The Biden administration will keep land borders with Canada and Mexico closed until at least October 21, 2021.
The US is planning to ease travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals in November.
To be eligible to enter the country, travellers will have to take a PCR test at least 72 hours before departure, as well as provide a negative result and proof of complete vaccination.
While Canadians still cannot travel to the US, fully vaccinated Americans enter Canada from August 9.
#US, #US_Canada_border, #borders, #tourism
https://ipolitics.ca/2021/09/20/u-s-land-border-to-remain-closed-to-canadians-until-oct-21/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/border-closure-cost-school-windsor-border-town-1.6182446
September 21, 2021
Despite major Canadian metropolises have been popular destinations for immigrants for a long time, small and medium Canadian cities are now beginning to attract more overseas newcomers as the pressure of living in big cities increases.
A study conducted between 2013 and 2019 by David Campbell at Ryerson University showed that the number of immigrants who settled in smaller cities increased by 45%.
While only 9% settled in the four largest cities in Canada. Smaller cities, especially cities in the four Atlantic provinces, are slowly gaining popularity as destinations for immigration.
#Canadian_cities, #newcomers, #small_cities, #Atlantic_provinces
September 20, 2021
Health Canada has made brand name changes for the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
As of now, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is renamed to Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty, the name of the Moderna vaccine has been changed to Moderna Spikevax, and the AstraZeneca vaccine will be named AstraZeneca Vaxzevria.
To note, only the names of the vaccines have been changed.
There are no changes to the vaccines themselves.
All three COVID-19 vaccines were authorized for use in Canada under the Interim Order which expired on September 16, 2021.
On this date, Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty and Moderna Spikevax transitioned to an authorization under the Food and Drug Regulations, while AstraZeneca Vaxzevria is under review for transition.
#COVID_19, #vaccines, #Health_Canada, #Pfizer, #Moderna, #AstraZeneca
https://globalnews.ca/news/8195443/covid-coronavirus-vaccine-12-kids-pfizer-moderna/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/vaccine-name-change-canada-1.6178484
September 17, 2021
According to the Labour Market Bulletin prepared by the Government of Canada, which analyzed Labour Force Survey results of Manitoba, employment in the province increased in July, up 7,400 to 654,800.
The analysis highlights some occupations that have increased in demand in the province due to the pandemic.
In addition, in July, the unemployment rate fell 1.5 percentage points to 6.1% - the lowest since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 (6.7%).
However, many jobs in the tourism and hospitality sectors were negatively impacted because of Manitoba’s public health measures and pandemic-related shutdowns.
#Manitoba, #Employment, #Unemployment, #Labour_Market_Bulletin, #Labour_Force_Survey
September 16, 2021
