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Why the conflicting information?
In Canada, those returning to the country via air must submit a negative Covid test, then underto another test when arriving at the home airport. It has been said that those must quarantine for 14 days & if your planned place of quarantine is not
acceptable, you'll have to stay at Gov't approved hotel which could cost up to$2000/per person. Then the rule said that if both Covid tests are negative, quarantine is required for 3 days, then then person can go to their own home
(again if approved) finish out the quarantine period, report to the Govt every so often, etc.etc. Just WHY it could cost up to $2000/per person is a mystery. Hotel rooms charge by the night..not by per person. If people are permitted to share the same hotel room, the cost would be say $150/night for the ROOM, not by each person. The thought that comes to mind regarding this is that perhaps the Govt wouldn't permit persons to share the same hotel room., yet they were on holiday together, & shared the same room at their resort or whatever.. The same is true
for roommates who travel together. What IS the restrictions, & why the conflicting information? Turdy needs to be more transparent & stop all the secrecy.
As mentioned, my roommate & I are best friends, we share a 2-bedroom apartment, & we travel together, so I don't see the need for us both to be in different rooms.
Also, a Gov't approved hotel? How in h*ll are people supposed to know what's Govt approved or not? Best Western,??? Comfort Inn??? Sheraton??? Are people expected to have booked a room before they arrive back into Canada???
3 Answers
- blackgrumpycatLv 73 months agoFavorite Answer
I don't think it is conflicting information. Currently you have to quarantine/isolate for 14 days, but in the future, you will have to abide by the new rules:
As soon as possible in the coming weeks, all air travellers arriving in Canada, with very limited exceptions, must reserve a room in a Government of Canada-approved hotel for three nights at their own cost, and take a COVID-19 molecular test on arrival at their own cost. More details will be available in the coming days.
So it looks like whether you are a resident or not, the first 3 days of entering Canada, you will isolate in a hotel until you get test results. Whether the 14 day quarantine changes if you are negative isn't specified.
I would suspect that couples and families will room together, but singles who are travelling with others, will not be allowed to share.
I guess the high rates are that people isolating will need more room service/assistance for meals etc than normal hotel guests, plus they are trying to discourage people from travelling.
- sunshine_melLv 73 months ago
If you have to quarantine in a hotel room, you're not allowed out. So staff have to be employed to provide security (ie keep people quarantining), deliver food etc.
- Rona LachatLv 73 months ago
Could cost up to.........
You have been WARNED your stay in Hotel is your cost. Those room service meals can get expensive depending what you order. Suggest you avoid the in room
mini fridge EXPENSIVE items.
The price one has to pay for their travel during COVID.
Do not like the extra charges then just vacation in your own country.
