In the meantime they've increased the fine for not going to those hotels from 3k to 5k, not really a sign that those hotels will soon disappear.
I don't know if it's an isolated case, but I noticed that now they're watching people who are performing their quarantine at home, especially from India. Recently, a friend of my wife came from India (don't tell me how, that's a long story lol), after the hotel quarantine, they asked her to quarantine at her house (11 days I guess if it's negative). Guess what ? They sent, twice, two police officers to her house to inquire about her quarantine. And the third time, the police officer was outside the house watching carefully lol
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1792670/voyageur-alberta-calgary-aeroport-quarantaine
If your friends experience is reliable then my guess is there was some concern regarding the covid variant spreading in the community and/or possibly
Wouldn't count on it given many Asian countries are seeing very high levels and new variants. Many countries who have done well so far are getting overwhelmed by infections. Already Peel region in Ontario has increases in community spread of the delta variant. Think Canada needs to open up their economies before opening up the borders and quarantine plans need to actually be verified to make sure they are suitable and quarantining with non-travelers needs to be eliminated.
I'd believe the police officer visits to be reliable. We're on day 14 of self-isolation in NB after a land entry. The federal government has called multiple times (including wanting to speak with the 1 year old LOL), sent a security guard to talk to us, and there's the Arrive CAN check ins and the day 8 test. The province has sent various peace officers/sheriffs/police every 2-3 days (one day we got police and sheriff in the same day and the second guy to come told us that "it's kinda embarrassing because we're all in one department and we still end up double visiting people"), calls every single day (and won't stop calling until you pick up) and has a day 5 and day 10 test. Haven't seen anyone watching the house but who knows.
Peel region continues to be a big concern and so do the new very contagious variants. Unfortunately many are not quarantining correctly so it is good that they are verifying. Is she quarantining in a basement alone or are people still allowed to quarantine with their non-travelling family members. Some are quarantining i the next bedroom and with these very contagious variants that can easily lead to infections. The public health directions for quarantine are very lax and also contradict themselves. Actually just looked and they have finally updated the instructions and things like sharing a bathroom is no longer ok. Unfortunately people feel like everyone quarantining for 14 days versus is an option when it isn't.
Are they checking whether you are quarantining with non-travelers? I know that rule has been in place in NS for a long time after the medical officer of health of NS discovered that it was happeneing.
We have had to state several times to both the federal and provincial people we're not with anyone who didn't travel with us.
Should have been more clear I was talking about the land border with the US specifically, and the hotel quarantine policy specifically. Of course, it is to be expected that home quarantine will be required for those who are unvaccinated for the foreseeable future.
