Canada's border restrictions mean most non-Canadians can't get into the country, but don't stop international flights
announced that they were suspending all their regular international flights, it wasn't because the government forced them to. It was because they calculated that doing so would be best for their business, as there were simply nowhere near enough passengers to make flying the routes worthwhile.
Since then, both airlines have resumed flights between Canada and destinations in the U.S. and overseas, albeit at frequencies far reduced from the pre-pandemic era. Many foreign airlines are flying between Canadian and international airports as well. A scan of theon the website for Pearson International Airport in Toronto found that seven international flights from three different continents were scheduled to arrive within a three-hour span Wednesday afternoon.
Those flights, like all arriving from outside Canada, are still subject to many restrictions. For one, they are only allowed to land at four airports – those in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. Additionally, only certain passengers are allowed to fly into the country: Canadian citizens and permanent residents, citizens' immediate family members, diplomats and air crews.
Everyone entering the country for a non-essential reason must self-isolate for 14 days. Not doing so is a violation of the Quarantine Act and carries a maximum penalty of a $750,000 fine and six months in jail, although the
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