I am happy you are being reunited but your spouse should be isolating separately from you. Hopefully you have a basement
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This is ridiculous. Took them forever to announce yet they had nothing in place. UK announced and had it set up soon after (with a few bugs).
They hurried with announcement, didn't think through all the issues that come with it.
You're supposed to do private transportation vs public when able. OP might also have been self-isolating with their spouse.
You are NEVER allowed to take public transportation to your quarantine location. You are not supposed to quarantine in a small space where you can't isolate from other family members. I have highlighted these directives from the government website. Quarantining with a spouse could create another patient who could not only get seriously ill or die but add to the demand on the healthcare system. Unfortunately Ontario still doesn't seem to be asking questions about quarantine plans and stop family members from quarantining together without isolating from each other in their home.. In other provinces people are not able to do this.
https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/isolation
Where can you quarantine
You'll need to confirm you have a suitable place to quarantine where you:
- stay for 14 days or possibly longer
- have access to the necessities of life, including water, food, medication and heat without leaving quarantine
- are 65 years or older
- have underlying medical conditions
- have compromised immune systems
- they consent to the quarantine or are the parent or minor in a parent-minor relationship
- you complete a form provided by a government representative at the port of entry explaining the consent and receive authorization to proceed
- to complete the assessment at the border, a government representative will call the person to obtain their consent; you will need their:
- legal name
- date of birth
- full address
- phone number
Some travellers may be unable to quarantine at home or their final destination. In these cases, travellers are expected to make alternative arrangements for their return to Canada. Although alternative accommodations (e.g. with family or friends, or paid accommodation) may be suitable, the Government of Canada does not reimburse for expenses incurred for accommodations, including hotels, RV rentals and trailer park or campground fees.
You cannot quarantine in group living environments
Some examples include:
- industrial camps
- group residences or homes
- hostels
- construction trailers
- student residences (unless you’ve received prior authorization)
- residential care or long-term care facilities
- sharing a small apartment
- living in the same household with large families or many people
- having housemates who haven’t travelled with you that you can’t avoid
For a full list of examples, visit the Congregate living settings section.
Using hotelsQuarantine with others in the same household
Mandatory quarantine only applies to travellers who have entered Canada.
Travellers who are under quarantine should avoid contact with others and:
- stay in separate rooms
- use separate bathrooms
- keep surfaces clean
- avoid sharing personal items
- limit interactions with others in the household
If you do not have a suitable place to quarantineGetting to your place of quarantine (final destination)When your quarantine starts and endsHow to report after you've entered CanadaCOVID-19 testing or medical emergencies while in quarantineIf you leave Canada during the 14-day periodHow to quarantine
Find out more about how to quarantine
What do you think people who don't have private transportation do? The government tells them to use public transportation such as a taxi or uber, and go straight to their area of quarantine without stopping. They have from the start.
Taxi or Uber are not considered public transit in the same way that a bus or subway is.
Hotel Quarantine requirements come in effect on February 22nd
I've been away from home for 5 years and I manage to miss the deadline by 2 weeks. How unfortunate.
I hope their Quarantine Hotels like cats, and I can't wait for further details.
I've been away from home for 5 years and I manage to miss the deadline by 2 weeks. How unfortunate.
I hope their Quarantine Hotels like cats, and I can't wait for further details.
They have a system in most places with approved quarantine methods - you need a taxi with a plexiglass shield, etc. Only specific taxis/Ubers, they need to sanitize, etc. They're not going to make you walk from Pearson to Scarborough.
That's correct.
At present any mode of transportation can be used to travel straight to the area of quarantine.
Including public transportation, Uber, Lyft, Kabu, Taxi, etc. Just grab your luggage, wear mask and keep social distance.
The airport authority is waiting for updated information from Transport Canada.
I think that @canuck78 may be interpreting a statement from government earlier - if you have symptoms you are not to use any kind of public transport to go to your quarantine location. If you do not have symptoms (despite the documented proof of aysmptomatic spread) you are to use acceptable transport, while maintaining social distance, to go to your quarantine location.