Quebec announced a vaccination campaign for temporary foreign farm workers
On April 26, 2021, Quebec announced new vaccination measures for temporary foreign farm workers. Temporary foreign workers are one of the priority groups of essential workers in environments at high risk of an infection outbreak. As part of the current vaccination campaign, they can now be vaccinated, however, they will have to wait until the end of the mandatory quarantine required upon their arrival. Coming to the vaccination appointment, they have to bring proof of employment, while a Québec health insurance card is not required.
#Quebec, #Temporary_workers, #Seasonal_workers, #Agriculture, #farmers, #farmworkers, #farm_workers
April 27, 2021
New Brunswick announced new travel regulations
On April 23, 2021, New Brunswick announced new requirements for non-essential and business travellers, post-secondary students, and people who move to the province permanently. New self-isolation requirements will be effective from April 25 under the mandatory order. All travellers will be required to self-isolate for at least seven days in a designated isolation hotel at their own expense. Returning post-secondary students and their families also will need to stay in an isolation hotel. For them, the cost of the isolation hotel and related expenses will be covered by the provincial government. All travellers will be required to take a COVID-19 test on day 5 and day 10 of their self-isolation. Once they get a negative result, they may complete their 14-day self-isolation at home, as long as no other people are in the household.
#Covid_19, #travel_restrictions, #New_Brunswick
April 26, 2021
Prince Edward Island applied new travel measures
On April 23, 2021, Prince Edward Island (PEI) announced new measures for people travelling to or from the island. New travel restrictions will be effective from April 24, and in place until at least May 17, 2021. According to new regulations, anyone who has been in Nova Scotia since April 16, 2021, with a same-day travel self-isolation exemption, will have to be tested on day 4 and day 8 following their return to PEI. Same-day travel exemptions will be limited only to necessary travel. PEI also paused travel for seasonal residents coming to PEI from the Atlantic Provinces until May 17, 2021. Work and study permits for people who are going to reside on the island permanently will continue to be issued. Effective Monday, April 26, all PEI resident registered truck drivers, rotational workers, transport crews, military, and coast guard must isolate until the first negative test. PEI currently has 12 active COVID-19 cases.
#Covid_19, #travel_restrictions, #Prince_Edward_Island, #PEI
April 26, 2021
Quebec will receive 100 times more money to settle its new residents than other provinces
Funding distributed between Quebec and other provinces becomes even more unbalanced. Although Quebec reduced its immigration levels two years ago, the province will get $650 million to help settle the 30,000 to 35,000 new permanent residents it expects in 2021. The rest provinces of Canada that outstrip immigration to Quebec, will receive only $741 million to help integrate about 370,000 new permanent residents. British Columbia that expects to have twice more new residents than Quebec, will receive $109 million, while Ontario, which normally takes in 45 percent of all immigrants to Canada, will get just $372 million. This means when Quebec has more than $20,000 to support each of its new permanent residents, new residents of Ontario, British Columbia, and other provinces will be allocated only about $2000.
#Quebec, #British_Columbia, #BC, #Ontario, #Canada
