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Quarantine Act, 2005

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213: 33: 138:, the act grants the ability to designate quarantine facilities, require health screenings upon arrival or exit of the country, and issue emergency orders that impose conditions or prohibitions on the entry of individuals or imports in order to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. It also imposes fines on those who disobey quarantine officers or quarantine orders. The act was invoked in response to the 200:
by saying that anyone returning home from abroad without a credible self-isolation plan would be forced to stay at a designated quarantine facility, such as a hotel." Trudeau is puzzled by "those questions on non-essential travel". CPHO Tam "called the mandatory 14-day quarantine for arrivals a
196:"if it suspects a returning traveller won't comply." The PHAC then notifies the national operations centre of the RCMP, who then coordinates with local police forces. Thus far, only one person in Richmond, British Columbia, was fined $ 1,000. The Trudeau government "expanded the 201:'cornerstone' of federal pandemic policy." Trudeau said, "Once we get to a point where non-essential travel picks up again in the coming months, I guess, we need to have strong measures in place and we're looking at those closely." 180:
By May 20, police officers had made 2,198 "home visits to make sure Canadians complying with the self-isolation rule when they cross back into the country". One returning traveller at
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to reach a place of self-isolation, and prohibiting self-isolation in settings where they may come in contact with people with pre-existing conditions and the elderly.
291: 154:, the act was invoked for two purposes. It was used in order to mandate a quarantine of Canadian travellers who had been repatriated from the pandemic's origin, 162:
invoked the act effective at midnight that night, to legally require all international travellers (excluding essential workers) returning to Canada to
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disclosed it had been asked to enforce the act. Penalties for violations can include a fine of up to $ 750,000 and imprisonment for six months.
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An Act to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases
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for 14 days, prohibiting those who are symptomatic from using
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Parliament of Canada
Long title
Parliament of Canada
French
act
Parliament of Canada
quarantine
communicable diseases
2002–04 SARS outbreak
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
Wuhan
Patty Hajdu
self-isolate
public transit
RCMP
Pearson International Airport
Justin Trudeau
CBSA
PHAC
Order-in-Council
Canada portal
Emergencies Act
Quarantine Act


"The coronavirus can't be contained. Are you ready?"
"Travellers returning home must enter mandatory self-isolation: health minister"
"RCMP to enforce Quarantine Act, while Trudeau says no plan to invoke Emergencies Act"

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