The American CEO of Costco was granted a special exemption from Canada's mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine to attend the openings of the grocery chain's newest outlets, a CBC News investigation has learned. A spokesperson for the agency confirmed that Jelinek and Portera, Costco's executive vice-president, were not eligible for quarantine exemptions and should not have been allowed into Canada. (Parliament of Canada/Zoom)Stubbs said she also wonders how many more business executives were mistakenly granted quarantine exemptions since the beginning of the pandemic shutdown in mid-March. Both Costco and the Canada Border Services Agency said there were no prior discussions about, or approvals given for, the trip. Barbara Jo Caruso, a Toronto immigration lawyer who represents a number of U.S.-based companies, says federal rules around who qualifies for quarantine exemptions and why aren't clear.

Source: CBC News October 16, 2020 00:56 UTC