Correction to COVID-19 travel orders
Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 155, Number 29: ORDERS IN COUNCIL
An erratum published by the Public Health Agency of Canada on 2021-07-17 corrects a paragraph in three quarantine and travel notices originally published 2021-07-03 under the Quarantine Act. The corrected paragraph clarifies that changes to international travel restrictions will be based on evidence-based risk assessments and factors such as hospital capacity, infection rates, variants of concern, and eligible population vaccination rates; the correction does not itself change rules or announce reopening dates.
- Published
- July 17, 2021
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- PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA
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- Part I
Summary
Summary#
This is an erratum published by the Public Health Agency of Canada on July 17, 2021. It corrects a paragraph that appeared in three earlier Canada Gazette notices (published July 3, 2021) about travel and quarantine orders under the Quarantine Act.
What it does#
- Replaces the third or fourth paragraph in three previously published notices with a corrected paragraph that explains how travel rules will be changed.
- The three notices corrected are:
- Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Prohibition of Entry into Canada from any Country Other than the United States)
- Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Prohibition of Entry into Canada from the United States)
- Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Quarantine, Isolation and Other Obligations)
The corrected paragraph says:
- Changes to international travel restrictions and advice are based on national and international evidence-based risk assessments.
- The Government recognizes that entry bans, mandatory quarantine, and testing place significant burdens on the economy and families.
- The Government will consider multiple criteria when moving through reopening phases, including hospital capacity, infection rates, variants of concern, and eligible population vaccination rates.
Who's affected#
- Travellers to and from Canada and their families.
- Businesses and parts of the economy that depend on international travel.
- Anyone following Canada’s COVID-19 travel and quarantine rules.
- This is a correction to published text; it does not itself add new travel rules or announce a specific reopening date.
Why it matters#
- The correction clarifies the factors the government says it will use to decide when to relax travel restrictions.
- That wording may shape public expectations about what benchmarks (like hospital capacity or vaccination rates) matter for reopening.
- Because it fixes published information, it helps ensure the official record reflects the government’s stated approach to changing travel rules.
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Source: Canada Gazette