Canada to Require Covid Testing for International Travelers
- Air passengers will need to show proof of negative test
- Move comes after Ontario finance minister’s trip to St. Barts
A traveler walks past Air Canada planes at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto.
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Canada is stepping up its virus response at the border by requiring all international travelers to present a negative Covid-19 test upon arrival.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government plans new rules requiring people entering the country by plane to show evidence of a negative Covid-19 test taken no more than three days before arrival, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced Wednesday at a news conference in Ottawa. Details of the new regulations will be announced after consultations with airlines, they said.