Air travel policy updates

[bookbabe626]

Pearson has the updated information posted for their departing passengers testing.

https://www.torontopearson.com/en/h...sting-at-toronto-pearson/departing-passengers
More expensive than Shoppers here in Ontario, $60 vs $40 for the antigen tests, but might be useful for people from other provinces connecting to the US through Pearson since they claim results in 30 min.

 

[flav]

I read a few articles saying that the PM doesn’t plan to open the land border in July… So I suspect that minor tweaks will be to authorize fully vaccinated non-Canadian who have property in Canada to cross. What I wish is another story: Go away pre-departure test for fully vaccinated, please!

I cannot find articles on what US intentions are regarding opening the land border unilaterally.

 

[2Lunds]

https://canadiantravelnews.ca/2021/07/14/maybe-the-u-s-doesnt-want-the-border-open-either/
I have alerts on Google and Twitter so I get updates regularly. Read this earlier today, including this gem of a quote:

"...the U.S. has working groups talking with Canada and other countries about the border and travel rules. “But U.S. officials say they still have no timetable and travel industry officials think the restrictions may not be lifted until August or later.”

At which point I went ahead and cancelled my Sept stay at CSR and re-booked for The Contemporary at the end of January. Ironically I feel better now that I've let go of September plans.

 

[von Monster]

I read a few articles saying that the PM doesn’t plan to open the land border in July… So I suspect that minor tweaks will be to authorize fully vaccinated non-Canadian who have property in Canada to cross. What I wish is another story: Go away pre-departure test for fully vaccinated, please!

I cannot find articles on what US intentions are regarding opening the land border unilaterally.

Sen. Schumer: 'If we can't get the Canadians to budge, we should do it on our own' (mynbc5.com)

Schumer says the U.S. must do two things: expand the definition of essential travel for those crossing the border to include vaccinated Canadian citizens with family, property, educational, medical, tourist, or business interests, and then the U.S. should unilaterally open the border to vaccinated Canadians if the Canadian government does not act bilaterally by July 21.

From that I fully expect unless the border situation changes drastically on the 21st that the US Senate will take action and do as Schumer is demanding.

This article covers his press release a bit more fully - Schumer pushing for reopening of U.S.-Canadian Border | Local News | saratogian.com

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

Does anyone know how the testing on arrival at Pearson happens for those fully vaccinated?
Do they test you at the airport or give you a kit to take home?
If they test at the airport, are the results immediate or do you find out once you get home?
Edited to ask... the arrival test doesn’t have a charge, correct?

 

[Susan2771]

Pearson has the updated information posted for their departing passengers testing.

https://www.torontopearson.com/en/h...sting-at-toronto-pearson/departing-passengers
More expensive than Shoppers here in Ontario, $60 vs $40 for the antigen tests, but might be useful for people from other provinces connecting to the US through Pearson since they claim results in 30 min.

Thanks so much for posting this! They have a discounted rate for a family of 4. Still not the same as Shoppers but a great option

 

[Sue M]

Sen. Schumer: 'If we can't get the Canadians to budge, we should do it on our own' (mynbc5.com)



From that I fully expect unless the border situation changes drastically on the 21st that the US Senate will take action and do as Schumer is demanding.

This article covers his press release a bit more fully - Schumer pushing for reopening of U.S.-Canadian Border | Local News | saratogian.com

Well they can decide to open their land border, by air it’s always been open going to the US. But they can’t do much about what our border does.

 

[wdwmom3]

Just read they are lifting the cruise ship ban in November.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Hopefully that means they will also remove the Level 4 warning for going on a cruise!

 

[von Monster]

Well they can decide to open their land border, by air it’s always been open going to the US. But they can’t do much about what our border does.

No, but if the US opens it's side, and there's no quarantine coming back for all intents and purposes it's effectively open for Canadians.

Also from the CBC it looks like the Blue Jays should be playing out of Toronto sooner rather than later, so I would not expect a general border opening to vaccinated to be far behind. FWIW TFC has already received approval to resume home games starting this weekend.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/...a-trending-in-a-very-good-direction-1.6104263

 

[Sue M]

Just read they are lifting the cruise ship ban in November.

Hopefully the Alaska ships return to Vancouver for next year.

 

[hdrolfe]

Hopefully the Alaska ships return to Vancouver for next year.

I'm not interested in an Alaskan cruise but I do hope they are able to go next year, I know it's a boost to the tourism in BC when the ships are in port.

 

[Sue M]

No, but if the US opens it's side, and there's no quarantine coming back for all intents and purposes it's effectively open for Canadians.

Also from the CBC it looks like the Blue Jays should be playing out of Toronto sooner rather than later, so I would not expect a general border opening to vaccinated to be far behind. FWIW TFC has already received approval to resume home games starting this weekend.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/...a-trending-in-a-very-good-direction-1.6104263

Yes would open for Canadians wanting to drive across. But not Americans.
Also won’t help with those of us who live near the border with day trips.
I don’t know if cross border day trips will ever come back with all this reporting and testing.

 

[Sue M]

I'm not interested in an Alaskan cruise but I do hope they are able to go next year, I know it's a boost to the tourism in BC when the ships are in port.

I’m not interested in going on one, but I see what it’s done to Vancouver tourism.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

East Coast is missing the ships badly too.

 

[CanucksRock]

I have one booked next August. It was originally September 2020 cruise Bumped it twice. …out of Seattle, and I don’t plan on flying, so that land border needs to open.

 

[PixieT78]

I kind of think that when they open the land border will be the same time as eliminating the testing. I think as long as they want people tested, they’ll be hard pressed to require it on the land border.

I also think it’s possible for the testing to be around for a long time so who knows. I just would love the US to no longer require testing. But I don’t know that they are really in the position to eliminate that so I won’t hold my breath.

 

[pangyal]

Does anyone know how the testing on arrival at Pearson happens for those fully vaccinated?
Do they test you at the airport or give you a kit to take home?
If they test at the airport, are the results immediate or do you find out once you get home?
Edited to ask... the arrival test doesn’t have a charge, correct?

Yes. For fully vaccinated you get a green sticker on your passport after speaking with your Customs agent and go straight through after baggage claim at Pearson to the nice people handing out test kits as you exit the baggage claim area. There is no charge. We saw a crazy long line for testing which I can only assume was for the unvaxxed arrivals.

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

Yes. For fully vaccinated you get a green sticker on your passport after speaking with your Customs agent and go straight through after baggage claim at Pearson to the nice people handing out test kits as you exit the baggage claim area. There is not charge. We saw a crazy long line for testing which I can only assume wad for the unvaxxed arrivals.

Awsome, thank you so much for letting me know

 

[KNovacovschi]

Yes would open for Canadians wanting to drive across. But not Americans.
Also won’t help with those of us who live near the border with day trips.
I don’t know if cross border day trips will ever come back with all this reporting and testing.

right, I need to get over to the post office to pick up packages that have been sitting there since March 2020. Literally 2 secs over the Queenston-Lewiston border.