Canadians boarding a flight without a mask will now be forced to provide medical proof that they can't wear one, a revised federal travel order states.
There remain exceptions for infants, as well as people who are unable to remove their face mask without assistance.
Under the order, a mask is defined as: “Any non-medical mask or face covering that is made of at least two layers of tightly woven material such as cotton or linen, is large enough to completely cover a person’s nose and mouth without gaping and can be secured to a person’s head with ties or ear loops.”
Other than going through security, wearing a mask is required when travelling through an airport as well as when on board an airplane. The federal order mandating this has been updated and amended several times over the course of the pandemic. It’s under the same order that
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