Ottawa set to announce end to vaccine mandates for domestic travel, outbound flights – CBC

Jun 13, 2022

Mandates have been in effect since Oct. 30, 2021

The federal government is set to announce Tuesday an end to the COVID-19 vaccine mandates for domestic travel on planes and trains, as well as outbound international travel, CBC News has learned.

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The government may reinstate the vaccine requirement if there’s a new variant of the virus, according to sources with direct knowledge of the decision who spoke with CBC News on condition they not be named.

The vaccine mandates for travel have been in effect since Oct. 30, 2021. As the mandate was phased in, travellers had a one-month grace period where they could instead provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test.

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