Temperature screening for air travellers expanded to 11 additional Canadian airports

Date Announced:

October 29, 2020

Active Period:

Until further notice.

Overview:

The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, has announced implementation of temperature screening for travellers at 11 additional Canadian airports. In June 2020, the Government of Canada announced a multi-phased approach to temperature screenings for all passengers travelling to Canada and travellers departing some Canadian airports, for either international or domestic destinations. Since September 23, 2020, temperature screening is being conducted at these additional Canadian airports: St. John’s, Halifax, Québec City, Ottawa, Toronto – Billy Bishop, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Kelowna and Victoria. In addition, all employees and personnel that enter or work in the restricted area of these airports are subject to temperature screening procedures by Canadian Air Transport Security Authority personnel.

Departments and Agencies:

Transport Canada

Type of Administrative Action:

  • Covid Prevention Measures
  • Programmatic Changes

    • Immigration Category:

    Everyone

    Source Document(s):

    https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2020/09/temperature-screening-for-air-travellers-expanded-to-11-additional-canadian-airports.html

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