere mortals to stay home.

Said "it was a dumb, dumb mistake and I apologize for it"
Glad to see that these crooked politicians who think they can just bypass their own rules are exposed and held accountable 😂

He was tweating like he was in Canada...and pre recorded message by fireplace... 😁

 

[william webster]

And Quebec.....not to be outdone

Quebec Liberal member vacationing in Barbados told to return home as criticism mounts​

 

[lifeisgreat]

One in Calgary to ..

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-minister-hawaii-vacation-1.5859031

 

[windeguy]

CBC says.... have to be tested before returning
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/negative-pcr-covid-test-air-passengers-1.5857626

Air passengers entering Canada will soon need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before arriving in the country,
Under the new protocol, travellers must receive a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test within a 72-hour period prior to boarding a plane. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he expects the new rule will be in force within a week.
Travellers who are unable to procure tests before their flights home won't be stranded abroad, LeBlanc said. Immediately upon their return to Canada, he said, those passengers will be required to isolate at federally-approved sites until they obtain negative test results and meet other quarantine commitments.

At least they have the Federally Approved Site Isolation option for 2 weeks if they are coming from the DR. That sounds restful.

 

[rogerjac]

At least they have the Federally Approved Site Isolation option for 2 weeks if they are coming from the DR. That sounds restful.

That makes it sound like the airlines will not be enforcing the PCR rule before boarding

 

[lifeisgreat]

Yes along as you

At least they have the Federally Approved Site Isolation option for 2 weeks if they are coming from the DR. That sounds restful.

if you have a credit card with room left on it yes....

 

[thompstr]

Maybe just buy a fake test result? Also, it will take a few days (maybe) to implement the new measures, maybe you could go to Canada immediately? Or see if there are humanitarian reasons that would allow you to return without the test?

Think I read it comes in affect Jan 7th

 

[windeguy]

Yes along as you

if you have a credit card with room left on it yes....

You have to actually pay for the two weeks of detention?
What if you don't have any "credits"?

 

[bob saunders]

I called la referencia clinic in santo domingo and they said the cost of the PCR test without insurance is $4300 DOP! Holy rip-off !

That still is only 75 dollars.

 

[rogerjac]

That still is only 75 dollars.

No its 100 dollars. We are talking about canadians

 

[aname4me]

The backlash has started....

Unifor (the Canadian Airline Union) has questions.....

“Additionally, today’s announcement is causing mass confusion among travellers and airlines alike, because the Liberals have failed to answer the following questions:

Why are the Liberals choosing this route instead of expanding post arrival testing which is conducted and certified by Canadian authorities? How will this lead to better public health outcomes?
Does the PCR sample collection have to occur 72 hours before boarding a flight bound for Canada, or 72 hours before arrival into Canada? What happens if there is a lag in getting test results after sample collection?
Which labs are accredited in each jurisdiction? What is the form of documentation considered acceptable for travel?
How do airline agents prevent or recognize fraudulent test results? What liability will they carry for failing to do so?
How long will airlines have to implement this?
Will the government be subsidizing the costs of implementing this onerous system given that the industry is already failing?
Will there be any additional information that airlines will need to be providing to the federal government under this new policy? If yes, has our already strapped airlines been consulted on reporting requirements and made aware of timelines, etc.?
What happens to Canadian citizens who are unable to obtain a test before boarding?
Will this be applied to classes of entrants to Canada who may be coming from regions where it is difficult to obtain a PCR test, such as Temporary Foreign Workers, Seasonal Agricultural Workers, and refugees?

 

[lifeisgreat]

Does CMC in Sosua do PCR test ?

 

[lifeisgreat]

You have to actually pay for the two weeks of detention?
What if you don't have any "credits"?

Ever hear about owing the government and interest they charge when you do..not like you can run away..ask anybody who owes CRA(IRS)

 

[DR fan1990]

At least they have the Federally Approved Site Isolation option for 2 weeks if they are coming from the DR. That sounds restful.

Those 2 weeks in isolation in Canada will be at the travelers expenses. From what I read on a TVA Nouvelles article. Just like in Australia.

 

[DR fan1990]

That makes it sound like the airlines will not be enforcing the PCR rule before boarding

The airlines will be enforcing it but then they will still have to let Canadians get on board because our constitution protects that right for Canadians to return home.
Thats why the govt implemented that 2 week forced quarantine for those who won't have a PCR test in handy.
But then it's at your own expense $$.

 

[NanSanPedro]

The airlines will be enforcing it but then they will still have to let Canadians get on board because our constitution protects that right for Canadians to return home.
Thats why the govt implemented that 2 week forced quarantine for those who won't have a PCR test in handy.
But then it's at your own expense $$.

So your own government will put you in jail/confinement for 2 weeks?