Canada could welcome foreign tourists in September

Canada could accommodate foreign travelers fully vaccinated in September, if the health situation and the population vaccination rate allow it.

C’est ce qui a été dévoilé jeudi soir dans le sommaire écrit de la 33^e rencontre au sujet de la COVID-19, réunissant le premier ministre fédéral et ses homologues provinciaux.

Justin Trudeau mentioned, in the light of recent discussions with the United States, that American citizens as well as fully vaccinated permanent residents could cross the border from mid-August during non-essential trips.

The Prime Minister said that federal ministers would share details on the reception of foreign travelers over the next week.

The provinces, for their part, asserts the importance of setting up vaccination evidence.They also wish to prioritize the implementation of a system that will allow Canadians to travel outside the country.

Earlier in the day, Justin Trudeau said that vaccinated people were not immune to the virus, and that the presence of variants, particularly the delta, changed the situation.

"We must not put at risk health and security, and especially the sacrifices and the gains that we all made," he said at a press conference at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal.

The border with the United States first, wishes Legault

The Prime Minister of Quebec, François Legault, had mentioned, during the same press conference, the fact that travel could resume provided all travelers have the obligation to present vaccination evidence, attesting that they had obtainedTwo doses of vaccine.

Legault said he wanted to start by opening the Canadian-American border, before welcoming visitors to the world.

This announcement occurs the day after a media outing of Montreal tourism players who reproached governments for too much to expect before welcoming foreign tourists.

With the Canadian press