Alghabra also announced a months\u002Dlong grace period for unvaccinated foreign nationals hoping to leave the country without getting their shots
Alghabra said the government consulted with First Nations, provinces and territories to develop the exemption.
They’ll have until Feb. 28 to board a plane or boat leaving Canada with only a negative COVID-19 test if they choose to remain unvaccinated.There’s a similar grace period for other unvaccinated Canadians, when they can travel with just a negative molecular test result for COVID-19, but it lasts only until Nov. 29.
“We know that Canadians who have not been vaccinated are now thinking about getting vaccinated and hopefully they will go out and get vaccinated, so they will be required to get tested prior to departure,” Alghabra said.
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