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

[william webster]

Nfld

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ECO
I expect Russell is a citizen.... but not a Resident of Canada
As I am... and all my family

 

[Ecoman1949]

Nfld

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It's 9PM --------- 9:30 in Newfoundland

ECO
I expect Russell is a citizen.... but not a Resident of Canada
As I am... and all my family

Correct WW. He is merely a Canadian citizen in bureaucratic limbo. Lol! He often mentioned settling in my province. He has Métis status and I have Aboriginal status. We are also distantly related. Our friendship started by chance on a West jet flight to the DR 6 years ago.

 

[aname4me]

The Canada Recovery sickness benefit was launched in the fall to help Canadians who are unable to work because they must quarantine during the pandemic. It pays $500 per week to a maximum of two weeks.

Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough is mulling the possibility of barring Canadians who travelled abroad from receiving this sick leave benefit

 

[Russell]

The Lab has to be ISO certified for the PCR test to enter Canada?

No, and/or ....Just gov.approved Lab.

 

[MGD]

What Garneau is saying about mandatory isolation facility requirement is not new or related to the new PCR Covid test requirement. The optional government and provincial isolation facilities were developed to handle the potentially infected people on repatriation flights and cruise ships as far back as last April.

If you arrive and don’t have a confirmed negative Covid test, you are obligated to present the Canada Border Services officer with a viable self isolation plan at your final arrival point. If you can’t, they will provide a facility for you at your initial arrival point in Canada. Otherwise all the government/provincial run facilities will be swamped in no time.

The Covid PCR test requirement for Canadians returning to Canada from abroad is going to die a quick bureaucratic death unless the Federal government is willing to provide the service for passengers at Canadian airports. The root cause of this current madness is the Federal government caving in to Quebec demands to require international passengers to test prior to their arrival in Canada. Quebec is one of the worst Covid infection and death provinces in Canada because of the way they managed their response.

We could be facing a Spring federal election. The rest of Canada is going to push hard against this new requirement and so it should. The Alberta pilot project appears to be working well. You get tested when you arrive. If negative, you isolate for 7 days and get tested again. If negative, you are free to go.

From what I have heard and read, people who manage to show up at Canada customs without the required negative test will automatically be sent to a federal facility.
People who do have the negative test need to show that their quarantine plan is acceptable or they also go.
They also say that there will be more enforcement for the mandatory 14 day quarantine.

I think you are wrong about the rest of Canada pushing hard against this measure.
The overwhelming vast majority of Canadians are holding off on nonessential travel, so why would they have any sympathy for those who do not?
If anything, the opposite is true. Like people who wear masks don`t mind seeing tickets handed out to people who ignore the rules.

I think the tour operators will need to arrange for testing at the resorts for their customers or else this will be a nightmare.

 

[XTraveller]

From what I read and heard the Quebec government requested that Canadians returning to Quebec pass the QUICK test on their departure and then another test on their arriving in Canadian airports. The Ontario government has also being pushing the Federal government for airport test even on the point of saying they will do it on their own. The alberta government has been running a field trial at it airports with the Quick test.

Sorry I can not supply links as I read this on the Montreal Gazette and listen to Legault's/Dube in one of his media announcement.

I do not want to make this a political issue but each province wants something different and as usual have a hard time agreeing to a solution for the benefit of all. It always comes down to who pays and controls. I do not understand why the Federal government has not be moving on the Quick tests?

IMO, there should be a Quick test in worldwide airports on departures run be the airlines or resorts or pharmacies. ( which is not that expensive) and then each country could apply their own restriction on arrival knowing that the Quick test are not 100% but a lot better than nothing. The PCR test on departure makes no sense.

To make this DR related, the DR labs would not be able to supply PCR results quick enough if a few/multiple planes leave on the same day.
If we read the DR government reports they say that they can PCR test 10000 people/day but only test around 2-3000 person per day with reports about 3 days late.

 

[chico bill]

All the PCR tests should be done with a 30-cycle amplification or less. (read article in link below)
Anything above that number of cycles (as is being done) for polymerase chain reaction testing amplifies Covid 19 RNA so much that almost everyone will be determined positive and can be quarantined because of very high percentages of "false positives".

So the giant rescue plan (political back-slapping) will be to limit PCR amplification cycles and
BOOM - the Great World Reset has flattened the curve. The world is saved "Praise Be to Government."
ALL HAIL CEASAR.

ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

 

[Ecoman1949]

From what I have heard and read, people who manage to show up at Canada customs without the required negative test will automatically be sent to a federal facility.
People who do have the negative test need to show that their quarantine plan is acceptable or they also go.
They also say that there will be more enforcement for the mandatory 14 day quarantine.

I think you are wrong about the rest of Canada pushing hard against this measure.
The overwhelming vast majority of Canadians are holding off on nonessential travel, so why would they have any sympathy for those who do not?
If anything, the opposite is true. Like people who wear masks don`t mind seeing tickets handed out to people who ignore the rules.

I think the tour operators will need to arrange for testing at the resorts for their customers or else this will be a nightmare.

DR labs are not capable of processing large numbers of tests in a short period of time. The logistical problems associated with administering the tests in the DR and at Canadian airports virtually guarantees the programs failure on both ends.

The majority of Canadians care more about surviving the pandemic, keeping their jobs and keeping a roof over their head. The fate of international travellers is not a priority for them. It may be a concern but it’s certainly not a priority.

The Covid testing requirement is just one more misstep by the Feds. The latest misstep being the slow delivery of Covid vaccine inoculations to those that need it the most in Canada. Seniors in long term care facilities are still dying in large numbers. Outbreaks are occurring in hospitals. The government is now thinking about modifying the inoculation protocols for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. A serious mistake according to the vaccine manufacturing firms. The vaccine delivery program is turning into a comedy of political errors that is costing lives. Trudeau is fighting to survive daily and placating Quebec voters is one way of doing it. The Liberals rely heavily on Quebec seats to survive elections and form governments. He didn’t yield to Ford’s request yet he yielded to Legault’s request. Political pundits are saying he will pay for it because of voter pushback if there is a Spring election. Maybe he will, maybe he won’t.

As I previously posted, the Federal premise for the new testing requirement is the prevention of the spread of the more infectious Covid variants. The variants are now worldwide and in Canada. The chances of stopping their spread are slim to none, regardless of what the government does. Most of the infection spread in Canada is from local activities. The spread from international travel is much smaller, approximately 2% or less, if memory serves me correctly. The Federal/Provincial government focus should be limiting the spread from local activities.

 

[bob saunders]

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[bob saunders]

Dear Canadian,

You are receiving this email because you are registered with the Government of Canada's Registration of Canadians Abroad (ROCA) service.

COVID-19 testing required for people flying into Canada

Starting January 7, 2021, air travellers 5 years of age or older will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result to the airline prior to boarding international flights bound for Canada. The test must be performed using a COVID-19 molecular polymerase chain reaction (or PCR) test and must be taken within 96 hours prior to the traveller’s scheduled departure to Canada.

See the news release for air travellers.

https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-...-for-all-air-travellers-coming-to-canada.html

Mandatory 14-day quarantine or isolation

Everyone entering Canada must follow mandatory isolation or quarantine requirements. Not respecting the mandatory requirements is a serious offence with consequences and penalties.

Canadians in need of emergency consular assistance should contact the EMBASSY OF CANADA in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC at 809-262-3100 or sdmgo.consul@international.gc.ca . Canadians can also reach out to the Emergency Watch and Response Centre (EWRC) in Ottawa which operates 24/7. The EWRC can be reached by phone at 613-996-8885 or an email can also be sent to sos@international.gc.ca.

If you have returned to Canada and have no intention to travel in the near future, simply access your file at https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/registration and modify the travel date and destination details by changing the departure date to today’s date. If you are unable to change the departure date, send an email to roca@international.gc.ca with the date you arrived in Canada.

Consular Services
Embassy of Canada
Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic

 

[bob saunders]

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[Cdn_Gringo]

The Cdn Embassy email lists only Centro Medico Bournigal for the north coast and even states that the test results are usually available within 5 days but the requirements state that the test must be performed no more than 96 hours before boarding the flight. How do they square that bit of ineligibility? I suppose people getting the test there need to go twice. Once to get tested and again to pick up the results several days later.

 

[bob saunders]

The Cdn Embassy email lists only Centro Medico Bournigal for the north coast and even states that the test results are usually available within 5 days but the requirements state that the test must be performed no more than 96 hours before boarding the flight. How do they square that bit of ineligibility? I suppose people getting the test there need to go twice. Once to get tested and again to pick up the results several days later.

I am sure if you go to any LABORATORIO REFERENCIA OR LABORATORIO AMADITA in any city in the DR you will get the same service and it will be acceptable. The Embassy only listed the tourist areas.

 

[Russell]

All the PCR tests should be done with a 30-cycle amplification or less. (read article in link below)
Anything above that number of cycles (as is being done) for polymerase chain reaction testing amplifies Covid 19 RNA so much that almost everyone will be determined positive and can be quarantined because of very high percentages of "false positives".

So the giant rescue plan (political back-slapping) will be to limit PCR amplification cycles and
BOOM - the Great World Reset has flattened the curve. The world is saved "Praise Be to Government."
ALL HAIL CEASAR.

ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

I believe the PCR tests are 84% +-accurate

 

[aname4me]

This article is about Canadians that need a Covid test to leave Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/covid-19-test-international-travel-waterloo-region-1.5861716

It says.... Until recently, all Kitchener/Waterloo residence had to go to Toronto to get a COVID-19 tests, if they required it to board an international flight.

They are now offering (allowed to offer) a test at Shoppers in Kitchener/Waterloo. The government does not cover the cost. It is $199 per test (plus tax).

It adds.... The federal government cautions that anyone travelling outside Canada may deal with rapidly changing travel restrictions and could wind up staying outside the country longer than expected.

 

[Ecoman1949]

More conflicting information today. The Canadian government is exempting returning citizens from PCR testing in countries where access to testing is difficult to obtain or non existent. The list is short now. Haiti and two small French Islands off the Canadian East coast. Regardless of where you arrive from, if you don’t have a test, you go directly to a federal/provincial run facility for an isolation stay for two weeks. These facilities will fill up so fast, the latest government decisions are doomed to failure.

 

[windeguy]

So which labs on the approved list can provide a test in the POP airport area where the results are less than three days old?
Laboratoria Referencia says results approximately 72 hours after the test which would render them practically useless but yet approved????.
Go figure

Grupo Rescue, whom I have never heard is on the list of approved but no idea on test result times.

Looks like a lot of Canadians from the north coast could be at COVID hotels upon arrival in Canada unless..

On FB, CMC is not one of the places according to this list at least for one Canadian airline:

 

[windeguy]

This article is about Canadians that need a Covid test to leave Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/covid-19-test-international-travel-waterloo-region-1.5861716

It says.... Until recently, all Kitchener/Waterloo residence had to go to Toronto to get a COVID-19 tests, if they required it to board an international flight.

They are now offering (allowed to offer) a test at Shoppers in Kitchener/Waterloo. The government does not cover the cost. It is $199 per test (plus tax).

It adds.... The federal government cautions that anyone travelling outside Canada may deal with rapidly changing travel restrictions and could wind up staying outside the country longer than expected.

$199 a test? And here I thought such things in Canada were free.

 

[Harleysrock]

The Air Transat website updated last night and has said that certain places like south (DR) will need the PCR test within 96 hours from Jan 7- 13. Then Jan 14th onward it will be within 72 hours of the scheduled flight.

I went to Bournigal in PP today to get my test. I emailed in advance and they said come today at 9am even though it is 101 hours before my flight they said i need to come then to be able to get results in time. I have this all documented by email. There were other Canadians in there going on a later flight than me on Monday as well.

This Test was a RT PCR Test swabbed both nostrils and the results will be emailed to me (I'm sure hoping before my flight). It cost 4500 pesos.

It was really easy, under 45 minutes for the whole thing, much easier than any experience I have had in any hospital here. Bring your passport.

I went to the International Division (Division Internacional) on the first floor of Bournigal to the right of main entrance after you enter. Everything is done in there, the paperwork, paying and the test. There were 3 very nice ladies in there 2 for sure spoke english.

The Lady who I emailed and was in charge was Heidy Ramos
Phone number is 809-586-2342 Ext 2124 cell 809-284-2443
email is internacional.cmbo@gruporescue.com

I will be going to CMC later within the 96 hours to get the AG PCR test there as well as I don't trust Dom time and I am extra paranoid about being stuck here for any reason. I don't know how sticky the airlines or Canada will be about within the time frame or the whole "AG PCR" thing at cmc so just want to be extra sure I have no issues.

 

[aname4me]

Has anybody been in contact with any AI Resorts?

I don't image the AI vacationers will be arranging their own trips to the local Cities, to go to Spanish speaking lab's.