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Back in August the Federal Government
stated that COVID-19 vaccination
will be mandatory for air, rail and cruise ship travel. At the time
they didn't put dates in place that this new rule would become
effective. We now know from Justin Trudeau's announcement that it will
be mandatory for "air travellers departing from Canadian airports, and
travellers on VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains" to be vaccinated by
October 30 however there will be a one month transition period "during
which travellers not yet fully vaccinated will be able to travel if
they can show a negative COVID-19 molecular test within 72 hours of
travel. This transition period will end on November 30, 2021." (Source
Government of Canada)