India and Canada have discussed the expansion of the bilateral air service agreement that will allow more flights between the two countries. Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is on a nine-day visit to the US and Canada, met Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. “I Continue Reading
Canada will ease entry for fully vaccinated international travellers starting on February 28 as Covid-19 cases decline, allowing a rapid antigen test for travellers instead of a molecular one, officials said. The new measures, which include random testing for vaccinated travellers entering Canada, were announced by federal government ministers. Canada will monitor Continue Reading
According to a report by The Hindustan Times, the Canadian government has removed its global travel advisory on all non-essential travel outside the country. The caution had been in place since the spring of 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic first spread internationally and into Canada. That advisory was updated on October 21 even as the […]Continue Reading
Canada will allow direct flights from India from September 27, lifting the ban on them after a gap of more than five months. Announcing the decision, Transport Canada on September 25 in a tweet said: “Beginning at 00:01 EDT on September 27, direct flights from India can land in Canada with additional public health measures […]Continue Reading
Canada on Monday announced that it is extending the ban on incoming passenger flights from India for another month due to the Delta variant of Covid-19. The ban, which was imposed on April 22 when India was witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases, was set to expire on July 21, but will now remain in […]Continue Reading
Canada has started easing pandemic travel restrictions for its citizens, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it will be “quite a while” before unvaccinated foreign tourists are allowed into the country. “I can tell you right now, that’s not going to happen for quite a while,” Trudeau said. “We need to continue to ensure that […]Continue Reading