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Canada ranked as world’s safest country for travel in 2024

Vimal Sivakumar — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:00:30 +0000

According to a Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) report released in late 2023, Canada is considered the world’s safest country for travellers in 2023-2024. BHTP notes that the overall rankings are based on an average of “all measures from [BHTP’s] State of Travel Insurance research”, which combines “six sub-category scores as the basis” for the […]

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What Canada is doing to reduce delays for air travellers

Shelby Thevenot — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:00:25 +0000

The Canadian government is making efforts to reduce traveller wait times and other issues at Canadian airports. A combination of increased demand to travel and decreased airport staff has left many air travellers facing delays, cancellations, lost baggage and a host of other problems. On July 22, Transport Canada released some stats on the situation […]

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Canadian work permits for events hosted by foreign organizations

Daniel Levy — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:00:10 +0000

If you are planning on hosting an event in Canada this year, Canada offers facilitated work permit options to foreign event organizers. A lawyer can help you enter as a business visitor. They can also help you obtain an LMIA-exempt work permit. If you are a conference delegate, or administrative support staff, you are considered […]

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Travellers must be fully vaccinated to enter Canada starting January 15

Shelby Thevenot — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 13:00:55 +0000

Travellers to Canada will now have to be fully vaccinated in order to enter to country. Some exempt travellers may still enter, but will be subject to testing, quarantine and other public health measures. Canada already required non-essential travellers from foreign countries to be vaccinated. Starting today, January 15, essential travellers must also be fully […]

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Canada lifts ban on 10 African countries

Shelby Thevenot — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:30:34 +0000

Canada is lifting the ban on international travel from the 10 countries in Africa starting December 18 at 11:59 p.m. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement on December 17. Canada first implemented the ban on November 26 to seven African countries, but within days expanded to 10: South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, […]

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Canada’s new Omicron travel rules at a glance

Shelby Thevenot — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 14:00:04 +0000

After the Omicron variant emerged, Canada implemented a slew of new travel restrictions. Travellers from 10 African countries were hit with increased restrictions last week. The affected nations include: Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Foreign nationals who have been to any of these countries within the past 14 […]

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Canada updates travel rules for Canadians flying in from South Africa

Shelby Thevenot — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 15:30:32 +0000

Canada has temporarily tweaked its travel rules to allow Canadians to return home from South Africa without having to do a COVID-19 test in a third country. Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be able to get a pre-departure test in South Africa, provided they meet all of the following eligibility requirements on the government […]

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Canada adds more countries to travel ban list over Omicron variant concerns

Alexandra Miekus — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:46:30 +0000

On November 30, the Canadian government announced several more countries have been added to the list of those currently subject to stricter border measures. The countries added to the list are Nigeria, Egypt, and Malawi. They join a list of seven southern African countries that had restrictive measures imposed on them this past Friday. The […]

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New Canadian travel and border measures take effect tomorrow

Alexandra Miekus — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:53:52 +0000

Full vaccination against COVID-19 will be required in Canada for all travellers aged 12 years and older starting tomorrow, November 30. The new rules apply to the federally regulated transportation sector. This includes VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains, all Canadian airports, and passenger vessels engaged in voyages of 24 hours or more, such as […]

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Canada bans flights from South Africa and neighbouring countries

Shelby Thevenot — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:00:59 +0000

The Canadian government announced that it will limit travel to southern Africa, a region which has reported cases of a new COVID-19 variant of concern. As of November 26, all foreign nationals who have travelled through the seven affected countries in the last 14 days will not be allowed to enter Canada. The affected nations […]

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