Sources: Global News
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announces that Canada will require vaccinations for federal public servants and air and train passengers. The mandate is expected to be implemented by the Crown corporation and other federally regulated businesses and will begin as soon as next month. 2021-08-13
The Robert Koch Institute removes dozens of countries, including the United States, Canada, Austria, and Lebanon, from its travel risk list due to low COVID-19 infection rates. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas later announces that most of the countries still on the list will be removed on July 1. 2021-06-11
Canada announces that it will purchase two million doses of the vaccine produced by Moderna. 2021-05-27
British Columbia reports Canada's first case of the Nigerian variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a young person from the Interior Health region who is currently self-isolating. 2021-02-12
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces that the country has ordered 168,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine. 2020-12-15
The Canadian federal government extends international travel restrictions for most travellers who are not Canadian citizens, permanent residents or people entering from the United States for "essential" reasons until January 21, 2021. 2020-11-29
The United States and Canada suspend nonessential travel between the two countries due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2020-03-18