Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 156, Number 9: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
February 26, 2022
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Publication after screening assessment of 34 substances specified on the Domestic Substances List (subsection 77(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas the 34 substances identified in Annex II are substances identified under subsection 73(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;
Whereas a summary of the draft screening assessment conducted on these substances pursuant to section 74 of the Act is annexed hereby;
And whereas it is proposed to conclude that the substances do not meet any of the criteria set out in section 64 of the Act,
Notice therefore is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health (the ministers) propose to take no further action on these substances at this time under section 77 of the Act.
Public comment period
As specified under subsection 77(5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, any person may, within 60 days after publication of this notice, file with the Minister of the Environment written comments on the measure the ministers propose to take and on the scientific considerations on the basis of which the measure is proposed. More information regarding the scientific considerations may be obtained from the Canada.ca (Chemical Substances) website. All comments must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice and be addressed to the Executive Director, Program Development and Engagement Division, Department of the Environment, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3, by email to substances@ec.gc.ca or by using the online reporting system available through Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Single Window.
In accordance with section 313 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, any person who provides information in response to this notice may submit with the information a request that it be treated as confidential.
Jacqueline Gonçalves
Director General
Science and Risk Assessment Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
Greg Carreau
Director General
Safe Environments Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of Health
ANNEX I
Summary of the draft screening assessment of substances identified as being of low concern using the ecological risk classification of inorganic substances and biomonitoring or rapid screening science approaches
Pursuant to section 74 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have conducted a screening assessment of 34 substances. These substances were identified as priorities for assessment, as they met categorization criteria under subsection 73(1) of CEPA. The Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers (CAS RNfootnote 1), Domestic Substances List (DSL) names, and common names of these substances are listed in Annex II.
According to information submitted in response to a CEPA section 71 survey, no consumer uses were identified for the majority of substances. Some of these substances may be used in the manufacture of food packaging materials, while others are present in products available to consumers including drugs, natural health products, cosmetics, sealants, lubricants and greases, paper products, paints and coatings, batteries, water treatment products, pesticides, and disinfectants. Industrial uses include use as paint additives, processing aids, lubricants, viscosity adjusters, desiccants, pH adjusters, adhesives and sealants, and intermediates.
The ecological risks of the substances in this assessment were characterized using the Ecological Risk Classification of inorganic substances (ERC-I), which is a risk-based approach that employs multiple metrics for both hazard and exposure, with weighted consideration of multiple lines of evidence for determining risk classification. Hazard characterization in ERC-I included a survey of published predicted no-effect concentrations (PNEC) and water quality guidelines, and the derivation of new PNEC values when required. Exposure profiling considered two approaches: predictive modelling using a generic near-field exposure model for each substance, and an analysis of measured concentrations collected by federal and provincial water quality monitoring programs using metal concentrations as a conservative indicator of exposure for individual substances. Modelled and measured predicted environmental concentrations were compared to PNECs, and multiple statistical metrics were computed and compared to decision criteria to classify the potential to cause harm to the environment. Based on the outcome of the ERC-I analysis, the 34 substances in this assessment are considered unlikely to be causing ecological harm.
Considering all available lines of evidence presented in this draft screening assessment, there is low risk of harm to the environment from the 34 substances in this assessment. It is proposed to conclude that these substances do not meet the criteria under paragraph 64(a) or (b) of CEPA, as they are not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that have or may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment or its biological diversity, or that constitute or may constitute a danger to the environment on which life depends.
The human health risks of the substances in this assessment based on current levels of exposure were characterized using one of three science approaches: Biomonitoring-based Approach 1, Biomonitoring-based Approach 2, or the Rapid screening of substances with limited general population exposure approach. The Biomonitoring-based Approach 1 is a qualitative science approach used to identify substances with limited exposure based on substances or moieties measured in the Canadian population at very low frequencies. The Biomonitoring-based Approach 2 compares human biomonitoring data (as a measure of exposure) against biomonitoring guidance values that are consistent with available health-based exposure guidance values, such as biomonitoring equivalents (BEs), to identify substances with low concern for human health. The Rapid screening of substances with limited general exposure for human health is used to identify low concern substances by evaluating the potential for direct exposure from products and indirect exposure from environmental media.
Considering all the information presented in this draft screening assessment, it is proposed to conclude that the 34 substances in this assessment do not meet the criteria under paragraph 64(c) of CEPA, as they are not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that constitute or may constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health.
Proposed overall conclusion
It is therefore proposed to conclude that the 34 substances in this assessment do not meet any of the criteria set out in section 64 of CEPA.
The draft screening assessment for these substances is available on the Canada.ca (Chemical Substances) website.
ANNEX II
CAS RN | Domestic Substances List name | Common name |
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56797-01-4 | Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, cerium(3+) salt | Not applicable |
10038-98-9 | Germane, tetrachloro- | Germanium (IV) Chloride |
1312-81-8 | Lanthanum oxide | Lanthanum (III) oxide |
10099-58-8 | Lanthanum chloride | Lanthanum (III) chloride |
12008-21-8 | Lanthanum boride | Lanthanum hexaboride |
73227-23-3 | Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, neodymium(3+) salt | Not applicable |
12036-32-7 | Praseodymium oxide | Not applicable |
7446-07-3 | Tellurium oxide | Tellurium dioxide |
20941-65-5 | Tellurium, tetrakis(diethylcarbamodithioato-S,S’)-, (DD-8-111’’1’’1’1’1’’’1’’’)- | Ethyl telluric |
1314-36-9 | Yttrium oxide | Not applicable |
1304-76-3 | Bismuth oxide | Bismuth (III) oxide |
1304-85-4 | Bismuth hydroxide nitrate oxide | Bismuth subnitrate |
10361-44-1 | Nitric acid, bismuth(3+) salt | Bismuth (III) nitrate |
14059-33-7 | Bismuth vanadium oxide | BiVO4 |
21260-46-8 | Bismuth, tris(dimethylcarbamodithioato-S,S’)-, (OC-6-11)- | Bismuth Dimethyldithiocarbamate |
34364-26-6 | Neodecanoic acid, bismuth(3+) salt | Bismuth Neodecanoate |
67874-71-9 | Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, bismuth(3+) salt | Bismuth 2-ethylhexanoate |
546-89-4 | Acetic acid, lithium salt | Lithium acetate |
554-13-2 | Carbonic acid, dilithium salt | Lithium carbonate |
1310-65-2 | Lithium hydroxide | Lithium Hydroxide |
4485-12-5 | Octadecanoic acid, lithium salt | Lithium stearate |
7439-93-2 | Lithium | Not applicable |
7447-41-8 | Lithium chloride | Not applicable |
7620-77-1 | Octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, monolithium salt | Lithium 12-hydroxystearate |
7789-24-4 | Lithium fluoride | Not applicable |
10377-48-7 | Sulfuric acid, dilithium salt | Lithium sulfate |
12627-14-4 | Silicic acid, lithium salt | Lithium polysilicate |
13840-33-0 | Hypochlorous acid, lithium salt | Lithium Hypochlorite |
27253-30-1 | Neodecanoic acid, lithium salt | Lithium neodecanoate |
38900-29-7 | Nonanedioic acid, dilithium salt | Dilithium azelate |
53320-86-8 | Silicic acid, lithium magnesium sodium salt | Lithium magnesium sodium silicate |
68649-48-9 | Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes, oxidized, lithium salts | Not applicable |
68783-37-9 | Fatty acids, C16-18, lithium salts | Not applicable |
7789-38-0 | Bromic acid, Sodium salt | Sodium bromate |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Guidance on Monitoring the Biological Stability of Drinking Water in Distribution Systems
Pursuant to subsection 55(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Minister of Health hereby gives notice of the final Guidance on Monitoring the Biological Stability of Drinking Water in Distribution Systems. The technical document for these guidelines is available on the Water Quality website. This document underwent a public consultation period of 90 days in 2020 and was updated taking into consideration the comments received.
February 25, 2022
Greg Carreau
Director General
Safe Environments Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of Health
ANNEX
Executive summary
The drinking water distribution system is a critical component of providing safe drinking water. In order to maintain water quality in the distribution system, it is essential to understand when changes occur. This understanding is achieved through the use of monitoring aimed at assessing the biological stability of water in the distribution system.
This guidance document was prepared in collaboration with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water and describes the significance of biological stability in drinking water distribution systems, monitoring approaches and best practices designed to ensure safe drinking water. This guidance replaces the Guidance on the Use of Heterotrophic Plate Counts in Canadian Drinking Water Supplies (Health Canada, 2012).
Distribution systems represent a complex and dynamic environment, where numerous physical, chemical and biological interactions and reactions capable of significantly impacting water quality can occur. As a consequence, illness, including waterborne outbreaks, has been linked to the degradation of water quality in distribution system. Despite this, drinking water distribution systems, and the changes in biological stability within them, are generally not characterized or well understood. The intent of this document is to provide guidance on the use of monitoring methods to assess the biological stability of water in distribution systems, with the objective of minimizing public health risks in Canadian water systems.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT
Order Repealing Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Clinical Trials for Medical Devices and Drugs Relating to COVID-19
Whereas, pursuant to subsection 30.1(1)footnote a of the Food and Drugs Actfootnote b, the Minister of Health made the Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Clinical Trials for Medical Devices and Drugs Relating to COVID-19 on May 3, 2021;
And whereas the Minister of Health believes that that Interim Order is no longer required to deal with a significant risk, direct or indirect, to health, safety or the environment;
Therefore, the Minister of Health, pursuant to subsection 30.1(1)footnote a of the Food and Drugs Act footnote b, makes the annexed Order Repealing Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Clinical Trials for Medical Devices and Drugs Relating to COVID-19.
Ottawa, February 14, 2022
Jean-Yves Duclos
Minister of Health
Order Repealing Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Clinical Trials for Medical Devices and Drugs Relating to COVID-19
Repeal
1 The Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Clinical Trials for Medical Devices and Drugs Relating to COVID-19, made on May 3, 2021, and published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 22, 2021, is repealed.
Coming into Force
2 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is published in the Canada Gazette, Part I.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order.)
Proposal
The Order Repealing Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Clinical Trials for Medical Devices and Drugs Relating to COVID-19 (the Order), made by the Minister of Health on February 14, 2022, repeals the Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Clinical Trials for Medical Devices and Drugs Relating to COVID-19 (the Interim Order No. 2), made by the Minister of Health on May 3, 2021.
The Order also triggers the coming into force of sections 1 to 53 of the Governor in Council regulations — known as the Clinical Trials for Medical Devices and Drugs Relating to COVID-19 Regulations (the Regulations) — that replace the Interim Order No. 2, which come into force the day after the day on which the Order comes into force. The Regulations allow for the continued conduct of COVID-19 medical device and drug clinical trials under a flexible regulatory pathway, and they also maintain the flexibilities of the Interim Order No. 2. Sections 54 to 57 of the Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
Contact
Bruno Rodrigue
Executive Director
Office of Legislative and Regulatory Modernization
Policy, Planning and International Affairs Directorate
Health Products and Food Branch
Health Canada
Address Locator: 3000A
Holland Cross, Suite P2108
11 Holland Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9
Email: lrm.consultations-mlr@hc-sc.gc.ca
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION REVIEW ACT
Filing of claims for exemption
A supplier can file a claim for exemption under the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act (HMIRA) with Health Canada from having to disclose information under the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) and Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) that they consider to be confidential business information (CBI) on a safety data sheet (SDS) or label associated with a hazardous product.
An employer can also file a claim for exemption under the HMIRA with Health Canada from having to disclose information under the Canada Labour Code or the provisions of the Accord Act that they consider to be CBI on an SDS or label associated with a hazardous product.
Notice is hereby given of the filing of claims for exemption under the HMIRA listed in the table below.
Claimant | Product identifier | Subject of the claim for exemption | Registry Number |
---|---|---|---|
Canadian Energy Services | PCCS-103 | C.i. and C. of one ingredient | 03439663 |
CARBON CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | VisRed | C.i. of three ingredients | 03439960 |
2119565 Alberta Ltd. dba Raptor Innovations | SlickFix | C.i. and C. of one ingredient | 03439961 |
Calfrac Well Services Ltd. | R-V1021 | C.i. of two ingredients | 03439962 |
INEOS GAS/SPEC* Technology Group a Division of INEOS America | GAS/SPEC* CS-1160* H Solvent | C.i. of one ingredient | 03440053 |
INEOS GAS/SPEC* Technology Group a Division of INEOS America | GAS/SPEC* CS-2000* Solvent | C.i. of one ingredient | 03440054 |
INEOS GAS/SPEC* Technology Group a Division of INEOS America | GAS/SPEC* 2020* Solvent FF | C.i. of one ingredient | 03440055 |
INEOS GAS/SPEC* Technology Group a Division of INEOS America | GAS/SPEC* H Additive | C.i. of one ingredient | 03440056 |
INEOS GAS/SPEC* Technology Group a Division of INEOS America | GAS/SPEC* SS-3* Solvent | C.i. of one ingredient | 03440057 |
Innospec Fuel Specialties | DCI-6A 80/20 | C.i. and C. of one ingredient | 03440880 |
ChemTreat International Inc. | ChemTreat PT5477C | C.i. and C. of one ingredient | 03440989 |
Solvay USA Inc. | SURF EOR® 5875 | C.i. and C. of three ingredients | 03442072 |
Calfrac Well Services Ltd. | CalSurf™ 9800 | C.i. of two ingredients | 03442298 |
Lamberti Canada, Inc. | Emulam FM 80 GE | C.i. and C. of one ingredient | 03442322 |
Lamberti Canada, Inc. | QC 112 | C.i. and C. of one ingredient | 03442323 |
Henkel Canada Corporation | LOCTITE LIOFOL LA 3649 | C.i. of two ingredients | 03442544 |
Lynn Berndt-Weis
Director
Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau
Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
BOARDS OF TRADE ACT
Chambre de commerce région de Mégantic
Notice is hereby given that Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, by Order in Council dated February 3, 2022, has been pleased to change the name of the Chambre de commerce région de Mégantic to the Chambre de commerce et d’industrie Région de Mégantic upon petition made therefor under section 39 of the Boards of Trade Act.
February 11, 2022
Isabelle Foley
Deputy Director
For the Minister of Industry
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
INVESTMENT CANADA ACT
Amounts for the year 2022
Limits for World Trade Organization investors
Pursuant to subsections 14.1(1) and (2) of the Investment Canada Act, I hereby determine that the amount for the year 2022, equal to or above which an investment is reviewable, is 1.141 billion dollars.
Limits for World Trade Organization investors that are state-owned enterprises
Pursuant to subsections 14.1(1.1) and (2) of the Investment Canada Act, I hereby determine that the amount for the year 2022, equal to or above which an investment is reviewable, is 454 million dollars.
Limits for trade agreement investors
Pursuant to subsections 14.11(1), (2) and (3) of the Investment Canada Act, I hereby determine that the amount for the year 2022, equal to or above which an investment is reviewable, is 1.711 billion dollars.
François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of Industry
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
AERONAUTICS ACT
Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 53
Whereas the annexed Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 53 is required to deal with a significant risk, direct or indirect, to aviation safety or the safety of the public;
Whereas the provisions of the annexed Order may be contained in a regulation made pursuant to sections 4.71footnote c and 4.9footnote d, paragraphs 7.6(1)(a)footnote e and (b)footnote f and section 7.7footnote g of the Aeronautics Actfootnote h;
And whereas, pursuant to subsection 6.41(1.2)footnote i of that Act, the Minister of Transport has consulted with the persons and organizations that that Minister considers appropriate in the circumstances before making the annexed Order;
Therefore, the Minister of Transport, pursuant to subsection 6.41(1)footnote h of the Aeronautics Actfootnote h, makes the annexed Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 53.
Ottawa, January 28, 2022
Omar Alghabra
Minister of Transport
Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 53
Interpretation
Definitions
1 (1) The following definitions apply in this Interim Order.
- accredited person
- means a foreign national who holds a passport that contains a valid diplomatic, consular, official or special representative acceptance issued by the Chief of Protocol for the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. (personne accréditée)
- aerodrome property
- means, in respect of an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1, any air terminal buildings or restricted areas or any facilities used for activities related to aircraft operations or aerodrome operations that are located at the aerodrome. (terrains de l’aérodrome)
- aerodrome security personnel
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (personnel de sûreté de l’aérodrome)
- air carrier
- means any person who operates a commercial air service under Subpart 1, 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Regulations. (transporteur aérien)
- Canadian Forces
- means the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada. (Forces canadiennes)
- Chief Public Health Officer
- means the Chief Public Health Officer appointed under subsection 6(1) of the Public Health Agency of Canada Act. (administrateur en chef)
- COVID-19
- means the coronavirus disease 2019. (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 molecular test
- means a COVID-19 screening or diagnostic test carried out by an accredited laboratory, including a test performed using the method of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP). (essai moléculaire relatif à la COVID-19)
- document of entitlement
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (document d’autorisation)
- foreign national
- has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. (étranger)
- non-passenger screening checkpoint
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (point de contrôle des non-passagers)
- Omicron variant
- means the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, designated as a variant of concern and named Omicron by the World Health Organization. (variant Omicron)
- operator of an aerodrome
- means the person in charge of an aerodrome where activities related to civil aviation are conducted and includes an employee, agent or mandatary or other authorized representative of that person. (exploitant)
- passenger screening checkpoint
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (point de contrôle des passagers)
- peace officer
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (agent de la paix)
- Regulations
- means the Canadian Aviation Regulations. (Règlement)
- restricted area
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (zone réglementée)
- screening authority
- means a person responsible for the screening of persons and goods at an aerodrome set out in the schedule to the CATSA Aerodrome Designation Regulations or at any other place designated by the Minister under subsection 6(1.1) of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act. (administration de contrôle)
- screening officer,
- except in section 2, has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act. (agent de contrôle)
Interpretation
(2) Unless the context requires otherwise, all other words and expressions used in this Interim Order have the same meaning as in the Regulations.
Conflict
(3) In the event of a conflict between this Interim Order and the Regulations or the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012, the Interim Order prevails.
Definition of mask
(4) For the purposes of this Interim Order, a mask means any mask, including a non-medical mask, that meets all of the following requirements:
- (a) it is made of multiple layers of tightly woven materials such as cotton or linen;
- (b) it completely covers a person’s nose, mouth and chin without gaping;
- (c) it can be secured to a person’s head with ties or ear loops.
Masks — lip reading
(5) Despite paragraph (4)(a), the portion of a mask in front of a wearer’s lips may be made of transparent material that permits lip reading if
- (a) the rest of the mask is made of multiple layers of tightly woven materials such as cotton or linen; and
- (b) there is a tight seal between the transparent material and the rest of the mask.
Definition of fully vaccinated person
(6) For the purposes of this Interim Order, a fully vaccinated person means a person who completed, at least 14 days before the day on which they access aerodrome property or a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services, a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen if
- (a) in the case of a vaccine dosage regimen that uses a COVID-19 vaccine that is authorized for sale in Canada,
- (i) the vaccine has been administered to the person in accordance with its labelling, or
- (ii) the Minister of Health determines, on the recommendation of the Chief Public Health Officer, that the regimen is suitable, having regard to the scientific evidence related to the efficacy of that regimen in preventing the introduction or spread of COVID-19 or any other factor relevant to preventing the introduction or spread of COVID-19; or
- (b) in all other cases,
- (i) the vaccines of the regimen are authorized for sale in Canada or in another jurisdiction, and
- (ii) the Minister of Health determines, on the recommendation of the Chief Public Health Officer, that the vaccines and the regimen are suitable, having regard to the scientific evidence related to the efficacy of that regimen and the vaccines in preventing the introduction or spread of COVID-19 or any other factor relevant to preventing the introduction or spread of COVID-19.
Interpretation — fully vaccinated person
(7) For greater certainty, for the purposes of the definition fully vaccinated person in subsection (6), a COVID-19 vaccine that is authorized for sale in Canada does not include a similar vaccine sold by the same manufacturer that has been authorized for sale in another jurisdiction.
Notification
Federal, provincial and territorial measures
2 (1) A private operator or air carrier operating a flight between two points in Canada or a flight to Canada departing from any other country must notify every person boarding the aircraft for the flight that they may be subject to measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 taken by the provincial or territorial government with jurisdiction where the destination aerodrome for that flight is located or by the federal government.
Suitable quarantine plan
(2) A private operator or air carrier operating a flight to Canada departing from any other country must notify every person before the person boards the aircraft for the flight that they may be required, under an order made under section 58 of the Quarantine Act, to provide, before boarding the aircraft, to the Minister of Health, a screening officer or a quarantine officer, by the electronic means specified by that Minister, a suitable quarantine plan or, if the person is not required under that order to provide the plan and the evidence, their contact information. The private operator or air carrier must also notify every person that they may be liable to a fine if this requirement applies to them and they fail to comply with it.
Vaccination
(3) A private operator or air carrier operating a flight to Canada departing from any other country must notify every person before the person boards the aircraft for the flight that they may be required, under an order made under section 58 of the Quarantine Act, to provide, before boarding the aircraft or before entering Canada, to the Minister of Health, a screening officer or a quarantine officer, by the electronic means specified by that Minister, information related to their COVID-19 vaccination and evidence of COVID-19 vaccination. The private operator or air carrier must also notify every person that they may be denied permission to board the aircraft and may be liable to a fine if this requirement applies to them and they fail to comply with it.
False confirmation
(4) A private operator or air carrier operating a flight between two points in Canada or a flight to Canada departing from any other country must notify every person boarding the aircraft for the flight that they may be liable to a monetary penalty if they provide a confirmation referred to in subsection 3(1) that they know to be false or misleading.
Definitions
(5) The following definitions apply in this section.
- quarantine officer
- means a person designated as a quarantine officer under subsection 5(2) of the Quarantine Act. (agent de quarantaine)
- screening officer
- has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Quarantine Act. (agent de contrôle)
Confirmation
Federal, provincial and territorial measures
3 (1) Before boarding an aircraft for a flight between two points in Canada or a flight to Canada departing from any other country, every person must confirm to the private operator or air carrier operating the flight that they understand that they may be subject to a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 taken by the provincial or territorial government with jurisdiction where the destination aerodrome for that flight is located or by the federal government.
False confirmation
(2) A person must not provide a confirmation referred to in subsection (1) that they know to be false or misleading.
Exception
(3) A competent adult may provide a confirmation referred to in subsection (1) on behalf of a person who is not a competent adult.
Prohibition
4 A private operator or air carrier operating a flight between two points in Canada or a flight to Canada departing from any other country must not permit a person to board the aircraft for the flight if the person is a competent adult and does not provide a confirmation that they are required to provide under subsection 3(1).
Foreign Nationals
Prohibition
5 A private operator or air carrier must not permit a foreign national to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates to Canada departing from any other country.
Exception
6 Section 5 does not apply to a foreign national who is permitted to enter Canada under an order made under section 58 of the Quarantine Act.
Health Check
Non-application
7 Sections 8 to 10 do not apply to either of the following persons:
- (a) a crew member;
- (b) a person who provides a medical certificate certifying that any symptoms referred to in subsection 8(1) that they are exhibiting are not related to COVID-19.
Health check
8 (1) A private operator or air carrier must conduct a health check of every person boarding an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates by asking questions to verify whether they exhibit any of the following symptoms:
- (a) a fever;
- (b) a cough;
- (c) breathing difficulties.
Notification
(2) A private operator or air carrier must notify every person boarding an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates that the person may be denied permission to board the aircraft if
- (a) they exhibit a fever and a cough or a fever and breathing difficulties, unless they provide a medical certificate certifying that their symptoms are not related to COVID-19;
- (b) they have, or have reasonable grounds to suspect they have, COVID-19;
- (c) they have been denied permission to board an aircraft in the previous 10 days for a medical reason related to COVID-19; or
- (d) in the case of a flight departing in Canada, they are the subject of a mandatory quarantine order as a result of recent travel or as a result of a local or provincial public health order.
Confirmation
(3) Every person boarding an aircraft for a flight that a private operator or air carrier operates must confirm to the private operator or air carrier that none of the following situations apply to them:
- (a) the person has, or has reasonable grounds to suspect that they have, COVID-19;
- (b) the person has been denied permission to board an aircraft in the previous 10 days for a medical reason related to COVID-19;
- (c) in the case of a flight departing in Canada, the person is the subject of a mandatory quarantine order as a result of recent travel or as a result of a local or provincial public health order.
False confirmation — obligation of private operator or air carrier
(4) The private operator or air carrier must advise every person that they may be liable to a monetary penalty if they provide answers, with respect to the health check or a confirmation, that they know to be false or misleading.
False confirmation — obligations of person
(5) A person who, under subsections (1) and (3), is subjected to a health check and is required to provide a confirmation must
- (a) answer all questions; and
- (b) not provide answers or a confirmation that they know to be false or misleading.
Exception
(6) A competent adult may answer all questions and provide a confirmation on behalf of a person who is not a competent adult and who, under subsections (1) and (3), is subjected to a health check and is required to give a confirmation.
Observations — private operator or air carrier
(7) During the boarding process for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates, the private operator or air carrier must observe whether any person boarding the aircraft is exhibiting any symptoms referred to in subsection (1).
Prohibition
9 A private operator or air carrier must not permit a person to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates if
- (a) the person’s answers to the health check questions indicate that they exhibit
- (i) a fever and cough, or
- (ii) a fever and breathing difficulties;
- (b) the private operator or air carrier observes that, as the person is boarding, they exhibit
- (i) a fever and cough, or
- (ii) a fever and breathing difficulties;
- (c) the person’s confirmation under subsection 8(3) indicates that one of the situations described in paragraphs 8(3)(a), (b) or (c) applies to that person; or
- (d) the person is a competent adult and refuses to answer any of the questions asked of them under subsection 8(1) or to give the confirmation under subsection 8(3).
Period of 10 days
10 A person who is not permitted to board an aircraft under section 9 is not permitted to board another aircraft for a period of 10 days after the denial, unless they provide a medical certificate certifying that any symptoms referred to in subsection 8(1) that they are exhibiting are not related to COVID-19.
COVID-19 Molecular Test — Flights to Canada
Application
11 (1) Sections 12 to 17 apply to a private operator or air carrier operating a flight to Canada departing from any other country and to every person boarding an aircraft for such a flight.
Non-application
(2) Sections 12 to 17 do not apply to persons who are not required under an order made under section 58 of the Quarantine Act to provide evidence that they received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test.
Notification
12 A private operator or air carrier must notify every person who intends to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates that the person may be denied permission to board the aircraft if they are unable to provide evidence that they received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test.
Evidence — result of test
13 (1) Before boarding an aircraft for a flight, every person must provide to the private operator or air carrier operating the flight evidence that they received either
- (a) a negative result for a COVID-19 molecular test that was performed on a specimen collected no more than 72 hours before the flight’s initial scheduled departure time; or
- (b) a positive result for such a test that was performed on a specimen collected at least 10 days and no more than 180 days before the flight’s initial scheduled departure time.
Location of test — outside Canada
(1.1) The COVID-19 molecular test referred to in paragraph (1)(a) must be performed outside Canada.
Evidence — location of test
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) and subsection (1.1), the COVID-19 molecular test must not have been performed in a country where, as determined by the Chief Public Health Officer, there is an outbreak of the Omicron variant or there is a risk of an outbreak of that variant.
Evidence — alternative testing protocol
13.1 Despite subsections 13(1) and (1.1), a person referred to in section 2.22 of the Order entitled Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Quarantine, Isolation and Other Obligations) must, before boarding an aircraft for a flight, provide to the private operator or air carrier operating the flight evidence of a COVID-19 molecular test that was carried out in accordance with an alternative testing protocol referred to in that section.
Evidence — elements
14 Evidence of a result for a COVID-19 molecular test must include
- (a) the person’s name and date of birth;
- (b) the name and civic address of the laboratory that administered the test;
- (c) the date the specimen was collected and the test method used; and
- (d) the test result.
False or misleading evidence
15 A person must not provide evidence of a result for a COVID-19 molecular test that they know to be false or misleading.
Notice to Minister
16 A private operator or air carrier that has reason to believe that a person has provided evidence of a result for a COVID-19 molecular test that is likely to be false or misleading must notify the Minister as soon as feasible of the person’s name and contact information and the date and number of the person’s flight.
Prohibition
17 A private operator or air carrier must not permit a person to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates if the person does not provide evidence that they received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test in accordance with the requirements set out in section 13 or 13.1.
Vaccination — Flights Departing from an Aerodrome in Canada
Application
17.1 (1) Sections 17.2 to 17.17 apply to all of the following persons:
- (a) a person boarding an aircraft for a flight that an air carrier operates departing from an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1;
- (b) a person entering a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1 from a non-restricted area to board an aircraft for a flight that an air carrier operates;
- (c) an air carrier operating a flight departing from an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1.
Non-application
(2) Sections 17.2 to 17.17 do not apply to any of the following persons:
- (a) a child who is less than 12 years and four months of age;
- (b) a crew member;
- (c) a person entering a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1 from a non-restricted area to board an aircraft for a flight operated by an air carrier
- (i) only to become a crew member on board another aircraft operated by an air carrier,
- (ii) after having been a crew member on board an aircraft operated by an air carrier, or
- (iii) to participate in mandatory training required by an air carrier in relation to the operation of an aircraft, if the person will be required to return to work as a crew member;
- (d) a person who arrives at an aerodrome from any other country on board an aircraft in order to transit to another country and remains in a sterile transit area, as defined in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, of the aerodrome until they leave Canada;
- (e) a person who arrives at an aerodrome on board an aircraft following the diversion of their flight for a safety-related reason, such as adverse weather or an equipment malfunction, and who boards an aircraft for a flight not more than 24 hours after the arrival time of the diverted flight.
Notification
17.2 An air carrier must notify every person who intends to board an aircraft for a flight that the air carrier operates that
- (a) they must be a fully vaccinated person or a person referred to in any of paragraphs 17.3(2)(a) to (c) or any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv) or (e)(i) to (vii);
- (b) they must provide to the air carrier evidence of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that they are a fully vaccinated person or evidence that they are a person referred to in any of paragraphs 17.3(2)(a) to (c) or any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv) or (e)(i) to (vii); and
- (c) if they submit a request referred to in section 17.4, they must do so within the period set out in subsection 17.4(3).
Prohibition — person
17.3 (1) A person is prohibited from boarding an aircraft for a flight or entering a restricted area unless they are a fully vaccinated person.
Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to
- (a) a foreign national, other than a person registered as an Indian under the Indian Act, who is boarding the aircraft for a flight to an aerodrome in Canada if the initial scheduled departure time of that flight is not more than 24 hours after the departure time of a flight taken by the person to Canada from any other country;
- (b) a permanent resident who is boarding the aircraft for a flight to an aerodrome in Canada if the initial scheduled departure time of that flight is not more than 24 hours after the departure time of a flight taken by the person to Canada from any other country for the purpose of entering Canada to become a permanent resident;
- (c) a foreign national who is boarding an aircraft for a flight to a country other than Canada or to an aerodrome in Canada for the purpose of boarding an aircraft for a flight to a country other than Canada and who has received either
- (i) a negative result for a COVID-19 molecular test that was performed on a specimen collected no more than 72 hours before the flight’s initial scheduled departure time, or
- (ii) a positive result for such a test that was performed on a specimen collected at least 10 days and no more than 180 days before the flight’s initial scheduled departure time;
- (d) a person who has received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test described in subparagraph (c)(i) or (ii) and who is
- (i) a person who has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a medical contraindication and who is entitled to be accommodated on that basis under applicable legislation by being permitted to enter the restricted area or to board an aircraft without being a fully vaccinated person,
- (ii) a person who has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a sincerely held religious belief and who is entitled to be accommodated on that basis under applicable legislation by being permitted to enter the restricted area or to board an aircraft without being a fully vaccinated person,
- (iii) a person who is boarding an aircraft for a flight for the purpose of attending an appointment for an essential medical service or treatment, or
- (iv) a competent person who is at least 18 years old and who is boarding an aircraft for a flight for the purpose of accompanying a person referred to in subparagraph (iii) if the person needs to be accompanied because they
- (A) are under the age of 18 years,
- (B) have a disability, or
- (C) need assistance to communicate; or
- (e) a person who has received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test described in subparagraph (c)(i) or (ii) and who is boarding an aircraft for a flight for a purpose other than an optional or discretionary purpose, such as tourism, recreation or leisure, and who is
- (i) a person who entered Canada at the invitation of the Minister of Health for the purpose of assisting in the COVID-19 response,
- (ii) a person who is permitted to work in Canada as a provider of emergency services under paragraph 186(t) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and who entered Canada for the purpose of providing those services,
- (iii) a person who entered Canada not more than 90 days before the day on which this Interim Order came into effect and who, at the time they sought to enter Canada,
- (A) held a permanent resident visa issued under subsection 139(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, and
- (B) was recognized as a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances to those of a Convention refugee within the meaning of subsection 146(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations,
- (iv) a person who has been issued a temporary resident permit within the meaning of subsection 24(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and who entered Canada not more than 90 days before the day on which this Interim Order came into effect as a protected temporary resident under subsection 151.1(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations,
- (v) an accredited person,
- (vi) a person holding a D-1, O-1 or C-1 visa who entered Canada to take up a post and become an accredited person, or
- (vii) a diplomatic or consular courier.
Persons — subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv)
17.4 (1) An air carrier must issue a document to a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv) who intends to board an aircraft for a flight that the air carrier operates or that is operated on the air carrier’s behalf under a commercial agreement if
- (a) in the case of a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iii), the person submits a request to the air carrier in respect of that flight in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) or such a request is submitted on their behalf;
- (b) in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(i) or (ii), the air carrier is obligated to accommodate the person on the basis of a medical contraindication or a sincerely held religious belief under applicable legislation by issuing the document; and
- (c) in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(iv), the person who needs accompaniment submits a request to the air carrier in respect of that flight in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) or such a request is submitted on their behalf.
Request — contents
(2) The request must be signed by the requester and include the following:
- (a) the person’s name and home address and, if the request is made by someone else on the person’s behalf, that person’s name and home address;
- (b) the date and number of the flight as well as the aerodrome of departure and the aerodrome of arrival;
- (c) in the case of a person described in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(i),
- (i) a document issued by the government of a province confirming that the person cannot complete a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to a medical condition, or
- (ii) a medical certificate signed by a medical doctor or nurse practitioner who is licensed to practise in Canada certifying that the person cannot complete a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to a medical condition and the licence number issued by a professional medical licensing body to the medical doctor or nurse practitioner;
- (d) in the case of a person described in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(ii), a statement sworn or affirmed by the person before a person appointed as a commissioner of oaths in Canada attesting that the person has not completed a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to a sincerely held religious belief, including a description of how the belief renders them unable to complete such a regimen; and
- (e) in the case of a person described in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(iii), a document that includes
- (i) the signature of a medical doctor or nurse practitioner who is licensed to practise in Canada,
- (ii) the licence number issued by a professional medical licensing body to the medical doctor or nurse practitioner,
- (iii) the date of the appointment for the essential medical service or treatment and the location of the appointment,
- (iv) the date on which the document was signed, and
- (v) if the person needs to be accompanied by a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(iv), the name and contact information of that person and the reason that the accompaniment is needed.
Timing of request
(3) The request must be submitted to the air carrier
- (a) in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(i) or (ii), 21 days before the day on which the flight is initially scheduled to depart; and
- (b) in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(iii) or (iv), 14 days before the day on which the flight is initially scheduled to depart.
Special circumstances
(4) In special circumstances, an air carrier may issue the document referred to in subsection (1) in response to a request submitted after the period referred to in subsection (3).
Content of document
(5) The document referred to in subsection (1) must include
- (a) a confirmation that the air carrier has verified that the person is a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv); and
- (b) the date and number of the flight as well as the aerodrome of departure and the aerodrome of arrival.
Record keeping
17.5 (1) An air carrier must keep a record of the following information:
- (a) the number of requests that the air carrier has received in respect of each exception referred to in subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv);
- (b) the number of documents issued under subsection 17.4(1); and
- (c) the number of requests that the air carrier denied.
Retention
(2) An air carrier must retain the record for a period of at least 12 months after the day on which the record was created.
Ministerial request
(3) The air carrier must make the record available to the Minister on request.
Copies of requests
17.6 (1) An air carrier must keep a copy of a request for a period of at least 90 days after the day on which the air carrier issued a document under subsection 17.4(1) or refused to issue the document.
Ministerial request
(2) The air carrier must make the copy available to the Minister on request.
Request for evidence — air carrier
17.7 Before permitting a person to board an aircraft for a flight that the air carrier operates, the air carrier must request that the person provide
- (a) evidence of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that they are a fully vaccinated person;
- (b) evidence that they are a person referred to in paragraph 17.3(2)(a) or (b); or
- (c) evidence that they are a person referred to in paragraph 17.3(2)(c) or any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv) or (e)(i) to (vii) and that they have received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test.
[17.8 reserved]
Provision of evidence
17.9 A person must, at the request of an air carrier, provide to the air carrier the evidence referred to in paragraph 17.7(a), (b) or (c).
Evidence of vaccination — elements
17.10 (1) Evidence of COVID-19 vaccination must be evidence issued by a non-governmental entity that is authorized to issue the evidence of COVID-19 vaccination in the jurisdiction in which the vaccine was administered, by a government or by an entity authorized by a government, and must contain the following information:
- (a) the name of the person who received the vaccine;
- (b) the name of the government or of the entity;
- (c) the brand name or any other information that identifies the vaccine that was administered; and
- (d) the dates on which the vaccine was administered or, if the evidence is one document issued for both doses and the document specifies only the date on which the most recent dose was administered, that date.
Evidence of vaccination — translation
(2) The evidence of COVID-19 vaccination must be in English or French and any translation into English or French must be a certified translation.
Evidence of COVID-19 molecular test — result
17.11 (1) A result for a COVID-19 molecular test is a result described in subparagraph 17.3(2)(c)(i) or (ii).
Evidence of COVID-19 molecular test — elements
(2) Evidence of a result for a COVID-19 molecular test must include the elements set out in paragraphs 14(a) to (d).
Person — paragraph 17.3(2)(a)
17.12 (1) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in paragraph 17.3(2)(a) must be
- (a) a travel itinerary or boarding pass that shows that the initial scheduled departure time of the flight to an aerodrome in Canada is not more than 24 hours after the departure time of a flight taken by the person to Canada from any other country; and
- (b) their passport or other travel document issued by their country of citizenship or nationality.
Person — paragraph 17.3(2)(b)
(2) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in paragraph 17.3(2)(b) must be
- (a) a travel itinerary or boarding pass that shows that the initial scheduled departure time of the flight to an aerodrome in Canada is not more than 24 hours after the departure time of the flight taken by the person to Canada from any other country; and
- (b) a document entitled “Confirmation of Permanent Residence” issued by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration that confirms that the person became a permanent resident on entry to Canada after the flight taken by the person to Canada from any other country.
Person — paragraph 17.3(2)(c)
(3) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in paragraph 17.3(2)(c) must be
- (a) a travel itinerary or boarding pass that shows that the person is boarding an aircraft for a flight to a country other than Canada or to an aerodrome in Canada for the purpose of boarding an aircraft for a flight to a country other than Canada; and
- (b) their passport or other travel document issued by their country of citizenship or nationality.
Person — subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv)
(4) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv) must be a document issued by an air carrier under subsection 17.4(1) in respect of the flight for which the person is boarding the aircraft or entering the restricted area.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(i)
(5) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(i) must be a document issued by the Minister of Health that indicates that the person was asked to enter Canada for the purpose of assisting in the COVID-19 response.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(ii)
(6) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(ii) must be a document from a government or non-governmental entity that indicates that the person was asked to enter Canada for the purpose of providing emergency services under paragraph 186(t) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(iii)
(7) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(iii) must be a document issued by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration that confirms that the person has been recognized as a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances to those of a Convention refugee within the meaning of subsection 146(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(iv)
(8) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(iv) must be a document issued by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration that confirms that the person entered Canada as a protected temporary resident under subsection 151.1(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(v)
(9) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(v) must be their passport containing a valid diplomatic, consular, official or special representative acceptance issued by the Chief of Protocol for the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(vi)
(10) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(vi) must be the person’s D-1, O-1 or C-1 visa.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(vii)
(11) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(vii) must be
- (a) in the case of a diplomatic courier, the official document confirming their status referred to in Article 27 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, as set out in Schedule I to the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act; and
- (b) in the case of a consular courier, the official document confirming their status referred to in Article 35 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, as set out in Schedule II to that Act.
False or misleading information
17.13 (1) A person must not submit a request referred to in section 17.4 that contains information that they know to be false or misleading.
False or misleading evidence
(2) A person must not provide evidence that they know to be false or misleading.
Notice to Minister — information
17.14 (1) An air carrier that has reason to believe that a person has submitted a request referred to in section 17.4 that contains information that is likely to be false or misleading must notify the Minister of the following not more than 72 hours after receiving the request:
- (a) the person’s name and contact information;
- (b) the date and number of the person’s flight; and
- (c) the reason the air carrier believes that the information is likely to be false or misleading.
Notice to Minister — evidence
(2) An air carrier that has reason to believe that a person has provided evidence that is likely to be false or misleading must notify the Minister of the following not more than 72 hours after the provision of the evidence:
- (a) the person’s name and contact information;
- (b) the date and number of the person’s flight; and
- (c) the reason the air carrier believes that the evidence is likely to be false or misleading.
Prohibition — air carrier
17.15 An air carrier must not permit a person to board an aircraft for a flight that the air carrier operates if the person does not provide the evidence they are required to provide under section 17.9.
[17.16 reserved]
Record keeping — air carrier
17.17 (1) An air carrier must keep a record of the following information in respect of a person each time the person is denied permission to board an aircraft for a flight under section 17.15:
- (a) the person’s name and contact information, including the person’s home address, telephone number and email address;
- (b) the date and flight number;
- (c) the reason why the person was denied permission to board the aircraft; and
- (d) whether the person had been issued a document under subsection 17.4(1) in respect of the flight.
Retention
(2) The air carrier must retain the record for a period of at least 12 months after the date of the flight.
Ministerial request
(3) The air carrier must make the record available to the Minister on request.
[17.18 and 17.19 reserved]
Policy Respecting Mandatory Vaccination
Application
17.20 Sections 17.21 to 17.25 apply to
- (a) the operator of an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1;
- (b) an air carrier operating a flight departing from an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1, other than an air carrier who operates a commercial air service under Subpart 1 of Part VII of the Regulations; and
- (c) NAV CANADA.
Definition of relevant person
17.21 (1) For the purposes of sections 17.22 to 17.25, relevant person, in respect of an entity referred to in section 17.20, means a person whose duties involve an activity described in subsection (2) and who is
- (a) an employee of the entity;
- (b) an employee of the entity’s contractor or agent or mandatary;
- (c) a person hired by the entity to provide a service;
- (d) the entity’s lessee or an employee of the entity’s lessee, if the property that is subject to the lease is part of aerodrome property; or
- (e) a person permitted by the entity to access aerodrome property or, in the case of NAV CANADA, a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services.
Activities
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the activities are
- (a) conducting or directly supporting activities that are related to aerodrome operations or commercial flight operations — such as aircraft refuelling services, aircraft maintenance and repair services, baggage handling services, supply services for the operator of an aerodrome, an air carrier or NAV CANADA, fire prevention services, runway and taxiway maintenance services or de-icing services — and that take place on aerodrome property or at a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services;
- (b) interacting in-person on aerodrome property with a person who intends to board an aircraft for a flight;
- (c) engaging in tasks, on aerodrome property or at a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services, that are intended to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19; and
- (d) accessing a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1.
Comprehensive policy — operators of aerodromes
17.22 (1) The operator of an aerodrome must establish and implement a comprehensive policy respecting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with subsection (2).
Policy — content
(2) The policy must
- (a) require that a person who is 12 years and four months of age or older be a fully vaccinated person before accessing aerodrome property, unless they are a person
- (i) who intends to board an aircraft for a flight that an air carrier operates,
- (ii) who does not intend to board an aircraft for a flight and who is accessing aerodrome property for leisure purposes or to accompany a person who intends to board an aircraft for a flight,
- (iii) who is the holder of an employee identification document issued by a department or departmental corporation listed in Schedule 2 or a member identification document issued by the Canadian Forces, or
- (iv) who is delivering equipment or providing services within a restricted area that are urgently needed and critical to aerodrome operations and who has obtained an authorization from the operator of the aerodrome before doing so;
- (b) despite paragraph (a), allow a person who is subject to the policy and who is not a fully vaccinated person to access aerodrome property if the person has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a medical contraindication or their sincerely held religious belief;
- (c) provide for a procedure for verifying evidence provided by a person referred to in paragraph (b) that demonstrates that the person has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a medical contraindication or their sincerely held religious belief;
- (d) provide for a procedure for issuing to a person whose evidence has been verified under the procedure referred to in paragraph (c) a document confirming that they are a person referred to in paragraph (b);
- (e) provide for a procedure that ensures that a person subject to the policy provides, on request, the following evidence before accessing aerodrome property:
- (i) in the case of a fully vaccinated person, the evidence of COVID-19 vaccination referred to in section 17.10, and
- (ii) in the case of a person referred to in paragraph (d), the document issued to the person under the procedure referred to in that paragraph;
- (f) provide for a procedure that allows a person to whom sections 17.31 to 17.40 apply — other than a person referred to in subsection 17.34(2) — who is a fully vaccinated person or a person referred to in paragraph (b) and who is unable to provide the evidence referred to in paragraph (e) to temporarily access aerodrome property if they provide a declaration confirming that they are a fully vaccinated person or that they have been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph (d);
- (g) provide for a procedure that ensures that a person referred to in paragraph (d) is tested for COVID-19 at least twice every week;
- (h) provide for a procedure that ensures that a person who receives a positive result for a COVID-19 test under the procedure referred to in paragraph (g) is prohibited from accessing aerodrome property for a period of 10 days after the result was received or until the person is not exhibiting any of the symptoms referred to in subsection 8(1), whichever is later; and
- (i) provide for a procedure that ensures that a person referred to in paragraph (h) who undergoes a COVID-19 molecular test is exempt from the procedure referred to in paragraph (g) for a period of 180 days after the person received a positive result from that test.
Medical contraindication
(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to a person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of a medical contraindication only if they provide a medical certificate from a medical doctor or nurse practitioner who is licensed to practise in Canada certifying that the person cannot complete a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to a medical condition and specifying whether the condition is permanent or temporary.
Religious belief
(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to a person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if they submit a statement sworn or affirmed by them attesting that they have not completed a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to their sincerely held religious belief.
Canadian Human Rights Act
(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), in the case of an employee of the operator of an aerodrome or a person hired by the operator of an aerodrome to provide a service, the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to the employee or person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if the operator of the aerodrome is obligated to accommodate them on that basis under the Canadian Human Rights Act by issuing such a document.
Applicable legislation
(6) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), in the following cases, the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to the employee confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if they would be entitled to such an accommodation on that basis under applicable legislation:
- (a) in the case of an employee of the operator of an aerodrome’s contractor or agent or mandatary; and
- (b) in the case of an employee of the operator of an aerodrome’s lessee, if the property that is subject to the lease is part of aerodrome property.
Comprehensive policy — air carriers and NAV CANADA
17.23 Section 17.24 does not apply to an air carrier or NAV CANADA if that entity
- (a) establishes and implements a comprehensive policy respecting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with paragraphs 17.24(2)(a) to (h) and subsections 17.24(3) to (6); and
- (b) has procedures in place to ensure that while a relevant person is carrying out their duties related to commercial flight operations, no in-person interactions occur between the relevant person and an unvaccinated person who has not been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.24(2)(d) and who is
- (i) an employee of the entity,
- (ii) an employee of the entity’s contractor or agent or mandatary,
- (iii) a person hired by the entity to provide a service, or
- (iv) the entity’s lessee or an employee of the entity’s lessee, if the property that is subject to the lease is part of aerodrome property.
Targeted policy — air carriers and NAV CANADA
17.24 (1) An air carrier or NAV CANADA must establish and implement a targeted policy respecting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with subsection (2).
Policy — content
(2) The policy must
- (a) require that a relevant person, other than the holder of an employee identification document issued by a department or departmental corporation listed in Schedule 2 or a member identification document issued by the Canadian Forces, be a fully vaccinated person before accessing aerodrome property or, in the case of NAV CANADA, a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services;
- (b) despite paragraph (a), allow a relevant person who is subject to the policy and who is not a fully vaccinated person to access aerodrome property or, in the case of NAV CANADA, a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services, if the relevant person has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a medical contraindication or their sincerely held religious belief;
- (c) provide for a procedure for verifying evidence provided by a relevant person referred to in paragraph (b) that demonstrates that the relevant person has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a medical contraindication or their sincerely held religious belief;
- (d) provide for a procedure for issuing to a relevant person whose evidence has been verified under the procedure referred to in paragraph (c) a document confirming that they are a relevant person referred to in paragraph (b);
- (e) provide for a procedure that ensures that a relevant person subject to the policy provides, on request, the following evidence before accessing aerodrome property:
- (i) in the case of a fully vaccinated person, the evidence of COVID-19 vaccination referred to in section 17.10, and
- (ii) in the case of a relevant person referred to in paragraph (d), the document issued to the relevant person under the procedure referred to in that paragraph;
- (f) provide for a procedure that ensures that a relevant person referred to in paragraph (d) is tested for COVID-19 at least twice every week;
- (g) provide for a procedure that ensures that a relevant person who receives a positive result for a COVID-19 test under the procedure referred to in paragraph (f) is prohibited from accessing aerodrome property for a period of 10 days after the result was received or until the relevant person is not exhibiting any of the symptoms referred to in subsection 8(1), whichever is later;
- (h) provide for a procedure that ensures that a relevant person referred to in paragraph (g) who undergoes a COVID-19 molecular test is exempt from the procedure referred to in paragraph (f) for a period of 180 days after the relevant person received a positive result from that test;
- (i) set out procedures for reducing the risk that a relevant person will be exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19 due to an in-person interaction, occurring on aerodrome property or at a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services, with an unvaccinated person who has not been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph (d) and who is a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.23(b)(i) to (iv), which procedures may include protocols related to
- (i) the vaccination of persons, other than relevant persons, who access aerodrome property or a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services,
- (ii) physical distancing and the wearing of masks, and
- (iii) reducing the frequency and duration of in-person interactions;
- (j) establish a procedure for collecting the following information with respect to an in-person interaction related to commercial flight operations between a relevant person and a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.23(b)(i) to (iv) who is unvaccinated and has not been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph (d) or whose vaccination status is unknown:
- (i) the time, date and location of the interaction, and
- (ii) contact information for the relevant person and the other person;
- (k) establish a procedure for recording the following information and submitting it to the Minister on request:
- (i) the number of relevant persons who are subject to the entity’s policy,
- (ii) the number of relevant persons who require access to a restricted area,
- (iii) the number of relevant persons who are fully vaccinated persons and those who are not,
- (iv) the number of hours during which relevant persons were unable to fulfill their duties related to commercial flight operations due to COVID-19,
- (v) the number of relevant persons who have been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph (d), the reason for issuing the document and a confirmation that the relevant persons have submitted evidence of COVID-19 tests taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph (f),
- (vi) the number of relevant persons who refuse to comply with a requirement referred to in paragraph (a), (f) or (g),
- (vii) the number of relevant persons who were denied entry to a restricted area because of a refusal to comply with a requirement referred to in paragraph (a), (f) or (g),
- (viii) the number of persons referred to in subparagraphs 17.23(b)(i) to (iv) who are unvaccinated and who have not been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph (d), or whose vaccination status is unknown, who have an in-person interaction related to commercial flight operations with a relevant person and a description of any procedures implemented to reduce the risk that a relevant person will be exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19 due to such an interaction, and
- (ix) the number of instances in which the air carrier or NAV CANADA, as applicable, is made aware that a person with respect to whom information was collected under paragraph (j) received a positive result for a COVID-19 test, the number of relevant persons tested for COVID-19 as a result of this information, the results of those tests and a description of any impacts on commercial flight operations; and
- (l) require the air carrier or NAV CANADA, as applicable, to keep the information referred to in paragraph (k) for a period of at least 12 months after the date that the information was recorded.
Medical contraindication
(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to a relevant person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of a medical contraindication only if they provide a medical certificate from a medical doctor or nurse practitioner who is licensed to practise in Canada certifying that the relevant person cannot complete a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to a medical condition and specifying whether the condition is permanent or temporary.
Religious belief
(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to a relevant person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if they submit a statement sworn or affirmed by them attesting that they have not completed a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to their sincerely held religious belief.
Canadian Human Rights Act
(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), in the case of an employee of an entity or a relevant person hired by an entity to provide a service, the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to the employee or the relevant person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if the entity is obligated to accommodate the relevant person on that basis under the Canadian Human Rights Act by issuing such a document.
Applicable legislation
(6) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), in the following cases, the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to the employee confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if they would be entitled to such an accommodation on that basis under applicable legislation:
- (a) in the case of an employee of an entity’s contractor or agent or mandatary; and
- (b) in the case of an employee of an entity’s lessee, if the property that is subject to the lease is part of aerodrome property.
Ministerial request — policy
17.25 (1) The operator of an aerodrome, an air carrier or NAV CANADA must make a copy of the policy referred to in section 17.22, 17.23 or 17.24, as applicable, available to the Minister on request.
Ministerial request — implementation
(2) The operator of an aerodrome, an air carrier or NAV CANADA must make information related to the implementation of the policy referred to in section 17.22, 17.23 or 17.24, as applicable, available to the Minister on request.
[17.26 to 17.29 reserved]
Vaccination — Aerodromes in Canada
Application
17.30 (1) Sections 17.31 to 17.40 apply to all of the following persons:
- (a) subject to paragraph (c), a person entering a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1 from a non-restricted area for a reason other than to board an aircraft for a flight operated by an air carrier;
- (b) a crew member entering a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1 from a non-restricted area to board an aircraft for a flight operated by an air carrier under Subpart 1, 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Regulations;
- (c) a person entering a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1 from a non-restricted area to board an aircraft for a flight
- (i) only to become a crew member on board another aircraft operated by an air carrier under Subpart 1, 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Regulations,
- (ii) after having been a crew member on board an aircraft operated by an air carrier under Subpart 1, 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Regulations, or
- (iii) to participate in mandatory training required by an air carrier in relation to the operation of an aircraft operated under Subpart 1, 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Regulations, if the person will be required to return to work as a crew member;
- (d) a screening authority at an aerodrome where persons other than passengers are screened or can be screened;
- (e) the operator of an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1.
Non-application
(2) Sections 17.31 to 17.40 do not apply to any of the following persons:
- (a) a child who is less than 12 years and four months of age;
- (b) a person who arrives at an aerodrome on board an aircraft following the diversion of their flight for a safety-related reason, such as adverse weather or an equipment malfunction, and who enters a restricted area to board an aircraft for a flight not more than 24 hours after the arrival time of the diverted flight;
- (c) a member of emergency response provider personnel who is responding to an emergency;
- (d) a peace officer who is responding to an emergency;
- (e) the holder of an employee identification document issued by a department or departmental corporation listed in Schedule 2 or a member identification document issued by the Canadian Forces; or
- (f) a person who is delivering equipment or providing services within a restricted area that are urgently needed and critical to aerodrome operations and who has obtained an authorization from the operator of the aerodrome before doing so.
Prohibition
17.31 (1) A person must not enter a restricted area unless they are a fully vaccinated person.
Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who has been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.22(2)(d) or 17.24(2)(d).
Provision of evidence
17.32 A person must provide to a screening authority or the operator of an aerodrome, on their request,
- (a) in the case of a fully vaccinated person, the evidence of COVID-19 vaccination referred to in section 17.10; and
- (b) in the case of a person who has been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.22(2)(d) or 17.24(2)(d), the document issued to the person.
Request for evidence
17.33 Before permitting a certain number of persons, as specified by the Minister and selected on a random basis, to enter a restricted area, the screening authority must request that each of those persons, when they present themselves for screening at a non-passenger screening checkpoint or a passenger screening checkpoint, provide the evidence referred to in paragraph 17.32(a) or (b).
Declaration
17.34 (1) If a person who is a fully vaccinated person or who has been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.22(2)(d) is unable, following a request to provide evidence under section 17.33, to provide the evidence, the person may
- (a) sign a declaration confirming that they are a fully vaccinated person or that they have been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.22(2)(d); or
- (b) if the person has signed a declaration under paragraph (a) no more than seven days before the day on which the request to provide evidence is made, provide that declaration.
Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the holder of a document of entitlement that expires within seven days after the day on which the request to provide evidence under section 17.33 is made.
Notification to aerodrome operator
(3) If a person signs a declaration referred to in paragraph (1)(a), the screening authority must notify the operator of the aerodrome as soon as feasible of the person’s name, the date on which the declaration was signed and, if applicable, the number or identifier of the person’s document of entitlement.
Provision of evidence
(4) A person who signed a declaration under paragraph (1)(a) must provide the evidence referred to in paragraph 17.32(a) or (b) to the operator of the aerodrome within seven days after the day on which the declaration is signed.
Suspension of restricted area access
(5) An operator of an aerodrome must ensure that the restricted area access of a person who does not provide the evidence within seven days as required under subsection (4) is suspended until the person provides the evidence.
Record keeping — suspension
17.35 (1) The operator of the aerodrome must keep a record of the following information in respect of a person each time the restricted area access of the person is suspended under subsection 17.34(5):
- (a) the person’s name;
- (b) the number or identifier of the person’s document of entitlement, if applicable;
- (c) the date of the suspension; and
- (d) the reason for the suspension.
Retention
(2) The operator must retain the record for a period of at least 12 months after the day on which the record was created.
Ministerial request
(3) The operator of the aerodrome must make the record available to the Minister on request.
Prohibition
17.36 (1) A screening authority must deny a person entry to a restricted area if, following a request to provide evidence under section 17.33, the person does not provide the evidence or, if applicable, does not sign or provide a declaration under subsection 17.34(1).
Notification to aerodrome operator
(2) If a screening authority denies a person entry to a restricted area, it must notify the operator of the aerodrome as soon as feasible of the person’s name, the date on which the person was denied entry and, if applicable, the number or identifier of the person’s document of entitlement.
Suspension of restricted area access
(3) An operator of an aerodrome must ensure that the restricted area access of a person who was denied entry under subsection (1) is suspended until the person provides the requested evidence or the signed declaration.
False or misleading evidence
17.37 A person must not provide evidence that they know to be false or misleading.
Notice to Minister
17.38 A screening authority or the operator of an aerodrome that has reason to believe that a person has provided evidence that is likely to be false or misleading must notify the Minister of the following not more than 72 hours after the provision of the evidence:
- (a) the person’s name;
- (b) the number or identifier of the person’s document of entitlement, if applicable; and
- (c) the reason the screening authority or the operator of an aerodrome believes that the evidence is likely to be false or misleading.
Record keeping — denial of entry
17.39 (1) A screening authority must keep a record of the following information in respect of a person each time the person is denied entry to a restricted area under subsection 17.36(1):
- (a) the person’s name;
- (b) the number or identifier of the person’s document of entitlement, if applicable;
- (c) the date on which the person was denied entry and the location; and
- (d) the reason why the person was denied entry to the restricted area.
Retention
(2) The screening authority must retain the record for a period of at least 12 months after the day on which the record was created.
Ministerial request
(3) The screening authority must make the record available to the Minister on request.
Requirement to establish and implement
17.40 The operator of an aerodrome must ensure that a document of entitlement is only issued to a fully vaccinated person or a person who has been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.22(2)(d).
Masks
Non-application
18 (1) Sections 19 to 24 do not apply to any of the following persons:
- (a) a child who is less than two years of age;
- (b) a child who is at least two years of age but less than six years of age who is unable to tolerate wearing a mask;
- (c) a person who provides a medical certificate certifying that they are unable to wear a mask for a medical reason;
- (d) a person who is unconscious;
- (e) a person who is unable to remove their mask without assistance;
- (f) a crew member;
- (g) a gate agent.
Mask readily available
(2) An adult responsible for a child who is at least two years of age but less than six years of age must ensure that a mask is readily available to the child before boarding an aircraft for a flight.
Wearing of mask
(3) An adult responsible for a child must ensure that the child wears a mask when wearing one is required under section 21 and complies with any instructions given by a gate agent under section 22 if the child
- (a) is at least two years of age but less than six years of age and is able to tolerate wearing a mask; or
- (b) is at least six years of age.
Notification
19 A private operator or air carrier must notify every person who intends to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates that the person must
- (a) be in possession of a mask before boarding;
- (b) wear the mask at all times during the boarding process, during the flight and from the moment the doors of the aircraft are opened until the person enters the air terminal building; and
- (c) comply with any instructions given by a gate agent or a crew member with respect to wearing a mask.
Obligation to possess mask
20 Every person who is at least six years of age must be in possession of a mask before boarding an aircraft for a flight.
Wearing of mask — persons
21 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a private operator or air carrier must require a person to wear a mask at all times during the boarding process and during a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates.
Exceptions — person
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply
- (a) when the safety of the person could be endangered by wearing a mask;
- (b) when the person is drinking or eating, unless a crew member instructs the person to wear a mask;
- (c) when the person is taking oral medications;
- (d) when a gate agent or a crew member authorizes the removal of the mask to address unforeseen circumstances or the person’s special needs; or
- (e) when a gate agent, a member of the aerodrome security personnel or a crew member authorizes the removal of the mask to verify the person’s identity.
Exceptions — flight deck
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following persons when they are on the flight deck:
- (a) a Department of Transport air carrier inspector;
- (b) an inspector of the civil aviation authority of the state where the aircraft is registered;
- (c) an employee of the private operator or air carrier who is not a crew member and who is performing their duties;
- (d) a pilot, flight engineer or flight attendant employed by a wholly owned subsidiary or a code share partner of the air carrier;
- (e) a person who has expertise related to the aircraft, its equipment or its crew members and who is required to be on the flight deck to provide a service to the private operator or air carrier.
Compliance
22 A person must comply with any instructions given by a gate agent, a member of the aerodrome security personnel or a crew member with respect to wearing a mask.
Prohibition — private operator or air carrier
23 A private operator or air carrier must not permit a person to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates if
- (a) the person is not in possession of a mask; or
- (b) the person refuses to comply with an instruction given by a gate agent or a crew member with respect to wearing a mask.
Refusal to comply
24 (1) If, during a flight that a private operator or air carrier operates, a person refuses to comply with an instruction given by a crew member with respect to wearing a mask, the private operator or air carrier must
- (a) keep a record of
- (i) the date and flight number,
- (ii) the person’s name, date of birth and contact information, including the person’s home address, telephone number and email address,
- (iii) the person’s seat number, and
- (iv) the circumstances related to the refusal to comply; and
- (b) inform the Minister as soon as feasible of any record created under paragraph (a).
Retention period
(2) The private operator or air carrier must retain the record for a period of at least 12 months after the date of the flight.
Ministerial request
(3) The private operator or air carrier must make the record available to the Minister on request.
Wearing of mask — crew member
25 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a private operator or air carrier must require a crew member to wear a mask at all times during the boarding process and during a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates.
Exceptions — crew member
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply
- (a) when the safety of the crew member could be endangered by wearing a mask;
- (b) when the wearing of a mask by the crew member could interfere with operational requirements or the safety of the flight; or
- (c) when the crew member is drinking, eating or taking oral medications.
Exception — flight deck
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a crew member who is a flight crew member when they are on the flight deck.
Wearing of mask — gate agent
26 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a private operator or air carrier must require a gate agent to wear a mask during the boarding process for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates.
Exceptions
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply
- (a) when the safety of the gate agent could be endangered by wearing a mask; or
- (b) when the gate agent is drinking, eating or taking oral medications.
Exception — physical barrier
(3) During the boarding process, subsection (1) does not apply to a gate agent if the gate agent is separated from any other person by a physical barrier that allows the gate agent and the other person to interact and reduces the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Deplaning
Non-application
27 (1) Section 28 does not apply to any of the following persons:
- (a) a child who is less than two years of age;
- (b) a child who is at least two years of age but less than six years of age who is unable to tolerate wearing a mask;
- (c) a person who provides a medical certificate certifying that they are unable to wear a mask for a medical reason;
- (d) a person who is unconscious;
- (e) a person who is unable to remove their mask without assistance;
- (f) a person who is on a flight that originates in Canada and is destined to another country.
Wearing of mask
(2) An adult responsible for a child must ensure that the child wears a mask when wearing one is required under section 28 if the child
- (a) is at least two years of age but less than six years of age and is able to tolerate wearing a mask; or
- (b) is at least six years of age.
Wearing of mask — person
28 A person who is on board an aircraft must wear a mask at all times from the moment the doors of the aircraft are opened until the person enters the air terminal building, including by a passenger loading bridge.
Screening Authority
Non-application
29 (1) Sections 30 to 33 do not apply to any of the following persons:
- (a) a child who is less than two years of age;
- (b) a child who is at least two years of age but less than six years of age who is unable to tolerate wearing a mask;
- (c) a person who provides a medical certificate certifying that they are unable to wear a mask for a medical reason;
- (d) a person who is unconscious;
- (e) a person who is unable to remove their mask without assistance;
- (f) a member of emergency response provider personnel who is responding to an emergency;
- (g) a peace officer who is responding to an emergency.
Wearing of mask
(2) An adult responsible for a child must ensure that the child wears a mask when wearing one is required under subsection 30(2) and removes it when required by a screening officer to do so under subsection 30(3) if the child
- (a) is at least two years of age but less than six years of age and is able to tolerate wearing a mask; or
- (b) is at least six years of age.
Requirement — passenger screening checkpoint
30 (1) A screening authority must notify a person who is subject to screening at a passenger screening checkpoint that they must wear a mask at all times during screening.
Wearing of mask — person
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person who is the subject of screening referred to in subsection (1) must wear a mask at all times during screening.
Requirement to remove mask
(3) A person who is required by a screening officer to remove their mask during screening must do so.
Wearing of mask — screening officer
(4) A screening officer must wear a mask at a passenger screening checkpoint when conducting the screening of a person if, during the screening, the screening officer is two metres or less from the person being screened.
Requirement — non-passenger screening checkpoint
31 (1) A person who presents themselves at a non-passenger screening checkpoint to enter into a restricted area must wear a mask at all times.
Wearing of mask — screening officer
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a screening officer must wear a mask at all times at a non-passenger screening checkpoint.
Exceptions
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply
- (a) when the safety of the screening officer could be endangered by wearing a mask; or
- (b) when the screening officer is drinking, eating or taking oral medications.
Exception — physical barrier
32 Sections 30 and 31 do not apply to a person, including a screening officer, if the person is two metres or less from another person and both persons are separated by a physical barrier that allows them to interact and reduces the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Prohibition — passenger screening checkpoint
33 (1) A screening authority must not permit a person who has been notified to wear a mask and refuses to do so to pass beyond a passenger screening checkpoint into a restricted area.
Prohibition — non-passenger screening checkpoint
(2) A screening authority must not permit a person who refuses to wear a mask to pass beyond a non-passenger screening checkpoint into a restricted area.
Designated Provisions
Designation
34 (1) The provisions of this Interim Order set out in column 1 of Schedule 3 are designated as provisions the contravention of which may be dealt with under and in accordance with the procedure set out in sections 7.7 to 8.2 of the Act.
Maximum amounts
(2) The amounts set out in column 2 of Schedule 3 are the maximum amounts of the penalty payable in respect of a contravention of the designated provisions set out in column 1.
Notice
(3) A notice referred to in subsection 7.7(1) of the Act must be in writing and must specify
- (a) the particulars of the alleged contravention;
- (b) that the person on whom the notice is served or to whom it is sent has the option of paying the amount specified in the notice or filing with the Tribunal a request for a review of the alleged contravention or the amount of the penalty;
- (c) that payment of the amount specified in the notice will be accepted by the Minister in satisfaction of the amount of the penalty for the alleged contravention and that no further proceedings under Part I of the Act will be taken against the person on whom the notice in respect of that contravention is served or to whom it is sent;
- (d) that the person on whom the notice is served or to whom it is sent will be provided with an opportunity consistent with procedural fairness and natural justice to present evidence before the Tribunal and make representations in relation to the alleged contravention if the person files a request for a review with the Tribunal; and
- (e) that the person on whom the notice is served or to whom it is sent will be considered to have committed the contravention set out in the notice if they fail to pay the amount specified in the notice and fail to file a request for a review with the Tribunal within the prescribed period.
Repeal
35 The Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 52, made on January 15, 2022, is repealed.
SCHEDULE 1
(Subsections 1(1) and 17.1(1) and paragraphs 17.1(2)(c), 17.20(a) and (b), 17.21(2)(d) and 17.30(1)(a) to (c) and (e))
Name | CAO Location Indicator |
---|---|
Abbotsford International | CYXX |
Alma | CYTF |
Bagotville | CYBG |
Baie-Comeau | CYBC |
Bathurst | CZBF |
Brandon Municipal | CYBR |
Calgary International | CYYC |
Campbell River | CYBL |
Castlegar (West Kootenay Regional) | CYCG |
Charlo | CYCL |
Charlottetown | CYYG |
Chibougamau/Chapais | CYMT |
Churchill Falls | CZUM |
Comox | CYQQ |
Cranbrook (Canadian Rockies International) | CYXC |
Dawson Creek | CYDQ |
Deer Lake | CYDF |
Edmonton International | CYEG |
Fort McMurray | CYMM |
Fort St. John | CYXJ |
Fredericton International | CYFC |
Gander International | CYQX |
Gaspé | CYGP |
Goose Bay | CYYR |
Grande Prairie | CYQU |
Greater Moncton International | CYQM |
Halifax (Robert L. Stanfield International) | CYHZ |
Hamilton (John C. Munro International) | CYHM |
Îles-de-la-Madeleine | CYGR |
Iqaluit | CYFB |
Kamloops | CYKA |
Kelowna | CYLW |
Kingston | CYGK |
Kitchener/Waterloo Regional | CYKF |
La Grande Rivière | CYGL |
Lethbridge | CYQL |
Lloydminster | CYLL |
London | CYXU |
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon | CYBX |
Medicine Hat | CYXH |
Mont-Joli | CYYY |
Montréal International (Mirabel) | CYMX |
Montréal (Montréal — Pierre Elliott Trudeau International) | CYUL |
Montréal (St. Hubert) | CYHU |
Nanaimo | CYCD |
North Bay | CYYB |
Ottawa (Macdonald-Cartier International) | CYOW |
Penticton | CYYF |
Prince Albert (Glass Field) | CYPA |
Prince George | CYXS |
Prince Rupert | CYPR |
Québec (Jean Lesage International) | CYQB |
Quesnel | CYQZ |
Red Deer Regional | CYQF |
Regina International | CYQR |
Rivière-Rouge/Mont-Tremblant International | CYFJ |
Rouyn-Noranda | CYUY |
Saint John | CYSJ |
Sarnia (Chris Hadfield) | CYZR |
Saskatoon (John G. Diefenbaker International) | CYXE |
Sault Ste. Marie | CYAM |
Sept-Îles | CYZV |
Smithers | CYYD |
St. Anthony | CYAY |
St. John’s International | CYYT |
Stephenville | CYJT |
Sudbury | CYSB |
Sydney (J.A. Douglas McCurdy) | CYQY |
Terrace | CYXT |
Thompson | CYTH |
Thunder Bay | CYQT |
Timmins (Victor M. Power) | CYTS |
Toronto (Billy Bishop Toronto City) | CYTZ |
Toronto (Lester B. Pearson International) | CYYZ |
Toronto/Buttonville Municipal | CYKZ |
Val-d’Or | CYVO |
Vancouver (Coal Harbour) | CYHC |
Vancouver International | CYVR |
Victoria International | CYYJ |
Wabush | CYWK |
Whitehorse (Erik Nielsen International) | CYXY |
Williams Lake | CYWL |
Windsor | CYQG |
Winnipeg (James Armstrong Richardson International) | CYWG |
Yellowknife | CYZF |
SCHEDULE 2
(Subparagraph 17.22(2)(a)(iii) and paragraphs 17.24(2)(a) and 17.30(2)(e))
Departments and Departmental Corporations
Name
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Department of Employment and Social Development
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans
- Department of Health
- Department of National Defence
- Department of the Environment
- Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Department of Transport
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
SCHEDULE 3
(Subsections 34(1) and (2))
Column 1 Designated Provision |
Column 2 Maximum Amount of Penalty ($) |
|
---|---|---|
Individual |
Corporation |
|
Subsection 2(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 2(2) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 2(3) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 2(4) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 3(1) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 3(2) | 5,000 | |
Section 4 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 5 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 8(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 8(2) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 8(3) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 8(4) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 8(5) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 8(7) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 9 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 10 | 5,000 | |
Section 12 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 13(1) | 5,000 | |
Section 13.1 | 5,000 | |
Section 15 | 5,000 | |
Section 16 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 17 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 17.2 | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.3(1) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 17.4(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.5(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.5(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.5(3) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.6(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.6(2) | 25,000 | |
Section 17.7 | 25,000 | |
Section 17.9 | 5,000 | |
Subsection 17.13(1) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 17.13(2) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 17.14(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.14(2) | 25,000 | |
Section 17.15 | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.17(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.17(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.17(3) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.22(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.24(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.25(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.25(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.31(1) | 5,000 | |
Section 17.32 | 5,000 | |
Section 17.33 | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.34(3) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.34(4) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 17.34(5) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.35(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.35(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.35(3) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.36(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.36(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.36(3) | 25,000 | |
Section 17.37 | 5,000 | |
Section 17.38 | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.39(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.39(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.39(3) | 25,000 | |
Section 17.40 | 25,000 | |
Subsection 18(2) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 18(3) | 5,000 | |
Section 19 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 20 | 5,000 | |
Subsection 21(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 22 | 5,000 | |
Section 23 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 24(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 24(2) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 24(3) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 25(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 26(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 27(2) | 5,000 | |
Section 28 | 5,000 | |
Subsection 29(2) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 30(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 30(2) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 30(3) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 30(4) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 31(1) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 31(2) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 33(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 33(2) | 25,000 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
AERONAUTICS ACT
Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 54
Whereas the annexed Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 54 is required to deal with a significant risk, direct or indirect, to aviation safety or the safety of the public;
Whereas the provisions of the annexed Order may be contained in a regulation made pursuant to sections 4.71footnote j and 4.9footnote d, paragraphs 7.6(1)(a)footnote e and (b)footnote f and section 7.7footnote g of the Aeronautics Actfootnote h;
And whereas, pursuant to subsection 6.41(1.2)footnote i of that Act, the Minister of Transport has consulted with the persons and organizations that that Minister considers appropriate in the circumstances before making the annexed Order;
Therefore, the Minister of Transport, pursuant to subsection 6.41(1)footnote i of the Aeronautics Act footnote h, makes the annexed Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 54.
Ottawa, February 10, 2022
Omar Alghabra
Minister of Transport
Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 54
Interpretation
Definitions
1 (1) The following definitions apply in this Interim Order.
- accredited person
- means a foreign national who holds a passport that contains a valid diplomatic, consular, official or special representative acceptance issued by the Chief of Protocol for the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. (personne accréditée)
- aerodrome property
- means, in respect of an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1, any air terminal buildings or restricted areas or any facilities used for activities related to aircraft operations or aerodrome operations that are located at the aerodrome. (terrains de l’aérodrome)
- aerodrome security personnel
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (personnel de sûreté de l’aérodrome)
- air carrier
- means any person who operates a commercial air service under Subpart 1, 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Regulations. (transporteur aérien)
- Canadian Forces
- means the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada. (Forces canadiennes)
- Chief Public Health Officer
- means the Chief Public Health Officer appointed under subsection 6(1) of the Public Health Agency of Canada Act. (administrateur en chef)
- COVID-19
- means the coronavirus disease 2019. (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 molecular test
- means a COVID-19 screening or diagnostic test carried out by an accredited laboratory, including a test performed using the method of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP). (essai moléculaire relatif à la COVID-19)
- document of entitlement
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (document d’autorisation)
- foreign national
- has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. (étranger)
- non-passenger screening checkpoint
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (point de contrôle des non-passagers)
- operator of an aerodrome
- means the person in charge of an aerodrome where activities related to civil aviation are conducted and includes an employee, agent or mandatary or other authorized representative of that person. (exploitant)
- passenger screening checkpoint
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (point de contrôle des passagers)
- peace officer
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (agent de la paix)
- Regulations
- means the Canadian Aviation Regulations. (Règlement)
- restricted area
- has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012. (zone réglementée)
- screening authority
- means a person responsible for the screening of persons and goods at an aerodrome set out in the schedule to the CATSA Aerodrome Designation Regulations or at any other place designated by the Minister under subsection 6(1.1) of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act. (administration de contrôle)
- screening officer,
- except in section 2, has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Act. (agent de contrôle)
- variant of concern
- means a variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that is designated as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization. (variant préoccupant)
Interpretation
(2) Unless the context requires otherwise, all other words and expressions used in this Interim Order have the same meaning as in the Regulations.
Conflict
(3) In the event of a conflict between this Interim Order and the Regulations or the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012, the Interim Order prevails.
Definition of mask
(4) For the purposes of this Interim Order, a mask means any mask, including a non-medical mask, that meets all of the following requirements:
- (a) it is made of multiple layers of tightly woven materials such as cotton or linen;
- (b) it completely covers a person’s nose, mouth and chin without gaping;
- (c) it can be secured to a person’s head with ties or ear loops.
Masks — lip reading
(5) Despite paragraph (4)(a), the portion of a mask in front of a wearer’s lips may be made of transparent material that permits lip reading if
- (a) the rest of the mask is made of multiple layers of tightly woven materials such as cotton or linen; and
- (b) there is a tight seal between the transparent material and the rest of the mask.
Definition of fully vaccinated person
(6) For the purposes of this Interim Order, a fully vaccinated person means a person who completed, at least 14 days before the day on which they access aerodrome property or a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services, a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen if
- (a) in the case of a vaccine dosage regimen that uses a COVID-19 vaccine that is authorized for sale in Canada,
- (i) the vaccine has been administered to the person in accordance with its labelling, or
- (ii) the Minister of Health determines, on the recommendation of the Chief Public Health Officer, that the regimen is suitable, having regard to the scientific evidence related to the efficacy of that regimen in preventing the introduction or spread of COVID-19 or any other factor relevant to preventing the introduction or spread of COVID-19; or
- (b) in all other cases,
- (i) the vaccines of the regimen are authorized for sale in Canada or in another jurisdiction, and
- (ii) the Minister of Health determines, on the recommendation of the Chief Public Health Officer, that the vaccines and the regimen are suitable, having regard to the scientific evidence related to the efficacy of that regimen and the vaccines in preventing the introduction or spread of COVID-19 or any other factor relevant to preventing the introduction or spread of COVID-19.
Interpretation — fully vaccinated person
(7) For greater certainty, for the purposes of the definition fully vaccinated person in subsection (6), a COVID-19 vaccine that is authorized for sale in Canada does not include a similar vaccine sold by the same manufacturer that has been authorized for sale in another jurisdiction.
Notification
Federal, provincial and territorial measures
2 (1) A private operator or air carrier operating a flight between two points in Canada or a flight to Canada departing from any other country must notify every person boarding the aircraft for the flight that they may be subject to measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 taken by the provincial or territorial government with jurisdiction where the destination aerodrome for that flight is located or by the federal government.
Suitable quarantine plan
(2) A private operator or air carrier operating a flight to Canada departing from any other country must notify every person before the person boards the aircraft for the flight that they may be required, under an order made under section 58 of the Quarantine Act, to provide, before boarding the aircraft, to the Minister of Health, a screening officer or a quarantine officer, by the electronic means specified by that Minister, a suitable quarantine plan or, if the person is not required under that order to provide the plan and the evidence, their contact information. The private operator or air carrier must also notify every person that they may be liable to a fine if this requirement applies to them and they fail to comply with it.
Vaccination
(3) A private operator or air carrier operating a flight to Canada departing from any other country must notify every person before the person boards the aircraft for the flight that they may be required, under an order made under section 58 of the Quarantine Act, to provide, before boarding the aircraft or before entering Canada, to the Minister of Health, a screening officer or a quarantine officer, by the electronic means specified by that Minister, information related to their COVID-19 vaccination and evidence of COVID-19 vaccination. The private operator or air carrier must also notify every person that they may be denied permission to board the aircraft and may be liable to a fine if this requirement applies to them and they fail to comply with it.
False confirmation
(4) A private operator or air carrier operating a flight between two points in Canada or a flight to Canada departing from any other country must notify every person boarding the aircraft for the flight that they may be liable to a monetary penalty if they provide a confirmation referred to in subsection 3(1) that they know to be false or misleading.
Definitions
(5) The following definitions apply in this section.
- quarantine officer
- means a person designated as a quarantine officer under subsection 5(2) of the Quarantine Act. (agent de quarantaine)
- screening officer
- has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Quarantine Act. (agent de contrôle)
Confirmation
Federal, provincial and territorial measures
3 (1) Before boarding an aircraft for a flight between two points in Canada or a flight to Canada departing from any other country, every person must confirm to the private operator or air carrier operating the flight that they understand that they may be subject to a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 taken by the provincial or territorial government with jurisdiction where the destination aerodrome for that flight is located or by the federal government.
False confirmation
(2) A person must not provide a confirmation referred to in subsection (1) that they know to be false or misleading.
Exception
(3) A competent adult may provide a confirmation referred to in subsection (1) on behalf of a person who is not a competent adult.
Prohibition
4 A private operator or air carrier operating a flight between two points in Canada or a flight to Canada departing from any other country must not permit a person to board the aircraft for the flight if the person is a competent adult and does not provide a confirmation that they are required to provide under subsection 3(1).
Foreign Nationals
Prohibition
5 A private operator or air carrier must not permit a foreign national to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates to Canada departing from any other country.
Exception
6 Section 5 does not apply to a foreign national who is permitted to enter Canada under an order made under section 58 of the Quarantine Act.
Health Check
Non-application
7 Sections 8 to 10 do not apply to either of the following persons:
- (a) a crew member;
- (b) a person who provides a medical certificate certifying that any symptoms referred to in subsection 8(1) that they are exhibiting are not related to COVID-19.
Health check
8 (1) A private operator or air carrier must conduct a health check of every person boarding an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates by asking questions to verify whether they exhibit any of the following symptoms:
- (a) a fever;
- (b) a cough;
- (c) breathing difficulties.
Notification
(2) A private operator or air carrier must notify every person boarding an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates that the person may be denied permission to board the aircraft if
- (a) they exhibit a fever and a cough or a fever and breathing difficulties, unless they provide a medical certificate certifying that their symptoms are not related to COVID-19;
- (b) they have, or have reasonable grounds to suspect they have, COVID-19;
- (c) they have been denied permission to board an aircraft in the previous 10 days for a medical reason related to COVID-19; or
- (d) in the case of a flight departing in Canada, they are the subject of a mandatory quarantine order as a result of recent travel or as a result of a local or provincial public health order.
Confirmation
(3) Every person boarding an aircraft for a flight that a private operator or air carrier operates must confirm to the private operator or air carrier that none of the following situations apply to them:
- (a) the person has, or has reasonable grounds to suspect that they have, COVID-19;
- (b) the person has been denied permission to board an aircraft in the previous 10 days for a medical reason related to COVID-19;
- (c) in the case of a flight departing in Canada, the person is the subject of a mandatory quarantine order as a result of recent travel or as a result of a local or provincial public health order.
False confirmation — obligation of private operator or air carrier
(4) The private operator or air carrier must advise every person that they may be liable to a monetary penalty if they provide answers, with respect to the health check or a confirmation, that they know to be false or misleading.
False confirmation — obligations of person
(5) A person who, under subsections (1) and (3), is subjected to a health check and is required to provide a confirmation must
- (a) answer all questions; and
- (b) not provide answers or a confirmation that they know to be false or misleading.
Exception
(6) A competent adult may answer all questions and provide a confirmation on behalf of a person who is not a competent adult and who, under subsections (1) and (3), is subjected to a health check and is required to give a confirmation.
Observations — private operator or air carrier
(7) During the boarding process for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates, the private operator or air carrier must observe whether any person boarding the aircraft is exhibiting any symptoms referred to in subsection (1).
Prohibition
9 A private operator or air carrier must not permit a person to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates if
- (a) the person’s answers to the health check questions indicate that they exhibit
- (i) a fever and cough, or
- (ii) a fever and breathing difficulties;
- (b) the private operator or air carrier observes that, as the person is boarding, they exhibit
- (i) a fever and cough, or
- (ii) a fever and breathing difficulties;
- (c) the person’s confirmation under subsection 8(3) indicates that one of the situations described in paragraphs 8(3)(a), (b) or (c) applies to that person; or
- (d) the person is a competent adult and refuses to answer any of the questions asked of them under subsection 8(1) or to give the confirmation under subsection 8(3).
Period of 10 days
10 A person who is not permitted to board an aircraft under section 9 is not permitted to board another aircraft for a period of 10 days after the denial, unless they provide a medical certificate certifying that any symptoms referred to in subsection 8(1) that they are exhibiting are not related to COVID-19.
COVID-19 Molecular Test — Flights to Canada
Application
11 (1) Sections 12 to 17 apply to a private operator or air carrier operating a flight to Canada departing from any other country and to every person boarding an aircraft for such a flight.
Non-application
(2) Sections 12 to 17 do not apply to persons who are not required under an order made under section 58 of the Quarantine Act to provide evidence that they received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test.
Notification
12 A private operator or air carrier must notify every person who intends to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates that the person may be denied permission to board the aircraft if they are unable to provide evidence that they received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test.
Evidence — result of test
13 (1) Before boarding an aircraft for a flight, every person must provide to the private operator or air carrier operating the flight evidence that they received either
- (a) a negative result for a COVID-19 molecular test that was performed on a specimen collected no more than 72 hours before the flight’s initial scheduled departure time; or
- (b) a positive result for such a test that was performed on a specimen collected at least 10 days and no more than 180 days before the flight’s initial scheduled departure time.
Location of test — outside Canada
(1.1) The COVID-19 molecular test referred to in paragraph (1)(a) must be performed outside Canada.
Evidence — location of test
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) and subsection (1.1), the COVID-19 molecular test must not have been performed in a country where, as determined by the Minister of Health, there is an outbreak of a variant of concern or there are reasonable grounds to believe that there is an outbreak of that variant.
Evidence — alternative testing protocol
13.1 Despite subsections 13(1) and (1.1), a person referred to in section 2.22 of the Order entitled Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Quarantine, Isolation and Other Obligations) must, before boarding an aircraft for a flight, provide to the private operator or air carrier operating the flight evidence of a COVID-19 molecular test that was carried out in accordance with an alternative testing protocol referred to in that section.
Evidence — elements
14 Evidence of a result for a COVID-19 molecular test must include
- (a) the person’s name and date of birth;
- (b) the name and civic address of the laboratory that administered the test;
- (c) the date the specimen was collected and the test method used; and
- (d) the test result.
False or misleading evidence
15 A person must not provide evidence of a result for a COVID-19 molecular test that they know to be false or misleading.
Notice to Minister
16 A private operator or air carrier that has reason to believe that a person has provided evidence of a result for a COVID-19 molecular test that is likely to be false or misleading must notify the Minister as soon as feasible of the person’s name and contact information and the date and number of the person’s flight.
Prohibition
17 A private operator or air carrier must not permit a person to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates if the person does not provide evidence that they received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test in accordance with the requirements set out in section 13 or 13.1.
Vaccination — Flights Departing from an Aerodrome in Canada
Application
17.1 (1) Sections 17.2 to 17.17 apply to all of the following persons:
- (a) a person boarding an aircraft for a flight that an air carrier operates departing from an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1;
- (b) a person entering a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1 from a non-restricted area to board an aircraft for a flight that an air carrier operates;
- (c) an air carrier operating a flight departing from an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1.
Non-application
(2) Sections 17.2 to 17.17 do not apply to any of the following persons:
- (a) a child who is less than 12 years and four months of age;
- (b) a crew member;
- (c) a person entering a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1 from a non-restricted area to board an aircraft for a flight operated by an air carrier
- (i) only to become a crew member on board another aircraft operated by an air carrier,
- (ii) after having been a crew member on board an aircraft operated by an air carrier, or
- (iii) to participate in mandatory training required by an air carrier in relation to the operation of an aircraft, if the person will be required to return to work as a crew member;
- (d) a person who arrives at an aerodrome from any other country on board an aircraft in order to transit to another country and remains in a sterile transit area, as defined in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, of the aerodrome until they leave Canada;
- (e) a person who arrives at an aerodrome on board an aircraft following the diversion of their flight for a safety-related reason, such as adverse weather or an equipment malfunction, and who boards an aircraft for a flight not more than 24 hours after the arrival time of the diverted flight.
Notification
17.2 An air carrier must notify every person who intends to board an aircraft for a flight that the air carrier operates that
- (a) they must be a fully vaccinated person or a person referred to in any of paragraphs 17.3(2)(a) to (c) or any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv) or (e)(i) to (vii);
- (b) they must provide to the air carrier evidence of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that they are a fully vaccinated person or evidence that they are a person referred to in any of paragraphs 17.3(2)(a) to (c) or any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv) or (e)(i) to (vii); and
- (c) if they submit a request referred to in section 17.4, they must do so within the period set out in subsection 17.4(3).
Prohibition — person
17.3 (1) A person is prohibited from boarding an aircraft for a flight or entering a restricted area unless they are a fully vaccinated person.
Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to
- (a) a foreign national, other than a person registered as an Indian under the Indian Act, who is boarding the aircraft for a flight to an aerodrome in Canada if the initial scheduled departure time of that flight is not more than 24 hours after the departure time of a flight taken by the person to Canada from any other country;
- (b) a permanent resident who is boarding the aircraft for a flight to an aerodrome in Canada if the initial scheduled departure time of that flight is not more than 24 hours after the departure time of a flight taken by the person to Canada from any other country for the purpose of entering Canada to become a permanent resident;
- (c) a foreign national who is boarding an aircraft for a flight to a country other than Canada or to an aerodrome in Canada for the purpose of boarding an aircraft for a flight to a country other than Canada and who has received either
- (i) a negative result for a COVID-19 molecular test that was performed on a specimen collected no more than 72 hours before the flight’s initial scheduled departure time, or
- (ii) a positive result for such a test that was performed on a specimen collected at least 10 days and no more than 180 days before the flight’s initial scheduled departure time;
- (d) a person who has received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test described in subparagraph (c)(i) or (ii) and who is
- (i) a person who has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a medical contraindication and who is entitled to be accommodated on that basis under applicable legislation by being permitted to enter the restricted area or to board an aircraft without being a fully vaccinated person,
- (ii) a person who has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a sincerely held religious belief and who is entitled to be accommodated on that basis under applicable legislation by being permitted to enter the restricted area or to board an aircraft without being a fully vaccinated person,
- (iii) a person who is boarding an aircraft for a flight for the purpose of attending an appointment for an essential medical service or treatment, or
- (iv) a competent person who is at least 18 years old and who is boarding an aircraft for a flight for the purpose of accompanying a person referred to in subparagraph (iii) if the person needs to be accompanied because they
- (A) are under the age of 18 years,
- (B) have a disability, or
- (C) need assistance to communicate; or
- (e) a person who has received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test described in subparagraph (c)(i) or (ii) and who is boarding an aircraft for a flight for a purpose other than an optional or discretionary purpose, such as tourism, recreation or leisure, and who is
- (i) a person who entered Canada at the invitation of the Minister of Health for the purpose of assisting in the COVID-19 response,
- (ii) a person who is permitted to work in Canada as a provider of emergency services under paragraph 186(t) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and who entered Canada for the purpose of providing those services,
- (iii) a person who entered Canada not more than 90 days before the day on which this Interim Order came into effect and who, at the time they sought to enter Canada,
- (A) held a permanent resident visa issued under subsection 139(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, and
- (B) was recognized as a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances to those of a Convention refugee within the meaning of subsection 146(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations,
- (iv) a person who has been issued a temporary resident permit within the meaning of subsection 24(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and who entered Canada not more than 90 days before the day on which this Interim Order came into effect as a protected temporary resident under subsection 151.1(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations,
- (v) an accredited person,
- (vi) a person holding a D-1, O-1 or C-1 visa who entered Canada to take up a post and become an accredited person, or
- (vii) a diplomatic or consular courier.
Persons — subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv)
17.4 (1) An air carrier must issue a document to a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv) who intends to board an aircraft for a flight that the air carrier operates or that is operated on the air carrier’s behalf under a commercial agreement if
- (a) in the case of a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iii), the person submits a request to the air carrier in respect of that flight in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) or such a request is submitted on their behalf;
- (b) in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(i) or (ii), the air carrier is obligated to accommodate the person on the basis of a medical contraindication or a sincerely held religious belief under applicable legislation by issuing the document; and
- (c) in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(iv), the person who needs accompaniment submits a request to the air carrier in respect of that flight in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) or such a request is submitted on their behalf.
Request — contents
(2) The request must be signed by the requester and include the following:
- (a) the person’s name and home address and, if the request is made by someone else on the person’s behalf, that person’s name and home address;
- (b) the date and number of the flight as well as the aerodrome of departure and the aerodrome of arrival;
- (c) in the case of a person described in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(i),
- (i) a document issued by the government of a province confirming that the person cannot complete a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to a medical condition, or
- (ii) a medical certificate signed by a medical doctor or nurse practitioner who is licensed to practise in Canada certifying that the person cannot complete a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to a medical condition and the licence number issued by a professional medical licensing body to the medical doctor or nurse practitioner;
- (d) in the case of a person described in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(ii), a statement sworn or affirmed by the person before a person appointed as a commissioner of oaths in Canada attesting that the person has not completed a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to a sincerely held religious belief, including a description of how the belief renders them unable to complete such a regimen; and
- (e) in the case of a person described in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(iii), a document that includes
- (i) the signature of a medical doctor or nurse practitioner who is licensed to practise in Canada,
- (ii) the licence number issued by a professional medical licensing body to the medical doctor or nurse practitioner,
- (iii) the date of the appointment for the essential medical service or treatment and the location of the appointment,
- (iv) the date on which the document was signed, and
- (v) if the person needs to be accompanied by a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(iv), the name and contact information of that person and the reason that the accompaniment is needed.
Timing of request
(3) The request must be submitted to the air carrier
- (a) in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(i) or (ii), 21 days before the day on which the flight is initially scheduled to depart; and
- (b) in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(d)(iii) or (iv), 14 days before the day on which the flight is initially scheduled to depart.
Special circumstances
(4) In special circumstances, an air carrier may issue the document referred to in subsection (1) in response to a request submitted after the period referred to in subsection (3).
Content of document
(5) The document referred to in subsection (1) must include
- (a) a confirmation that the air carrier has verified that the person is a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv); and
- (b) the date and number of the flight as well as the aerodrome of departure and the aerodrome of arrival.
Record keeping
17.5 (1) An air carrier must keep a record of the following information:
- (a) the number of requests that the air carrier has received in respect of each exception referred to in subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv);
- (b) the number of documents issued under subsection 17.4(1); and
- (c) the number of requests that the air carrier denied.
Retention
(2) An air carrier must retain the record for a period of at least 12 months after the day on which the record was created.
Ministerial request
(3) The air carrier must make the record available to the Minister on request.
Copies of requests
17.6 (1) An air carrier must keep a copy of a request for a period of at least 90 days after the day on which the air carrier issued a document under subsection 17.4(1) or refused to issue the document.
Ministerial request
(2) The air carrier must make the copy available to the Minister on request.
Request for evidence — air carrier
17.7 Before permitting a person to board an aircraft for a flight that the air carrier operates, the air carrier must request that the person provide
- (a) evidence of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating that they are a fully vaccinated person;
- (b) evidence that they are a person referred to in paragraph 17.3(2)(a) or (b); or
- (c) evidence that they are a person referred to in paragraph 17.3(2)(c) or any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv) or (e)(i) to (vii) and that they have received a result for a COVID-19 molecular test.
[17.8 reserved]
Provision of evidence
17.9 A person must, at the request of an air carrier, provide to the air carrier the evidence referred to in paragraph 17.7(a), (b) or (c).
Evidence of vaccination — elements
17.10 (1) Evidence of COVID-19 vaccination must be evidence issued by a non-governmental entity that is authorized to issue the evidence of COVID-19 vaccination in the jurisdiction in which the vaccine was administered, by a government or by an entity authorized by a government, and must contain the following information:
- (a) the name of the person who received the vaccine;
- (b) the name of the government or of the entity;
- (c) the brand name or any other information that identifies the vaccine that was administered; and
- (d) the dates on which the vaccine was administered or, if the evidence is one document issued for both doses and the document specifies only the date on which the most recent dose was administered, that date.
Evidence of vaccination — translation
(2) The evidence of COVID-19 vaccination must be in English or French and any translation into English or French must be a certified translation.
Evidence of COVID-19 molecular test — result
17.11 (1) A result for a COVID-19 molecular test is a result described in subparagraph 17.3(2)(c)(i) or (ii).
Evidence of COVID-19 molecular test — elements
(2) Evidence of a result for a COVID-19 molecular test must include the elements set out in paragraphs 14(a) to (d).
Person — paragraph 17.3(2)(a)
17.12 (1) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in paragraph 17.3(2)(a) must be
- (a) a travel itinerary or boarding pass that shows that the initial scheduled departure time of the flight to an aerodrome in Canada is not more than 24 hours after the departure time of a flight taken by the person to Canada from any other country; and
- (b) their passport or other travel document issued by their country of citizenship or nationality.
Person — paragraph 17.3(2)(b)
(2) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in paragraph 17.3(2)(b) must be
- (a) a travel itinerary or boarding pass that shows that the initial scheduled departure time of the flight to an aerodrome in Canada is not more than 24 hours after the departure time of the flight taken by the person to Canada from any other country; and
- (b) a document entitled “Confirmation of Permanent Residence” issued by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration that confirms that the person became a permanent resident on entry to Canada after the flight taken by the person to Canada from any other country.
Person — paragraph 17.3(2)(c)
(3) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in paragraph 17.3(2)(c) must be
- (a) a travel itinerary or boarding pass that shows that the person is boarding an aircraft for a flight to a country other than Canada or to an aerodrome in Canada for the purpose of boarding an aircraft for a flight to a country other than Canada; and
- (b) their passport or other travel document issued by their country of citizenship or nationality.
Person — subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv)
- (4) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.3(2)(d)(i) to (iv) must be a document issued by an air carrier under subsection 17.4(1) in respect of the flight for which the person is boarding the aircraft or entering the restricted area.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(i)
(5) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(i) must be a document issued by the Minister of Health that indicates that the person was asked to enter Canada for the purpose of assisting in the COVID-19 response.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(ii)
(6) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(ii) must be a document from a government or non-governmental entity that indicates that the person was asked to enter Canada for the purpose of providing emergency services under paragraph 186(t) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(iii)
(7) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(iii) must be a document issued by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration that confirms that the person has been recognized as a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances to those of a Convention refugee within the meaning of subsection 146(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(iv)
(8) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(iv) must be a document issued by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration that confirms that the person entered Canada as a protected temporary resident under subsection 151.1(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(v)
(9) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(v) must be their passport containing a valid diplomatic, consular, official or special representative acceptance issued by the Chief of Protocol for the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(vi)
(10) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(vi) must be the person’s D-1, O-1 or C-1 visa.
Person — subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(vii)
(11) Evidence that the person is a person referred to in subparagraph 17.3(2)(e)(vii) must be
- (a) in the case of a diplomatic courier, the official document confirming their status referred to in Article 27 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, as set out in Schedule I to the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act; and
- (b) in the case of a consular courier, the official document confirming their status referred to in Article 35 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, as set out in Schedule II to that Act.
False or misleading information
17.13 (1) A person must not submit a request referred to in section 17.4 that contains information that they know to be false or misleading.
False or misleading evidence
(2) A person must not provide evidence that they know to be false or misleading.
Notice to Minister — information
17.14 (1) An air carrier that has reason to believe that a person has submitted a request referred to in section 17.4 that contains information that is likely to be false or misleading must notify the Minister of the following not more than 72 hours after receiving the request:
- (a) the person’s name and contact information;
- (b) the date and number of the person’s flight; and
- (c) the reason the air carrier believes that the information is likely to be false or misleading.
Notice to Minister — evidence
(2) An air carrier that has reason to believe that a person has provided evidence that is likely to be false or misleading must notify the Minister of the following not more than 72 hours after the provision of the evidence:
- (a) the person’s name and contact information;
- (b) the date and number of the person’s flight; and
- (c) the reason the air carrier believes that the evidence is likely to be false or misleading.
Prohibition — air carrier
17.15 An air carrier must not permit a person to board an aircraft for a flight that the air carrier operates if the person does not provide the evidence they are required to provide under section 17.9.
[17.16 reserved]
Record keeping — air carrier
17.17 (1) An air carrier must keep a record of the following information in respect of a person each time the person is denied permission to board an aircraft for a flight under section 17.15:
- (a) the person’s name and contact information, including the person’s home address, telephone number and email address;
- (b) the date and flight number;
- (c) the reason why the person was denied permission to board the aircraft; and
- (d) whether the person had been issued a document under subsection 17.4(1) in respect of the flight.
Retention
(2) The air carrier must retain the record for a period of at least 12 months after the date of the flight.
Ministerial request
(3) The air carrier must make the record available to the Minister on request.
[17.18 and 17.19 reserved]
Policy Respecting Mandatory Vaccination
Application
17.20 Sections 17.21 to 17.25 apply to
- (a) the operator of an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1;
- (b) an air carrier operating a flight departing from an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1, other than an air carrier who operates a commercial air service under Subpart 1 of Part VII of the Regulations; and
- (c) NAV CANADA.
Definition of relevant person
17.21 (1) For the purposes of sections 17.22 to 17.25, relevant person, in respect of an entity referred to in section 17.20, means a person whose duties involve an activity described in subsection (2) and who is
- (a) an employee of the entity;
- (b) an employee of the entity’s contractor or agent or mandatary;
- (c) a person hired by the entity to provide a service;
- (d) the entity’s lessee or an employee of the entity’s lessee, if the property that is subject to the lease is part of aerodrome property; or
- (e) a person permitted by the entity to access aerodrome property or, in the case of NAV CANADA, a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services.
Activities
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the activities are
- (a) conducting or directly supporting activities that are related to aerodrome operations or commercial flight operations — such as aircraft refuelling services, aircraft maintenance and repair services, baggage handling services, supply services for the operator of an aerodrome, an air carrier or NAV CANADA, fire prevention services, runway and taxiway maintenance services or de-icing services — and that take place on aerodrome property or at a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services;
- (b) interacting in-person on aerodrome property with a person who intends to board an aircraft for a flight;
- (c) engaging in tasks, on aerodrome property or at a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services, that are intended to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19; and
- (d) accessing a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1.
Comprehensive policy — operators of aerodromes
17.22 (1) The operator of an aerodrome must establish and implement a comprehensive policy respecting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with subsection (2).
Policy — content
(2) The policy must
- (a) require that a person who is 12 years and four months of age or older be a fully vaccinated person before accessing aerodrome property, unless they are a person
- (i) who intends to board an aircraft for a flight that an air carrier operates,
- (ii) who does not intend to board an aircraft for a flight and who is accessing aerodrome property for leisure purposes or to accompany a person who intends to board an aircraft for a flight,
- (iii) who is the holder of an employee identification document issued by a department or departmental corporation listed in Schedule 2 or a member identification document issued by the Canadian Forces, or
- (iv) who is delivering equipment or providing services within a restricted area that are urgently needed and critical to aerodrome operations and who has obtained an authorization from the operator of the aerodrome before doing so;
- (b) despite paragraph (a), allow a person who is subject to the policy and who is not a fully vaccinated person to access aerodrome property if the person has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a medical contraindication or their sincerely held religious belief;
- (c) provide for a procedure for verifying evidence provided by a person referred to in paragraph (b) that demonstrates that the person has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a medical contraindication or their sincerely held religious belief;
- (d) provide for a procedure for issuing to a person whose evidence has been verified under the procedure referred to in paragraph (c) a document confirming that they are a person referred to in paragraph (b);
- (e) provide for a procedure that ensures that a person subject to the policy provides, on request, the following evidence before accessing aerodrome property:
- (i) in the case of a fully vaccinated person, the evidence of COVID-19 vaccination referred to in section 17.10, and
- (ii) in the case of a person referred to in paragraph (d), the document issued to the person under the procedure referred to in that paragraph;
- (f) provide for a procedure that allows a person to whom sections 17.31 to 17.40 apply — other than a person referred to in subsection 17.34(2) — who is a fully vaccinated person or a person referred to in paragraph (b) and who is unable to provide the evidence referred to in paragraph (e) to temporarily access aerodrome property if they provide a declaration confirming that they are a fully vaccinated person or that they have been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph (d);
- (g) provide for a procedure that ensures that a person referred to in paragraph (d) is tested for COVID-19 at least twice every week;
- (h) provide for a procedure that ensures that a person who receives a positive result for a COVID-19 test taken under the procedure referred to in paragraph (g) is prohibited from accessing aerodrome property until the end of the period for which the public health authority of the province or territory in which the aerodrome is located requires them to isolate after receiving a positive result or until the person is not exhibiting any of the symptoms referred to in subsection 8(1), whichever is later; and
- (i) provide for a procedure that ensures that a person referred to in paragraph (h) who undergoes a COVID-19 molecular test is exempt from the procedure referred to in paragraph (g) for a period of 180 days after the person received a positive result from that test.
Medical contraindication
(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to a person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of a medical contraindication only if they provide a medical certificate from a medical doctor or nurse practitioner who is licensed to practise in Canada certifying that the person cannot complete a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to a medical condition and specifying whether the condition is permanent or temporary.
Religious belief
(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to a person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if they submit a statement sworn or affirmed by them attesting that they have not completed a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to their sincerely held religious belief.
Canadian Human Rights Act
(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), in the case of an employee of the operator of an aerodrome or a person hired by the operator of an aerodrome to provide a service, the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to the employee or person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if the operator of the aerodrome is obligated to accommodate them on that basis under the Canadian Human Rights Act by issuing such a document.
Applicable legislation
(6) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), in the following cases, the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to the employee confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if they would be entitled to such an accommodation on that basis under applicable legislation:
- (a) in the case of an employee of the operator of an aerodrome’s contractor or agent or mandatary; and
- (b) in the case of an employee of the operator of an aerodrome’s lessee, if the property that is subject to the lease is part of aerodrome property.
Comprehensive policy — air carriers and NAV CANADA
17.23 Section 17.24 does not apply to an air carrier or NAV CANADA if that entity
- (a) establishes and implements a comprehensive policy respecting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with paragraphs 17.24(2)(a) to (h) and subsections 17.24(3) to (6); and
- (b) has procedures in place to ensure that while a relevant person is carrying out their duties related to commercial flight operations, no in-person interactions occur between the relevant person and an unvaccinated person who has not been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.24(2)(d) and who is
- (i) an employee of the entity,
- (ii) an employee of the entity’s contractor or agent or mandatary,
- (iii) a person hired by the entity to provide a service, or
- (iv) the entity’s lessee or an employee of the entity’s lessee, if the property that is subject to the lease is part of aerodrome property.
Targeted policy — air carriers and NAV CANADA
17.24 (1) An air carrier or NAV CANADA must establish and implement a targeted policy respecting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with subsection (2).
Policy — content
(2) The policy must
- (a) require that a relevant person, other than the holder of an employee identification document issued by a department or departmental corporation listed in Schedule 2 or a member identification document issued by the Canadian Forces, be a fully vaccinated person before accessing aerodrome property or, in the case of NAV CANADA, a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services;
- (b) despite paragraph (a), allow a relevant person who is subject to the policy and who is not a fully vaccinated person to access aerodrome property or, in the case of NAV CANADA, a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services, if the relevant person has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a medical contraindication or their sincerely held religious belief;
- (c) provide for a procedure for verifying evidence provided by a relevant person referred to in paragraph (b) that demonstrates that the relevant person has not completed a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen due to a medical contraindication or their sincerely held religious belief;
- (d) provide for a procedure for issuing to a relevant person whose evidence has been verified under the procedure referred to in paragraph (c) a document confirming that they are a relevant person referred to in paragraph (b);
- (e) provide for a procedure that ensures that a relevant person subject to the policy provides, on request, the following evidence before accessing aerodrome property:
- (i) in the case of a fully vaccinated person, the evidence of COVID-19 vaccination referred to in section 17.10, and
- (ii) in the case of a relevant person referred to in paragraph (d), the document issued to the relevant person under the procedure referred to in that paragraph;
- (f) provide for a procedure that ensures that a relevant person referred to in paragraph (d) is tested for COVID-19 at least twice every week;
- (g) provide for a procedure that ensures that a relevant person who receives a positive result for a COVID-19 test under the procedure referred to in paragraph (f) is prohibited from accessing aerodrome property until the end of the period for which the public health authority of the province or territory in which the aerodrome is located requires them to isolate after receiving a positive test result or until the relevant person is not exhibiting any of the symptoms referred to in subsection 8(1), whichever is later;
- (h) provide for a procedure that ensures that a relevant person referred to in paragraph (g) who undergoes a COVID-19 molecular test is exempt from the procedure referred to in paragraph (f) for a period of 180 days after the relevant person received a positive result from that test;
- (i) set out procedures for reducing the risk that a relevant person will be exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19 due to an in-person interaction, occurring on aerodrome property or at a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services, with an unvaccinated person who has not been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph (d) and who is a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.23(b)(i) to (iv), which procedures may include protocols related to
- (i) the vaccination of persons, other than relevant persons, who access aerodrome property or a location where NAV CANADA provides civil air navigation services,
- (ii) physical distancing and the wearing of masks, and
- (iii) reducing the frequency and duration of in-person interactions;
- (j) establish a procedure for collecting the following information with respect to an in-person interaction related to commercial flight operations between a relevant person and a person referred to in any of subparagraphs 17.23(b)(i) to (iv) who is unvaccinated and has not been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph (d) or whose vaccination status is unknown:
- (i) the time, date and location of the interaction, and
- (ii) contact information for the relevant person and the other person;
- (k) establish a procedure for recording the following information and submitting it to the Minister on request:
- (i) the number of relevant persons who are subject to the entity’s policy,
- (ii) the number of relevant persons who require access to a restricted area,
- (iii) the number of relevant persons who are fully vaccinated persons and those who are not,
- (iv) the number of hours during which relevant persons were unable to fulfill their duties related to commercial flight operations due to COVID-19,
- (v) the number of relevant persons who have been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph (d), the reason for issuing the document and a confirmation that the relevant persons have submitted evidence of COVID-19 tests taken in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph (f),
- (vi) the number of relevant persons who refuse to comply with a requirement referred to in paragraph (a), (f) or (g),
- (vii) the number of relevant persons who were denied entry to a restricted area because of a refusal to comply with a requirement referred to in paragraph (a), (f) or (g),
- (viii) the number of persons referred to in subparagraphs 17.23(b)(i) to (iv) who are unvaccinated and who have not been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph (d), or whose vaccination status is unknown, who have an in-person interaction related to commercial flight operations with a relevant person and a description of any procedures implemented to reduce the risk that a relevant person will be exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19 due to such an interaction, and
- (ix) the number of instances in which the air carrier or NAV CANADA, as applicable, is made aware that a person with respect to whom information was collected under paragraph (j) received a positive result for a COVID-19 test, the number of relevant persons tested for COVID-19 as a result of this information, the results of those tests and a description of any impacts on commercial flight operations; and
- (l) require the air carrier or NAV CANADA, as applicable, to keep the information referred to in paragraph (k) for a period of at least 12 months after the date that the information was recorded.
Medical contraindication
(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to a relevant person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of a medical contraindication only if they provide a medical certificate from a medical doctor or nurse practitioner who is licensed to practise in Canada certifying that the relevant person cannot complete a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to a medical condition and specifying whether the condition is permanent or temporary.
Religious belief
(4) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to a relevant person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if they submit a statement sworn or affirmed by them attesting that they have not completed a COVID-19 vaccination regimen due to their sincerely held religious belief.
Canadian Human Rights Act
(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), in the case of an employee of an entity or a relevant person hired by an entity to provide a service, the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to the employee or the relevant person confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if the entity is obligated to accommodate the relevant person on that basis under the Canadian Human Rights Act by issuing such a document.
Applicable legislation
(6) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(c) and (d), in the following cases, the policy must provide that a document is to be issued to the employee confirming that they did not complete a COVID-19 vaccine dosage regimen on the basis of their sincerely held religious belief only if they would be entitled to such an accommodation on that basis under applicable legislation:
- (a) in the case of an employee of an entity’s contractor or agent or mandatary; and
- (b) in the case of an employee of an entity’s lessee, if the property that is subject to the lease is part of aerodrome property.
Ministerial request — policy
17.25 (1) The operator of an aerodrome, an air carrier or NAV CANADA must make a copy of the policy referred to in section 17.22, 17.23 or 17.24, as applicable, available to the Minister on request.
Ministerial request — implementation
(2) The operator of an aerodrome, an air carrier or NAV CANADA must make information related to the implementation of the policy referred to in section 17.22, 17.23 or 17.24, as applicable, available to the Minister on request.
[17.26 to 17.29 reserved]
Vaccination — Aerodromes in Canada
Application
17.30 (1) Sections 17.31 to 17.40 apply to all of the following persons:
- (a) subject to paragraph (c), a person entering a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1 from a non-restricted area for a reason other than to board an aircraft for a flight operated by an air carrier;
- (b) a crew member entering a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1 from a non-restricted area to board an aircraft for a flight operated by an air carrier under Subpart 1, 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Regulations;
- (c) a person entering a restricted area at an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1 from a non-restricted area to board an aircraft for a flight
- (i) only to become a crew member on board another aircraft operated by an air carrier under Subpart 1, 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Regulations,
- (ii) after having been a crew member on board an aircraft operated by an air carrier under Subpart 1, 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Regulations, or
- (iii) to participate in mandatory training required by an air carrier in relation to the operation of an aircraft operated under Subpart 1, 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Regulations, if the person will be required to return to work as a crew member;
- (d) a screening authority at an aerodrome where persons other than passengers are screened or can be screened;
- (e) the operator of an aerodrome listed in Schedule 1.
Non-application
(2) Sections 17.31 to 17.40 do not apply to any of the following persons:
- (a) a child who is less than 12 years and four months of age;
- (b) a person who arrives at an aerodrome on board an aircraft following the diversion of their flight for a safety-related reason, such as adverse weather or an equipment malfunction, and who enters a restricted area to board an aircraft for a flight not more than 24 hours after the arrival time of the diverted flight;
- (c) a member of emergency response provider personnel who is responding to an emergency;
- (d) a peace officer who is responding to an emergency;
- (e) the holder of an employee identification document issued by a department or departmental corporation listed in Schedule 2 or a member identification document issued by the Canadian Forces; or
- (f) a person who is delivering equipment or providing services within a restricted area that are urgently needed and critical to aerodrome operations and who has obtained an authorization from the operator of the aerodrome before doing so.
Prohibition
17.31 (1) A person must not enter a restricted area unless they are a fully vaccinated person.
Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who has been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.22(2)(d) or 17.24(2)(d).
Provision of evidence
17.32 A person must provide to a screening authority or the operator of an aerodrome, on their request,
- (a) in the case of a fully vaccinated person, the evidence of COVID-19 vaccination referred to in section 17.10; and
- (b) in the case of a person who has been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.22(2)(d) or 17.24(2)(d), the document issued to the person.
Request for evidence
17.33 Before permitting a certain number of persons, as specified by the Minister and selected on a random basis, to enter a restricted area, the screening authority must request that each of those persons, when they present themselves for screening at a non-passenger screening checkpoint or a passenger screening checkpoint, provide the evidence referred to in paragraph 17.32(a) or (b).
Declaration
17.34 (1) If a person who is a fully vaccinated person or who has been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.22(2)(d) is unable, following a request to provide evidence under section 17.33, to provide the evidence, the person may
- (a) sign a declaration confirming that they are a fully vaccinated person or that they have been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.22(2)(d); or
- (b) if the person has signed a declaration under paragraph (a) no more than seven days before the day on which the request to provide evidence is made, provide that declaration.
Exception
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the holder of a document of entitlement that expires within seven days after the day on which the request to provide evidence under section 17.33 is made.
Notification to aerodrome operator
(3) If a person signs a declaration referred to in paragraph (1)(a), the screening authority must notify the operator of the aerodrome as soon as feasible of the person’s name, the date on which the declaration was signed and, if applicable, the number or identifier of the person’s document of entitlement.
Provision of evidence
(4) A person who signed a declaration under paragraph (1)(a) must provide the evidence referred to in paragraph 17.32(a) or (b) to the operator of the aerodrome within seven days after the day on which the declaration is signed.
Suspension of restricted area access
(5) An operator of an aerodrome must ensure that the restricted area access of a person who does not provide the evidence within seven days as required under subsection (4) is suspended until the person provides the evidence.
Record keeping — suspension
17.35 (1) The operator of the aerodrome must keep a record of the following information in respect of a person each time the restricted area access of the person is suspended under subsection 17.34(5):
- (a) the person’s name;
- (b) the number or identifier of the person’s document of entitlement, if applicable;
- (c) the date of the suspension; and
- (d) the reason for the suspension.
Retention
(2) The operator must retain the record for a period of at least 12 months after the day on which the record was created.
Ministerial request
(3) The operator of the aerodrome must make the record available to the Minister on request.
Prohibition
17.36 (1) A screening authority must deny a person entry to a restricted area if, following a request to provide evidence under section 17.33, the person does not provide the evidence or, if applicable, does not sign or provide a declaration under subsection 17.34(1).
Notification to aerodrome operator
(2) If a screening authority denies a person entry to a restricted area, it must notify the operator of the aerodrome as soon as feasible of the person’s name, the date on which the person was denied entry and, if applicable, the number or identifier of the person’s document of entitlement.
Suspension of restricted area access
(3) An operator of an aerodrome must ensure that the restricted area access of a person who was denied entry under subsection (1) is suspended until the person provides the requested evidence or the signed declaration.
False or misleading evidence
17.37 A person must not provide evidence that they know to be false or misleading.
Notice to Minister
17.38 A screening authority or the operator of an aerodrome that has reason to believe that a person has provided evidence that is likely to be false or misleading must notify the Minister of the following not more than 72 hours after the provision of the evidence:
- (a) the person’s name;
- (b) the number or identifier of the person’s document of entitlement, if applicable; and
- (c) the reason the screening authority or the operator of an aerodrome believes that the evidence is likely to be false or misleading.
Record keeping — denial of entry
17.39 (1) A screening authority must keep a record of the following information in respect of a person each time the person is denied entry to a restricted area under subsection 17.36(1):
- (a) the person’s name;
- (b) the number or identifier of the person’s document of entitlement, if applicable;
- (c) the date on which the person was denied entry and the location; and
- (d) the reason why the person was denied entry to the restricted area.
Retention
(2) The screening authority must retain the record for a period of at least 12 months after the day on which the record was created.
Ministerial request
(3) The screening authority must make the record available to the Minister on request.
Requirement to establish and implement
17.40 The operator of an aerodrome must ensure that a document of entitlement is only issued to a fully vaccinated person or a person who has been issued a document under the procedure referred to in paragraph 17.22(2)(d).
Masks
Non-application
18 (1) Sections 19 to 24 do not apply to any of the following persons:
- (a) a child who is less than two years of age;
- (b) a child who is at least two years of age but less than six years of age who is unable to tolerate wearing a mask;
- (c) a person who provides a medical certificate certifying that they are unable to wear a mask for a medical reason;
- (d) a person who is unconscious;
- (e) a person who is unable to remove their mask without assistance;
- (f) a crew member;
- (g) a gate agent.
Mask readily available
(2) An adult responsible for a child who is at least two years of age but less than six years of age must ensure that a mask is readily available to the child before boarding an aircraft for a flight.
Wearing of mask
(3) An adult responsible for a child must ensure that the child wears a mask when wearing one is required under section 21 and complies with any instructions given by a gate agent under section 22 if the child
- (a) is at least two years of age but less than six years of age and is able to tolerate wearing a mask; or
- (b) is at least six years of age.
Notification
19 A private operator or air carrier must notify every person who intends to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates that the person must
- (a) be in possession of a mask before boarding;
- (b) wear the mask at all times during the boarding process, during the flight and from the moment the doors of the aircraft are opened until the person enters the air terminal building; and
- (c) comply with any instructions given by a gate agent or a crew member with respect to wearing a mask.
Obligation to possess mask
20 Every person who is at least six years of age must be in possession of a mask before boarding an aircraft for a flight.
Wearing of mask — persons
21 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a private operator or air carrier must require a person to wear a mask at all times during the boarding process and during a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates.
Exceptions — person
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply
- (a) when the safety of the person could be endangered by wearing a mask;
- (b) when the person is drinking or eating, unless a crew member instructs the person to wear a mask;
- (c) when the person is taking oral medications;
- (d) when a gate agent or a crew member authorizes the removal of the mask to address unforeseen circumstances or the person’s special needs; or
- (e) when a gate agent, a member of the aerodrome security personnel or a crew member authorizes the removal of the mask to verify the person’s identity.
Exceptions — flight deck
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following persons when they are on the flight deck:
- (a) a Department of Transport air carrier inspector;
- (b) an inspector of the civil aviation authority of the state where the aircraft is registered;
- (c) an employee of the private operator or air carrier who is not a crew member and who is performing their duties;
- (d) a pilot, flight engineer or flight attendant employed by a wholly owned subsidiary or a code share partner of the air carrier;
- (e) a person who has expertise related to the aircraft, its equipment or its crew members and who is required to be on the flight deck to provide a service to the private operator or air carrier.
Compliance
22 A person must comply with any instructions given by a gate agent, a member of the aerodrome security personnel or a crew member with respect to wearing a mask.
Prohibition — private operator or air carrier
23 A private operator or air carrier must not permit a person to board an aircraft for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates if
- (a) the person is not in possession of a mask; or
- (b) the person refuses to comply with an instruction given by a gate agent or a crew member with respect to wearing a mask.
Refusal to comply
24 (1) If, during a flight that a private operator or air carrier operates, a person refuses to comply with an instruction given by a crew member with respect to wearing a mask, the private operator or air carrier must
- (a) keep a record of
- (i) the date and flight number,
- (ii) the person’s name, date of birth and contact information, including the person’s home address, telephone number and email address,
- (iii) the person’s seat number, and
- (iv) the circumstances related to the refusal to comply; and
- (b) inform the Minister as soon as feasible of any record created under paragraph (a).
Retention period
(2) The private operator or air carrier must retain the record for a period of at least 12 months after the date of the flight.
Ministerial request
(3) The private operator or air carrier must make the record available to the Minister on request.
Wearing of mask — crew member
25 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a private operator or air carrier must require a crew member to wear a mask at all times during the boarding process and during a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates.
Exceptions — crew member
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply
- (a) when the safety of the crew member could be endangered by wearing a mask;
- (b) when the wearing of a mask by the crew member could interfere with operational requirements or the safety of the flight; or
- (c) when the crew member is drinking, eating or taking oral medications.
Exception — flight deck
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a crew member who is a flight crew member when they are on the flight deck.
Wearing of mask — gate agent
26 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a private operator or air carrier must require a gate agent to wear a mask during the boarding process for a flight that the private operator or air carrier operates.
Exceptions
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply
- (a) when the safety of the gate agent could be endangered by wearing a mask; or
- (b) when the gate agent is drinking, eating or taking oral medications.
Exception — physical barrier
(3) During the boarding process, subsection (1) does not apply to a gate agent if the gate agent is separated from any other person by a physical barrier that allows the gate agent and the other person to interact and reduces the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Deplaning
Non-application
27 (1) Section 28 does not apply to any of the following persons:
- (a) a child who is less than two years of age;
- (b) a child who is at least two years of age but less than six years of age who is unable to tolerate wearing a mask;
- (c) a person who provides a medical certificate certifying that they are unable to wear a mask for a medical reason;
- (d) a person who is unconscious;
- (e) a person who is unable to remove their mask without assistance;
- (f) a person who is on a flight that originates in Canada and is destined to another country.
Wearing of mask
(2) An adult responsible for a child must ensure that the child wears a mask when wearing one is required under section 28 if the child
- (a) is at least two years of age but less than six years of age and is able to tolerate wearing a mask; or
- (b) is at least six years of age.
Wearing of mask — person
28 A person who is on board an aircraft must wear a mask at all times from the moment the doors of the aircraft are opened until the person enters the air terminal building, including by a passenger loading bridge.
Screening Authority
Non-application
29 (1) Sections 30 to 33 do not apply to any of the following persons:
- (a) a child who is less than two years of age;
- (b) a child who is at least two years of age but less than six years of age who is unable to tolerate wearing a mask;
- (c) a person who provides a medical certificate certifying that they are unable to wear a mask for a medical reason;
- (d) a person who is unconscious;
- (e) a person who is unable to remove their mask without assistance;
- (f) a member of emergency response provider personnel who is responding to an emergency;
- (g) a peace officer who is responding to an emergency.
Wearing of mask
(2) An adult responsible for a child must ensure that the child wears a mask when wearing one is required under subsection 30(2) and removes it when required by a screening officer to do so under subsection 30(3) if the child
- (a) is at least two years of age but less than six years of age and is able to tolerate wearing a mask; or
- (b) is at least six years of age.
Requirement — passenger screening checkpoint
30 (1) A screening authority must notify a person who is subject to screening at a passenger screening checkpoint that they must wear a mask at all times during screening.
Wearing of mask — person
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person who is the subject of screening referred to in subsection (1) must wear a mask at all times during screening.
Requirement to remove mask
(3) A person who is required by a screening officer to remove their mask during screening must do so.
Wearing of mask — screening officer
(4) A screening officer must wear a mask at a passenger screening checkpoint when conducting the screening of a person if, during the screening, the screening officer is two metres or less from the person being screened.
Requirement — non-passenger screening checkpoint
31 (1) A person who presents themselves at a non-passenger screening checkpoint to enter into a restricted area must wear a mask at all times.
Wearing of mask — screening officer
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a screening officer must wear a mask at all times at a non-passenger screening checkpoint.
Exceptions
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply
- (a) when the safety of the screening officer could be endangered by wearing a mask; or
- (b) when the screening officer is drinking, eating or taking oral medications.
Exception — physical barrier
32 Sections 30 and 31 do not apply to a person, including a screening officer, if the person is two metres or less from another person and both persons are separated by a physical barrier that allows them to interact and reduces the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Prohibition — passenger screening checkpoint
33 (1) A screening authority must not permit a person who has been notified to wear a mask and refuses to do so to pass beyond a passenger screening checkpoint into a restricted area.
Prohibition — non-passenger screening checkpoint
(2) A screening authority must not permit a person who refuses to wear a mask to pass beyond a non-passenger screening checkpoint into a restricted area.
Designated Provisions
Designation
34 (1) The provisions of this Interim Order set out in column 1 of Schedule 3 are designated as provisions the contravention of which may be dealt with under and in accordance with the procedure set out in sections 7.7 to 8.2 of the Act.
Maximum amounts
(2) The amounts set out in column 2 of Schedule 3 are the maximum amounts of the penalty payable in respect of a contravention of the designated provisions set out in column 1.
Notice
(3) A notice referred to in subsection 7.7(1) of the Act must be in writing and must specify
- (a) the particulars of the alleged contravention;
- (b) that the person on whom the notice is served or to whom it is sent has the option of paying the amount specified in the notice or filing with the Tribunal a request for a review of the alleged contravention or the amount of the penalty;
- (c) that payment of the amount specified in the notice will be accepted by the Minister in satisfaction of the amount of the penalty for the alleged contravention and that no further proceedings under Part I of the Act will be taken against the person on whom the notice in respect of that contravention is served or to whom it is sent;
- (d) that the person on whom the notice is served or to whom it is sent will be provided with an opportunity consistent with procedural fairness and natural justice to present evidence before the Tribunal and make representations in relation to the alleged contravention if the person files a request for a review with the Tribunal; and
- (e) that the person on whom the notice is served or to whom it is sent will be considered to have committed the contravention set out in the notice if they fail to pay the amount specified in the notice and fail to file a request for a review with the Tribunal within the prescribed period.
Repeal
35 The Interim Order Respecting Certain Requirements for Civil Aviation Due to COVID-19, No. 53, made on January 28, 2022, is repealed.
SCHEDULE 1
(Subsections 1(1) and 17.1(1) and paragraphs 17.1(2)(c), 17.20(a) and (b), 17.21(2)(d) and 17.30(1)(a) to (c) and (e))
Name | ICAO Location Indicator |
---|---|
Abbotsford International | CYXX |
Alma | CYTF |
Bagotville | CYBG |
Baie-Comeau | CYBC |
Bathurst | CZBF |
Brandon Municipal | CYBR |
Calgary International | CYYC |
Campbell River | CYBL |
Castlegar (West Kootenay Regional) | CYCG |
Charlo | CYCL |
Charlottetown | CYYG |
Chibougamau/Chapais | CYMT |
Churchill Falls | CZUM |
Comox | CYQQ |
Cranbrook (Canadian Rockies International) | CYXC |
Dawson Creek | CYDQ |
Deer Lake | CYDF |
Edmonton International | CYEG |
Fort McMurray | CYMM |
Fort St. John | CYXJ |
Fredericton International | CYFC |
Gander International | CYQX |
Gaspé | CYGP |
Goose Bay | CYYR |
Grande Prairie | CYQU |
Greater Moncton International | CYQM |
Halifax (Robert L. Stanfield International) | CYHZ |
Hamilton (John C. Munro International) | CYHM |
Îles-de-la-Madeleine | CYGR |
Iqaluit | CYFB |
Kamloops | CYKA |
Kelowna | CYLW |
Kingston | CYGK |
Kitchener/Waterloo Regional | CYKF |
La Grande Rivière | CYGL |
Lethbridge | CYQL |
Lloydminster | CYLL |
London | CYXU |
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon | CYBX |
Medicine Hat | CYXH |
Mont-Joli | CYYY |
Montréal International (Mirabel) | CYMX |
Montréal (Montréal — Pierre Elliott Trudeau International) | CYUL |
Montréal (St. Hubert) | CYHU |
Nanaimo | CYCD |
North Bay | CYYB |
Ottawa (Macdonald-Cartier International) | CYOW |
Penticton | CYYF |
Prince Albert (Glass Field) | CYPA |
Prince George | CYXS |
Prince Rupert | CYPR |
Québec (Jean Lesage International) | CYQB |
Quesnel | CYQZ |
Red Deer Regional | CYQF |
Regina International | CYQR |
Rivière-Rouge/Mont-Tremblant International | CYFJ |
Rouyn-Noranda | CYUY |
Saint John | CYSJ |
Sarnia (Chris Hadfield) | CYZR |
Saskatoon (John G. Diefenbaker International) | CYXE |
Sault Ste. Marie | CYAM |
Sept-Îles | CYZV |
Smithers | CYYD |
St. Anthony | CYAY |
St. John’s International | CYYT |
Stephenville | CYJT |
Sudbury | CYSB |
Sydney (J.A. Douglas McCurdy) | CYQY |
Terrace | CYXT |
Thompson | CYTH |
Thunder Bay | CYQT |
Timmins (Victor M. Power) | CYTS |
Toronto (Billy Bishop Toronto City) | CYTZ |
Toronto (Lester B. Pearson International) | CYYZ |
Toronto/Buttonville Municipal | CYKZ |
Val-d’Or | CYVO |
Vancouver (Coal Harbour) | CYHC |
Vancouver International | CYVR |
Victoria International | CYYJ |
Wabush | CYWK |
Whitehorse (Erik Nielsen International) | CYXY |
Williams Lake | CYWL |
Windsor | CYQG |
Winnipeg (James Armstrong Richardson International) | CYWG |
Yellowknife | CYZF |
SCHEDULE 2
(Subparagraph 17.22(2)(a)(iii) and paragraphs 17.24(2)(a) and 17.30(2)(e))
Departments and Departmental Corporations
Name
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Department of Employment and Social Development
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans
- Department of Health
- Department of National Defence
- Department of the Environment
- Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Department of Transport
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
SCHEDULE 3
(Subsections 34(1) and (2))
Column 1 Designated Provision |
Column 2 Maximum Amount of Penalty ($) |
|
---|---|---|
Individual |
Corporation | |
Subsection 2(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 2(2) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 2(3) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 2(4) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 3(1) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 3(2) | 5,000 | |
Section 4 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 5 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 8(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 8(2) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 8(3) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 8(4) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 8(5) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 8(7) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 9 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 10 | 5,000 | |
Section 12 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 13(1) | 5,000 | |
Section 13.1 | 5,000 | |
Section 15 | 5,000 | |
Section 16 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 17 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 17.2 | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.3(1) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 17.4(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.5(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.5(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.5(3) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.6(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.6(2) | 25,000 | |
Section 17.7 | 25,000 | |
Section 17.9 | 5,000 | |
Subsection 17.13(1) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 17.13(2) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 17.14(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.14(2) | 25,000 | |
Section 17.15 | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.17(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.17(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.17(3) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.22(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.24(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.25(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.25(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.31(1) | 5,000 | |
Section 17.32 | 5,000 | |
Section 17.33 | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.34(3) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.34(4) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 17.34(5) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.35(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.35(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.35(3) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.36(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.36(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.36(3) | 25,000 | |
Section 17.37 | 5,000 | |
Section 17.38 | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.39(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.39(2) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 17.39(3) | 25,000 | |
Section 17.40 | 25,000 | |
Subsection 18(2) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 18(3) | 5,000 | |
Section 19 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 20 | 5,000 | |
Subsection 21(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Section 22 | 5,000 | |
Section 23 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 24(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 24(2) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 24(3) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 25(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 26(1) | 5,000 | 25,000 |
Subsection 27(2) | 5,000 | |
Section 28 | 5,000 | |
Subsection 29(2) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 30(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 30(2) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 30(3) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 30(4) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 31(1) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 31(2) | 5,000 | |
Subsection 33(1) | 25,000 | |
Subsection 33(2) | 25,000 |
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
CANADA SHIPPING ACT, 2001
Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd.
Notice of an amendment to the bulk oil cargo fees applicable to the Quebec/Maritimes Region, the Newfoundland Region and the Great Lakes Region charged by Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd. pursuant to an arrangement required by paragraphs 167(1)(a) and 168(1)(a) of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (the Act)
Description
Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd. (ECRC) is currently a certified response organization pursuant to subsection 169(1) of the Act in respect of a rated capability of 10 000 tonnes and a geographic area covering the Canadian waters south of 60° north latitude in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, excluding the waters in the primary areas of response associated with the designated ports of Saint John, New Brunswick, and Point Tupper, Nova Scotia. It includes, but is not limited to, the waters of the Atlantic Provinces, the waters of James Bay, Hudson Bay and Ungava Bay and the waters in the province of Quebec, including the St. Lawrence River, the waters of the Canadian Great Lakes system and connecting channels within the province of Ontario, including Lake Superior, the St. Marys River, Lake Huron, the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, the waters of Lake Winnipeg, the waters of the Athabasca River from Fort McMurray to Lake Athabasca and the waters of Lake Athabasca.
Definitions
1. In this notice,
- “Act”
- means the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. (Loi)
- “asphalt”
- means a derivate of oil that is commercially described as road or paving asphalt or unblended roofers flux, that has a specific gravity equal to or greater than one, that is solid at 15 °C and that sinks to the bottom as a solid when immersed in water. (asphalte)
- “Atlantic Provinces”
- means Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. (provinces de l’Atlantique)
- “BOCF”
- means bulk oil cargo fee. (DCPV)
- “ECRC”
- means Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd., a company formed as a result of the amalgamation of Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd., Great Lakes Response Corporation of Canada and Canadian Marine Response Management Corporation, effective January 1, 1999. (SIMEC)
- “Great Lakes Region”
- means the area covered by the Canadian Great Lakes system and connecting channels within the province of Ontario, including Lake Superior, the St. Marys River, Lake Huron, the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River from Kingston, Ontario, to a line drawn between Butternut Bay (latitude 44° 31′ 12″ N and longitude 75° 46′ 54″ W) on the Canadian side to Oak Point (latitude 44° 30′ 48″ N and longitude 75° 45′ 20″ W) on the United States (U.S.) side of the St. Lawrence River, Lake Winnipeg, the Athabasca River from Fort McMurray to Lake Athabasca and the waters of Lake Athabasca. (région des Grands Lacs)
- “Newfoundland Region”
- means the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. (région de Terre-Neuve)
- “oil handling facility”
- means an oil handling facility that is located in ECRC’s geographic area. (installation de manutention d’hydrocarbures)
- “Quebec/Maritimes Region”
- means the area covered by the waters of James Bay, Hudson Bay and Ungava Bay and the waters in the province of Quebec and that portion of the St. Lawrence River in the province of Ontario to a line drawn between Butternut Bay (latitude 44° 31′ 12″ N and longitude 75° 46′ 54″ W) on the Canadian side to Oak Point (latitude 44° 30′ 48″ N and longitude 75° 45′ 20″ W) on the U.S. side of the St. Lawrence River and in the Atlantic Provinces, excluding the waters north of the 60th parallel of latitude and the primary areas of response associated with the designated ports of Saint John, New Brunswick, and Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, excluding Newfoundland and Labrador. (région des Maritimes/du Québec)
- “ship”
- means a ship within the meaning of paragraph 167(1)(a) of the Act. (navire)
- “ship (bulk oil)”
- means a ship that is constructed or adapted primarily to carry bulk oil in its cargo spaces. [navire (avec produits pétroliers en vrac)]
Bulk oil cargo fees
2. This part applies to the loading and unloading of oil at oil handling facilities located in each of the following Regions.
Quebec/Maritimes Region
3. The total BOCF payable by an oil handling facility that has an arrangement with ECRC shall be determined by multiplying the total number of tonnes of bulk oil unloaded and (in the case of bulk oil intended for international destinations and destinations north of 60° north latitude) loaded at the oil handling facility, by the BOCF per tonne for each type of oil set out in sections 5 and 6 of this part.
4. The total BOCF payable by a ship (bulk oil) shall be determined,
- (a) in the case of bulk oil loaded onto the ship (bulk oil) and intended for international destinations and destinations north of 60° north latitude, by multiplying the total number of tonnes of bulk oil loaded at an oil handling facility that does not have an arrangement with ECRC, by the BOCF per tonne for each type of oil set out in sections 5 and 6 of this part; and
- (b) in the case of bulk oil unloaded from the ship (bulk oil), by multiplying the total number of tonnes of bulk oil unloaded at an oil handling facility that does not have an arrangement with ECRC, by the BOCF per tonne for each type of oil set out in sections 5 and 6 of this part.
5. The BOCF applicable in respect of oil other than asphalt is
- (a) twenty-seven cents (27.0¢) per tonne, plus all applicable taxes from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022; and
- (b) thirty-four cents (34.0¢) per tonne, plus all applicable taxes from January 1, 2023.
6. The BOCF applicable in respect of asphalt is
- (a) thirteen and five tenth cents (13.5¢) per tonne, plus all applicable taxes from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022; and
- (b) seventeen cents (17.0¢) per tonne, plus all applicable taxes from January 1, 2023.
Newfoundland Region
7. The total BOCF payable by an oil handling facility that has an arrangement with ECRC shall be determined by multiplying the total number of tonnes of bulk oil unloaded and (in the case of bulk oil intended for international destinations and destinations north of 60° north latitude) loaded at the oil handling facility, by the BOCF per tonne for each type of oil set out in sections 9 and 10 of this part.
8. The total BOCF payable by a ship (bulk oil) shall be determined,
- (a) in the case of bulk oil loaded onto the ship (bulk oil) and intended for international destinations and destinations north of 60° north latitude, by multiplying the total number of tonnes of bulk oil loaded at an oil handling facility that does not have an arrangement with ECRC, by the BOCF per tonne for each type of oil set out in sections 9 and 10 of this part; and
- (b) in the case of bulk oil unloaded from the ship (bulk oil), by multiplying the total number of tonnes of bulk oil unloaded at an oil handling facility that does not have an arrangement with ECRC, by the BOCF per tonne for each type of oil set out in sections 9 and 10 of this part.
9. The BOCF applicable in respect of oil other than asphalt is
- (a) ten and seven tenth cents (10.7¢) per tonne, plus all applicable taxes from January 1, 2022.
10. The BOCF applicable in respect of asphalt is
- (a) five and thirty-five hundredth cents (5.35¢) per tonne, plus all applicable taxes from January 1, 2022.
Great Lakes Region
11. The total BOCF payable by an oil handling facility that has an arrangement with ECRC shall be determined by multiplying the total number of tonnes of bulk oil unloaded and (in the case of bulk oil intended for international destinations and destinations north of 60° north latitude) loaded at the oil handling facility, by the BOCF per tonne for each type of oil set out in sections 13 and 14 of this part.
12. The total BOCF payable by a ship (bulk oil) shall be determined
- (a) in the case of bulk oil loaded onto the ship (bulk oil) and intended for international destinations and destinations north of 60° north latitude, by multiplying the total number of tonnes of bulk oil loaded at an oil handling facility that does not have an arrangement with ECRC, by the BOCF per tonne for each type of oil set out in sections 13 and 14 of this part; and
- (b) in the case of bulk oil unloaded from the ship (bulk oil), by multiplying the total number of tonnes of bulk oil unloaded at an oil handling facility that does not have an arrangement with ECRC, by the BOCF per tonne for each type of oil set out in sections 13 and 14 of this part.
13. The BOCF applicable in respect of oil other than asphalt is
- (a) seventy cents (70.0¢) per tonne, plus all applicable taxes from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022; and
- (b) seventy-eight cents (78.0¢) per tonne, plus all applicable taxes from January 1, 2023.
14. The BOCF applicable in respect of asphalt is
- (a) thirty-five cents (35.0¢) per tonne, plus all applicable taxes from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022; and
- (b) thirty-nine cents (39.0¢) per tonne, plus all applicable taxes from January 1, 2023.
Interested persons may, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice, send a request for information or comments to Paul Pouliotte, Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd., 275 Slater Street, Suite 1201, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H9, 613‑230‑7369 (telephone), 613‑230‑7344 (fax), ppouliotte@ecrc-simec.ca (email).
Interested persons may, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice, file notices of objection that contain the reasons for the objection to the Manager Environmental Response Program, Marine Safety and Security, Transport Canada, Place de Ville, Tower C, 10th Floor, 330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5, 613‑993‑8196 (fax), marinesafety-securitemaritime@tc.gc.ca (email). All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, the name of the response organization submitting the proposed amended fees, and the date of publication of the notice of proposed amended fees.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT ACT
Period for which the Export Development Canada purposes are expanded to include support to domestic business
Pursuant to subsection 10(1) of the Export Development Act, the Minister for International Trade hereby gives notice that Export Development Canada (EDC) may support and develop domestic business from January 1, 2022, until December 31, 2022. The Minister for International Trade will communicate her expectations to EDC with respect to the specific programs that remain available under these domestic authorities.
David Hutchison
Acting Director General
Trade Strategy and Portfolio Coordination Bureau
On behalf of the Minister of International Trade
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
BANK ACT
Schedules I, II and III
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsections 14(3) and 14.1(3) of the Bank Act, that Schedules I, II and III, as amended, were as shown below as at December 31, 2021.
SCHEDULE I
(Section 14)
Name of Bank | Head Office |
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ADS Canadian Bank | Ontario |
B2B Bank | Ontario |
Bank of Montreal | Quebec |
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) | Nova Scotia |
Bridgewater Bank | Alberta |
Caisse populaire acadienne ltée | New Brunswick |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Ontario |
Canadian Tire Bank | Ontario |
Canadian Western Bank | Alberta |
Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union | British Columbia |
Concentra Bank | Saskatchewan |
CS Alterna Bank | Ontario |
Digital Commerce Bank | Alberta |
Duo Bank of Canada | Ontario |
Equitable Bank | Ontario |
Exchange Bank of Canada | Ontario |
First Nations Bank of Canada | Saskatchewan |
General Bank of Canada | Alberta |
Haventree Bank | Ontario |
Home Bank | Ontario |
HomeEquity Bank | Ontario |
Laurentian Bank of Canada | Quebec |
Manulife Bank of Canada | Ontario |
Motus Bank | Ontario |
National Bank of Canada | Quebec |
Peoples Bank of Canada | British Columbia |
President’s Choice Bank | Ontario |
RFA Bank of Canada | Ontario |
Rogers Bank | Ontario |
Royal Bank of Canada | Quebec |
Tangerine Bank | Ontario |
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) | Ontario |
Vancity Community Investment Bank | British Columbia |
VersaBank | Ontario |
Wealth One Bank of Canada | Ontario |
SCHEDULE II
(Section 14)
Name of Bank | Head Office |
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Amex Bank of Canada | Ontario |
Bank of China (Canada) | Ontario |
Bank One Canada | Ontario |
Cidel Bank Canada | Ontario |
Citco Bank Canada | Ontario |
Citibank Canada | Ontario |
CTBC Bank Corp. (Canada) | British Columbia |
Habib Canadian Bank | Ontario |
HSBC Bank Canada | British Columbia |
ICICI Bank Canada | Ontario |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada) | Ontario |
J.P. Morgan Bank Canada | Ontario |
KEB Hana Bank Canada | Ontario |
SBI Canada Bank | Ontario |
Shinhan Bank Canada | Ontario |
Société Générale (Canada) | Quebec |
UBS Bank (Canada) | Ontario |
SCHEDULE III
(Section 14.1)
Name of Authorized Foreign Bank (FB) | Name under which FB is permitted to carry on business in Canada | Type of Foreign Bank Branch (FBB) table f5 note * | Principal Office |
---|---|---|---|
Bank of America, National Association | Bank of America, National Association | Full-service | Ontario |
Bank of China Limited | Bank of China, Toronto Branch | Full-service | Ontario |
Bank of New York Mellon (The) | Bank of New York Mellon (The) | Full-service | Ontario |
Barclays Bank PLC | Barclays Bank PLC, Canada Branch | Full-service | Ontario |
BNP Paribas | BNP Paribas | Full-service | Quebec |
Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. | Capital One Bank (Canada Branch) | Full-service | Ontario |
China Construction Bank | China Construction Bank Toronto Branch | Full-service | Ontario |
Citibank, N.A. | Citibank, N.A. | Full-service | Ontario |
Comerica Bank | Comerica Bank | Full-service | Ontario |
Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. | Rabobank Canada | Full-service | Ontario |
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank | Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Canada Branch) | Lending | Quebec |
Credit Suisse AG | Credit Suisse AG, Toronto Branch | Lending | Ontario |
Deutsche Bank AG | Deutsche Bank AG | Full-service | Ontario |
Fifth Third Bank, National Association | Fifth Third Bank, National Association | Full-service | Ontario |
First Commercial Bank | First Commercial Bank | Full-service | British Columbia |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | Full-service | Ontario |
M&T Bank | M&T Bank | Full-service | Ontario |
Maple Bank GmbH | Maple Bank | Full-service | Ontario |
Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. | Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. | Full-service | Ontario |
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Canada Branch | Full-service | Ontario |
MUFG Bank, Ltd. | MUFG Bank, Ltd., Canada Branch | Full-service | Ontario |
Natixis | Natixis Canada Branch | Lending | Quebec |
Northern Trust Company (The) | Northern Trust Company, Canada Branch (The) | Full-service | Ontario |
PNC Bank, National Association | PNC Bank Canada Branch | Full-service | Ontario |
Silicon Valley Bank | Silicon Valley Bank | Lending | Ontario |
Société Générale | Société Générale (Canada Branch) | Full-service | Quebec |
State Street Bank and Trust Company | State Street | Full-service | Ontario |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Canada Branch | Full-service | Ontario |
U.S. Bank National Association | U.S. Bank National Association | Full-service | Ontario |
United Overseas Bank Limited | United Overseas Bank Limited | Full-service | British Columbia |
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Canadian Branch | Full-service | Ontario |
Table f5 note(s)
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February 16, 2022
Peter Routledge
Superintendent of Financial Institutions
PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE
Appointment opportunities
We know that our country is stronger — and our government more effective — when decision-makers reflect Canada’s diversity. The Government of Canada has implemented an appointment process that is transparent and merit-based, strives for gender parity, and ensures that Indigenous peoples and minority groups are properly represented in positions of leadership. We continue to search for Canadians who reflect the values that we all embrace: inclusion, honesty, fiscal prudence, and generosity of spirit. Together, we will build a government as diverse as Canada.
We are equally committed to providing a healthy workplace that supports one’s dignity, self-esteem and the ability to work to one’s full potential. With this in mind, all appointees will be expected to take steps to promote and maintain a healthy, respectful and harassment-free work environment.
The Government of Canada is currently seeking applications from diverse and talented Canadians from across the country who are interested in the following positions.
Current opportunities
The following opportunities for appointments to Governor in Council positions are currently open for applications. Every opportunity is open for a minimum of two weeks from the date of posting on the Governor in Council appointments website.
Position | Organization | Closing date |
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Director | Bank of Canada | |
Director | Canada Development Investment Corporation | |
Trustee | Canada Science and Technology Museum | |
Chief Executive Officer | Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse | |
Member | Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board | |
Chief Executive Officer | Canadian Dairy Commission | |
Deputy Chief Commissioner | Canadian Human Rights Commission | |
Member | Canadian Human Rights Commission | |
Director | Canadian Museum of History | |
Director | Canadian Museum of Nature | |
Member | Canadian Museum of Nature | |
Chairperson | International Development Research Centre | |
Chairperson | Invest in Canada Hub | |
Chief Executive Officer | Invest in Canada Hub | |
Director | Invest in Canada Hub | |
Commissioner | Law Commission of Canada | |
President | Law Commission of Canada | |
Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime | Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime | |
Privacy Commissioner | Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada | |
Chairperson | Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada | |
Chairperson | Polar Knowledge Canada | |
Member | Polar Knowledge Canada | |
Vice-Chairperson | Polar Knowledge Canada | |
Director (Federal) |
Québec Port Authority | |
Director | Royal Canadian Mint | |
Director | Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority |