Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is expected to announce major changes to the border measures designed to counter to the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 at 1 p.m. EST.
Currently, the government advises against all non-essential international travel because of the threat posted by the Omicron variant.
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Foreign nationals coming to Canada and people travelling within the country by plane, passenger train or boat must be vaccinated against COVID-19, with few exceptions.
Right now vaccinated international travellers are subject to COVID-19 test requirements before they cross the border, and potentially again once they arrive at a Canadian airport.
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Travellers who have been outside Canada or the United States are also required to quarantine until their post-arrival test comes back negative.
Duclos suggested at a news conference last week the measures would be tweaked, saying the worst of the Omicron wave is now behind us.
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