New Travel Restrictions - does it apply to students?
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It is not only targeting Canadians going on vacation or only vacationers would have to go to the hotel. Anyone could bring in the covid mutation so the government wants almost all travellers to go through a test and 3 day hotel stay.
Yes...the rule of landing at the 4 airports. The rule on 3 day quarantine hasn’t been finalized yet. Won’t be surprised if it starts next Monday
I think all non-discretionary travel is subject to the new restrictions, because if this is meant to be for all travelers, Trudeau would not be naming the expense of the travel in a do-this-and-you-get-that kind of way. In my view, it is clear that these are deterring measures against non-discretionary travel because the 14-day quarantine should be sufficient. Another reason why these restrictions are targeted is that Canada needs people who bring income and benefit the country; if they tell them: "if you come here, you'll need to pay more than $2,000 for just 3 days at a hotel" do you think that would incentivize them to go to Canada at all?
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Exactly my thoughts. They want to get students (or let me say the students' money lol) but in the same movement tell them to pay an estimated $2000 for 3 days at a designated hotel is just odd. They are just deterring them with that. Even if I paid $15000 for my studies, another $2000 on top might not sound too much, but it definitely makes a difference.
Today the mandatory PCR test at the airport took effect, so let's see for the updates 'in the coming weeks'!
Travellers exempt from testing:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/toronto-pearson-airport-mandatory-testing.720080/page-2
- Children who are four (4) years of age and younger
- International travellers connecting to a Canadian destination outside Ontario (without leaving the airport premises)
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/toronto-pearson-airport-mandatory-testing.720080/page-2
So that means if it's a transit flight, then you will still be tested at the final stop, so the new restrictions will still apply. (e.g. you're flying over to Vancouver and one of the stops was in Toronto's Pearson airport; you won't take the test at Pearson, but you will take it at your final stop in Vancouver)