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John Rudd:
I wonder if any of our Canadian friends could give some idea of what is happening in Canada at the moment with the current Covid situation? We are travelling around the Eastern area...Quebec etc....

I'm due to holiday there in May after having last yrs visit cancelled due to Covid..... :bang:

Thanks..

cwelkie:
Best advice I can give is to start looking at a Canadian news outlet regularly (CTV,CBC). There are a number of new restrictions about to be implemented to discourage non-essential travel by everyone (resident and foreigner alike). For example, all scheduled airlines have “volunteered” to cancel all flights to traditional spring break destinations.

Can’t share any specifics about Ontario east, I’m in BC and each province has its own approach, rules and issues.
Things can very quickly though so today’s story isn’t valid very long.

awemawson:
I expect that the compulsory quarantine hotels will still be operating for returns to the UK in May John at (I understand) £1750 per head which adds cost and and two weeks extra time.

Not sure I'd be still planning to go myself.

John Rudd:
I emailed our travel agent yesterday.
Their reply was “ we don’t anticipate any issues at the moment,so a refund is not possible, your holiday is likely to go ahead. “
Hmmm...not the answer I was expecting....I paid by credit card but again a refund is unlikely....

Best keep watching...

cwelkie:
Speaking of quarantines - a PCR test is required before departure to Canada and another upon arrival. Travellers will soon be required to book quarantine in a government facility at their cost until test results are known ... can take 3 days and C$2000.
Check the News Release link on this page ... https://travel.gc.ca

Unfortunately your refund seems to be hiding behind "it's possible" without considering all the hurdles and additional costs to overcome.
As Andrew said, I wouldn't be planning to visit yet.  Even getting around individual provinces and regions can be challenging for non-essential reasons.

Good thing we can putter in the shed!
Charlie

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