Ottawa: Amid concern over security and tackling heavy rush at airports, the Government of Canada is taking new measures to address wait times and congestion at Canadian airports.

From September 8, 2022, new regulations will come into effect that will ensure that passengers are offered the option of a refund for flights that are cancelled, or where there is a lengthy delay, due to reasons outside of an air carrier’s control (such as major weather events, or a pandemic) where it is not possible for the air carrier to complete the passenger’s itinerary within a reasonable time frame.

These new rules will also be enforced by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), which is Canada’s independent, quasi-judicial tribunal and regulator of the national transportation system, with the powers of a superior court. Additional resources of $11 million were provided through Budget 2022 to assist the CTA in fulfilling their mandate as passenger travel volumes continue to rise.

Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, said that for the week of August 22 to 28, about 97.5 percent of flights planned for Canada’s top four airports were completed, which is an improvement from 95 percent for the first week of July.

Similarly, over 86 percent of flights from the top four airports left on time, or within one hour of their scheduled departure in the same period span. This is a significant improvement from under 75 percent for the first week of July and is approaching the pre-pandemic levels in August 2019 where 95 percent of flights were on time, or within an hour of scheduled departure.

The minister said that 87 percent of passengers at the four largest airports including Toronto-Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, Montréal-Trudeau International Airport and Calgary International Airport, were screened within 15 minutes by CATSA, an improvement from 79 percent during the first week of July 2022.

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Ottawa: To maintain regional connectivity, Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, announced, a non-repayable contribution of over $2.8 million at the Kingston Airport today.

Announcing the contribution, for four southern Ontario airports: Kingston Airport, Cornwall Regional Airport, Huronia Airport and Arnprior Airport, he said that Southern Ontario is a strategically-located and globally recognized region that offers many advantages for local businesses, including state-of-the-art infrastructure, a diverse workforce and a strong regional air transportation network.

According to the information, the City of Kingston, operator of Kingston Airport, is receiving a $1.3-million investment, Huronia Airport is receiving a $310,000 investment, Arnprior Airport will get $47,500 and

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Ottawa: If you are planning to go on a short trip this fall, there are some destinations in Canada with good potential for travel and less hassle, feel good temperatures. Here are the top four best budget friendly destinations.

Where to go: Toronto

It is largest city in Canada and the fall welcomes prestigious Toronto International Film Festival from September 8 to 18 and also offers an opportune time to see five of the city’s main sports teams.

Leafs and Raptors preseason will commence in Sept. and Oct. and Blue Jays and Toronto FC games run until the end of September, Argonauts to go on until October.

Moreover, the weather will be pleasing in September between 14 and 23 C while in October is milder (8 to 15 C) and November is chillier (2 to 9 C).

Interestingly, the domestic flights to Toronto are on average 19 per cent cheaper in the fall versus the summer.

Where to go: Victoria

B.C.’s charming capital is not only warmest city but is also located in sub-Mediterranean climate zone. It is a worth the trip.

The city will witness lowest amount of rainfall on the entire West Coast in September, October and sometimes into November, too.

The temperature remains between 11 and 18 C, October is 9 to 14 C and November is 6 to 10 C. They city offers stay at exquisite hotels at 35-per-cent price drop during the fall.

Where to go: Whitehorse, Yukon

The natural light display is visible August to April. The fall is the best time to witness Yukon wildlife, from bison and grizzly bears to caribou and moose.

The temperature remains generally warm and in September it would have 2 to 12 C. You will definitely need a warm jacket in October and November. The flights to Whitehorse from within Canada to be available at 13% less expensive in the fall.

Where to go: Charlottetown

It is a worth trip for two reaons- lobster season! PEI has a lobster season from August to October. In addition to eating, in this Canada’s smallest province, the foliage will be at its brightest in October. You can also explore it via the 273-kilometre Confederation Trail.

The temperature remains 10 to 18 C in September, 5 to 12 C in October, 0 to 6 C in November.

You can save upto on flights and 30- to 35-per-cent on hotels in the fall.

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Ottawa: In a bid to contain the incessantly rising pollution from the transportation sector, the government of Canada is installing over 500 Level 2 electric vehicles (EV) chargers across the country.

Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources said that the government will invest over $2.4 million in Indigo Park Canada to install 500 Level 2 EV chargers at 68 sites.

The government is planning to install these charging points across British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, three of which will be in Manitoba. All chargers will be available to Canadians by March 2024.

Indigo Park Canada also contributed over $2.4 million, bringing the total project cost to over $4.8 million. Since 2016, Canada has invested a historic $1 billion to make EVs more affordable and chargers more accessible for Canadians.

“We’re making electric vehicles more affordable and charging more accessible where Canadians live, work and play. Investing in more EV chargers, like the ones announced today, will put more Canadians in the driver’s seat on the road to a net-zero future and help achieve our climate goals.”said Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources.

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Calgary: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is continue to close the seasonal Chief Mountain, Alberta border crossing (AB Hwy 6) until further notice.

The CBSA has not opened Chief Mountain since the start of the pandemic. The continued closure is necessary to ensure enhanced health screening and management of border wait times at the busiest ports of entry.

Travellers driving to Canada must use an alternate port of entry, such as the Carway border crossing (AB Hwy 2) or the Coutts border crossing (AB Hwy 4).

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Ottawa: Following decline in Covid-19 cases across the globe, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is going to resume its services and adjust service hours at four land ports from May 11.

According to the information, CBSA will also start services at the Cranbrook airport from May 2.

As per the plan, service will resume at Clarenceville (Quebec), Gillespie Portage (New Brunswick) and Lacolle: Route 223 (Quebec) from May 11.

Similarly, services the CBSA will resume services at the following land port of entry from Little Gold Creek (Yukon) from June 1 and at the Cranbrook airport from May 2.

Meanwhile, there are certain General Aviation (GA) sites where border clearance services will continue to be suspended or operating with reduced hours until further notice,officials said.

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Ottawa: The Helena Jaczek, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced a Government of Canada investment of $68.5 million to support Indigenous Tourism Ontario and 11 Regional Tourism Organizations (RTOs) in southern Ontario.

This support, provided through the Government of Canada’s Tourism Relief Fund, delivered by FedDev Ontario, will allow the following not-for-profit organizations to provide non-repayable contributions of up to $100,000 to tourism businesses and organizations, to help them develop new and enhanced products and services to attract visitors and prepare for future growth

This investment is pending successful completion of signed contribution agreements.

This builds on a FedDev Ontario investment of $6.6 million for ITO and some RTOs at the beginning of the pandemic, to help the region’s tourism sector in adapting to the impacts of COVID-19.

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Vancouver: In a big relief for International travellers, Canada government has announced that now vaccinated people will not require to show a negative Covid-19 test result to enter the country.

Randy Boissonnault

Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance said, “After a challenging two years, we all want the Canadian economy, including the tourism sector, to rebound and grow. We in government have been listening to the concerns of tourism businesses across the country. We are confident that, thanks to all that Canadians have done to protect one another, we can now take the next step forward and remove testing requirements for fully vaccinated travellers entering Canada. The economy, workers and tourism business owners will benefit from this next step in opening Canada up once again to the world.”

For partially or unvaccinated travelers who are currently allowed to travel to Canada, pre-entry testing requirements are not changing. Unless otherwise exempt, all travellers 5 years of age or older who do not qualify as fully vaccinated must continue to provide proof of an accepted type of pre-entry COVID-19 test result.

Meanwhile, all travellers continue to be required to submit their mandatory information in ArriveCAN (free mobile app or website) before their arrival in Canada.

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New Delhi: Canadian authorities have extended restrictions on all direct commercial and private passenger flights from India until September 26, the federal transport ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Travelers eligible to enter Canada will be able to board direct flights from India once the restriction on direct flights expires, provided they have a proof of a negative COVID-19 test, according to the statement.

Meanwhile, the direct flights from India is likely to be resumed to Canada on September 27, but there’s a catch. The ongoing flight ban, in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic, would be lifted only on the basis of the results of Covid-19 tests conducted on arrival in Canada on passengers travelling from New Delhi on three flights on Wednesday.

As a “first step”, Transport Canada said, all passengers on the three Air Canada flights from New Delhi on Wednesday will be tested for Covid-19 on arrival “to ensure that the new measures are working”.

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Vancouver – ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਦੇਸ਼ਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਨਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸਲਾਹ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਹੁਣ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਲੈਵਲ 3 ‘ਤੇ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਨੂੰ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਲੈਵਲ 4 ‘ਤੇ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ।
ਕੋਰੋਨਾ ਵਾਇਰਸ ਤੇ ਡੈਲਟਾ ਵੇਰੀਏਂਟ ਦੇ ਫੈਲਾਅ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਦਿਆਂ ਹੁਣ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਯਾਤਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਲਾਹ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ‘ਚ ਗੈਰ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਹੇਜ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਵੇ। ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ ‘ਤੇ ਇਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਯਾਤਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਅਜੇ ਕੋਰੋਨਾ ਵਾਇਰਸ ਦਾ ਟੀਕਾ ਹਾਸਿਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਯੂਐਸ ਡਿਪਾਰਟਮੈਂਟ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ‘ਚ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਐਡਵਾਇਜਰੀ ਜਾਰੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ।
ਜ਼ਿਕਰਯੋਗ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮਾਰਚ 2020 ਤੋਂ ਕੋਰੋਨਾ ਵਾਇਰਸ ਕਾਰਨ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਬਾਰਡਰ ਨੂੰ ਬੰਦ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ 9 ਅਗਸਤ ਤੋਂ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਟੀਕਾ ਲਗਵਾ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਯਾਤਰੀਆਂ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਬਾਰਡਰ ਖੋਲ੍ਹ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਐਲਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਵੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਰਡਰ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਦਾਖਲੇ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਰਾਹਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਗਈ। ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸਤੰਬਰ 21 ਤੱਕ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਬਾਰਡਰ ਬੰਦ ਰੱਖਣ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ।

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