The Canadian prime minister says the government is monitoring the COVID situation inside and outside Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that Canada will likely further ease travel restrictions this summer.
In a press conference on June 22, Trudeau said Canada is prepared to lift travel restrictions once more people become fully vaccinated.
“We’re talking about weeks and not months anymore,” Trudeau said in French. “We certainly hope… that we will have more good news about reopening in the coming weeks but, of course, it depends on the vaccination rate, the COVID situation in general, the variants of concern and what’s happening elsewhere.”
As per the announcement on June 21, fully vaccinated exempt travelers may come to Canada without needing to go into quarantine for 14 days. While people who have recovered from COVID and received one dose of the vaccine are considered fully vaccinated in some jurisdictions, such as Quebec, they are not covered under the new measure.
Trudeau did not provide any exact date of when border restrictions would be further scaled back. Rather, he expressed concern about reopening the border too quickly. Cautioning that being fully vaccinated may prevent illness but does not necessarily prevent transmission.
