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The government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will suspend restrictions that banned unvaccinated Canadians from air travel and train travel within and outside of Canada after growing pressure on Monday.
The Trudeau government announced the restrictions, which banned unvaccinated people from boarding aeroplanes for travelling outside and inside of Canada as well as trains travelling to other provinces, on Tuesday, stating the restrictions would be lifted on June 20th, this coming Monday.
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc stated that the lifting of restrictions may only be temporary depending on the Wuhan coronavirus situation in Canada and claimed the Trudeau government did not regret banning the unvaccinated from air and train travel, broadcaster CBC reports.
Many restrictions will remain in place, however, including regulations that state unvaccinated Canadians returning to Canada must meet testing and quarantine requirements or face fines of up to $5,000 and possible criminal prosecution.
The vaccine mandates for air and train travel have been in place since October of last year and as many other countries dropped their vaccine entry requirements, pressure began to build on the Trudeau government to drop Canada’s measures as well.