The government’s aim to reduce travel by imposing a mandatory hotel quarantine has gone as planned; the number of inbound travelers to Canada has dropped nearly 55% since the policy was introduced last month. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) data reveals that between February 22 and March 14, a total of 65,253 travelers arrived in …

The results of Canada’s hotel quarantine mandate reveal that only 1% of international travelers returning to Canada tested positive for COVID-19.  Data released by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) shows insight on the spread of COVID-19 following the obligatory hotel quarantine that took effect on February 22. From the start date to March …

Canada’s pronounced quarantine rules, requiring international travelers by air to partake in a mandatory three-day stay at a government-approved hotel facility, are apparently not being endorsed by all travelers. Police at Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson Airport (YYZ) are reporting that some travelers are blatantly refusing the hotel-stay.  In response to the violation, uncompliant travelers are …