Ottawa travellers face new COVID-19 vaccination rules for train, plane travel

New rules that went into effect at 3 a.m. Saturday, require anyone 12 years of age and older to provide proof they have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to board a flight or train in Canada.

New rules that went into effect at 3 a.m. Saturday, require anyone 12 years of age and older to provide proof they have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to fly on domestic, transborder, or international flights departing Canadian airports. The rules also apply to all passengers travelling on VIA Rail and Rocky Mountain trains.

"This is a great idea. I will feel secure that everyone on the airplane will be vaccinated," said a traveller at the Ottawa Airport on Friday.

"We all have to do our part to keep our communities safe and this is another way that we can do so," said Kara Brisson-Boivin, who travels regularly for work.

"We're in close proximity with people we don't know, people don't know me I don't know others. I feel better knowing we'll all be held to the same practices to keep each other healthy."