On November 26, 2021, the Government of Canada suspended all direct flights from seven South African countries due to the new variant of concern of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. These South African countries are South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.
Passengers, who will travel from these countries to Canada via a third country must be able to demonstrate a pre-departure negative COVID-19 molecular test result regardless of their vaccination status. Canada’s health minister, Jean-Yves Duclos advised people, who travelled to Southern Africa over the past two weeks to get a COVID-19 test and stay in isolation until they receive a negative test result.
#Covid_19, #Travel_restrictions, #South_Africa, #Botswana, #Eswatini, #Lesotho, #Namibia, #Zimbabwe, #Mozambique, #Travel_ban
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/southern-africa-variant-canada-travel-1.6263898
https://www.blogto.com/travel/2021/11/canada-travel-ban-new-africa/
November 29, 2021
On November 25, 2021, Statistics Canada published a report analyzing the Canadian labour market and payroll employment.
According to the report, there were 1,014,600 job vacancies in early September. The majority of these vacancies were in the accommodation and food services sector (196,100).
Businesses in this sector faced problems with the recruitment of appropriately skilled employees.
There also were 131,200 vacancies in the health care and social assistance sector and 121,700 vacancies in the retail trade sector.
In addition, job vacancies reached record highs in the construction and manufacturing sectors with 85,400 and 82,600 vacant positions, respectively.
#Labour_shortage, #employment, #statistics, #vacancies, #skilled_workers
November 29, 2021
On November 26, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced an updated COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Certification form for interpreter professional services contracts.
New requirements include procedures for obtaining the COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement Certification for accredited interpreters to continue their jobs.
Interpreters who cannot be vaccinated due to a medical condition, religion, or other reasons under the Canadian Human Rights Act must identify accommodation and mitigation measures for approval by the Responsibility Centre Manager (RCM).
In addition, the Government has also updated IMM 2048E form – the Professional Services Contract for Interpretation Services form.
#COVID_19, #Vaccination, #interpreters, #RCM
November 29, 2021
Since August 9, 2021, the Government of Canada has eased travel restrictions by allowing fully vaccinated travellers to enter the country for non-essential purposes, without having to go through quarantine upon arrival.
In October, New data Statistics Canada released a report that indicated 263,400 non-residents arrived in the country in one month, 14 times more than the same period last year.
114,200 of those travellers came from the United States and 149,200 from different countries.
Under the new rules, anyone entering the country must be fully vaccinated with Health Canada-approved vaccines and show proof of a negative PCR test result taken within 72 hours before their flight.
#Tourists, #border_measures, #travel_restrictions, #USA, #vaccination
November 26, 2021
