A group of Canadian travel and tourism experts are asking the Trudeau government to lift of all remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions.
To aid the flow of passengers at Canada’s airports, the federal government announced a pause on Mandatory Random Testing through to June 30, 2022, but that pause expires in only a few hours, and random testing will continue, albeit off-site.
Canadian travel and tourism experts said “Removing the entire testing process from airports will ease the passenger experience, particularly once staffing issues with third-party agencies have been dealt with,” the Roundtable said. “It is critical that the government not allow these restrictions to come back into force and push the sector backwards.
The Roundtable requests that the federal government meet with the members in July to discuss government and industry jointly developing a contingency response plan for the fall. “Working together, we can ensure that future measures are rooted in science and can be implemented without unnecessarily impacting Canadians, workers and our sector.”
Travel and tourism sector calls for end of COVID-19 border measures. Industry groups held a press conference calling on the federal government to alleviate travel pain points, such as long lineups and delays, in time for the summer travel season. June 1, 2022.