Travellers returning to Canada will now be required to isolate in designated hotels at their own expense while they await a negative COVID-19 test result.
Returning Canadians will have to get a COVID-19 test when arriving at the airport, and quarantine in designated hotel rooms for 3 days while they wait for the results.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that’s expected to cost more than $2,000.
Anyone with a negative test result is then allowed to spend the rest of the mandatory isolation period at home, while those that test positive must immediately isolate in designated government facilities.
Starting next week, international flights will only be allowed to land at four airports – in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal.
In the coming weeks, non-essential travellers will also be required to show a negative COVID-19 test before entry at the land border with the United States.
