The push to end to COVID tests for fully-vaccinated travellers
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The travel industry is continuing to push the federal government to drop the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to enter Canada for those who are fully vaccinated, and while there are rumblings a change may be coming, the timing is still up in the air.
The travel industry is continuing to push the federal government to drop the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to enter Canada for those who are fully vaccinated, and while there are rumblings a change may be coming, the timing is still up in the air.
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For that to happen, David Gudgel, CEO of Clipper Vacations, is hoping for federal measures to be relaxed.
"We're still concerned about the testing requirements even though that's been downgraded from a PCR requirement to an antigen test within 24 hours, but that's still a barrier to travel," he told CTV News.
Allison Wallace with Flight Centre said discussions are happening behind the scenes along with a public push from the travel industry to drop the antigen test requirement because so many people are vaccinated.
"There are talks going on," she said, adding, "The travel industry is pushing hard for that now that the vaccination rates are high and there are rumours it could be April 1 or June 1, but as we know, we don't know until it happens," Wallace said.
She added it's unclear if "fully vaccinated" would mean someone with two or three doses, pointing out different countries have different entry requirements.
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