Effective June 20, passengers no longer need to be fully vaccinated — with two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine or one of Johnson & Johnson's — to board a plane or train in Canada. Ottawa will bring back the mandates if the COVID-19 situation changes for the worse, according to Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc. WATCH | It's time to drop travel mandates, says specialist: 'Right time' to end vaccine travel mandates, says specialist Duration 2:04 It's reasonable for Ottawa to drop the COVID-19 vaccine mandates for travel, says infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Isaac Bogoch, noting two doses doesn't prevent Omicron transmission. Vaccine mandates for cruise ship passengers and crews remain in place. LeBlanc has said lifting the vaccine mandates won't immediately affect airport delays.

Source: CBC News June 15, 2022 19:56 UTC