As part of the Candian Government’s plans to continue implementing a multi-layered framework of measures to protect against the spread of COVID-19, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, has announced the roll out of temperature screening for travellers at 11 additional Canadian airports.

The Government of Canada unveiled a multi-phased approach to temperature screenings for all passengers travelling to Canada and travellers departing some Canadian airports back in June 2020. As a result temperature screening stations have been in place since the end of July at the four largest airports in the country: Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver. Since the end of September, temperature screening is also now being conducted at additional regional hubs, including: St. John’s, Halifax, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto Billy Bishop, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Kelowna and Victoria. As well as passengers, all employees and personnel entering or working in the restricted areas of these airports are subject to temperature screening procedures by Canadian Air Transport Security Authority personnel.

The Honourable Garneau, commented: “As Minister of Transport, my highest priority is the safety and security of Canadians and the transportation system. Our government has expanded temperature screenings to major airports across the country to support these efforts and as another measure in our multi-layered approach to help protect the safety of the travelling public and air industry workers. The collective efforts of all Canadians have helped us during the pandemic, and will continue to do so as we move forward.”

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