<H1> Kyle Seeback </H1> |
<H2> I’m sure you can appreciate my office is receiving a large volume of e-mails and phone calls outlining various concerns and questions about this evolving situation and its impacts on specific individual situations and our country. We’ve been working as quickly as possible to respond to everyone. Given the volume of inquiries and vast range of issues being raised, I’m providing a comprehensive summary in an effort to cover as many aspects of those concerns associated with this health challenge, which I hope will assist in addressing your own inquiry. These aspects include: </H2> |
<H2> Canada’s Borders & Canadian Airports </H2> |
<H2> Risk to Canadians & Symptoms of COVID-19 </H2> |
<H2> Risk to Canadians </H2> |
<H2> Being Prepared During COVID-19 </H2> |
<H2> Useful Contacts </H2> |
<H3> On March 12, MP Kyle Seeback called upon the residents of Dufferin-Caledon to follow the standard steps to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Watch the video below. </H3> |
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<H3> Travellers without symptoms: mandatory quarantine </H3> |
<H4> Canadians Currently Outside of CanadaGlobal Affairs Canada (GAC) has advised that in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, many countries have established travel or border restrictions and other measures, such as movement restrictions and quarantines. Airlines have cancelled flights. New restrictions may be imposed with little warning. Your travel plans may be severely disrupted and you may be forced to remain outside of Canada longer than expected. GAC advises to contact your airline or tour operator to determine options for cancelling or postponing your trip.
If you are still considering travelling or are already outside of Canada:
Check your destination’s Safety and security, Entry/exit requirements and Health sections.
You may receive the Government of Canada’s latest updates on COVID-19 at https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html
Please check the Pandemic COVID-19 travel health notice at https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/travel-health-notices/221
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<H4> It is important for all travellers to: </H4> |
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<H4> MANDATORY: Self-isolate for 14 days after your return from travel outside of Canada (some provinces and territories may have specific recommendations for certain groups); </H4> |
<H4> Monitor your health for fever, cough or difficulty breathing; </H4> |
<H4> Wash your hands often for 20 seconds and cover your mouth and nose with your arm when coughing or sneezing. </H4> |
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<H4> The following is the information from Global Affairs received on March 17: </H4> |
<H4> • To all Canadians experiencing difficult times abroad, Global Affairs is with you and is doing everything possible to help. Global Affairs is now dealing with an historic and unprecedented situation.
• Global Affairs recommends that Canadians abroad return to Canada by commercial means while they are still available.
• However, some countries have put measures in place such as closing land borders and in some cases shutting down their airspace.
• In some cases, such measures can go as far as the complete cancellation of flights for an indeterminate period of time.
• Such measures might prevent some Canadians from leaving the country in which they are located.
• If this is the case, Global Affairs strongly recommends that you follow the advice of local authorities for your health and safety. </H4> |
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<H4> Loan Program to assist Canadians abroad </H4> |
<H4> Global Affairs has also set up a loan program of up to $5,000 per person to assist Canadians who need to either book an emergency flight or extend their stay abroad. </H4> |
<H4> Please note that at this time, there are no other plans to repatriate Canadians abroad using charter flights.• </H4> |
<H4> Global Affairs continues to encourage Canadians outside of the country to register in the Registry of Canadians Abroad to receive important updates (https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/registration) and that they check the entry and exit requirements of the countries through which they may be transiting. </H4> |
<H4> How Canada is Monitoring COVID-19 </H4> |
<H4> The Public Health Agency of Canada is working with provinces, territories and international partners, including the World Health Organization, to actively monitor the situation. Global efforts are focused on containment of the outbreak and the prevention of further spread. </H4> |
<H4> Canada's Chief Public Health Officer of Canada is in close contact with provincial and territorial Chief Medical Officers of Health to ensure that any cases of COVID-19 occurring in Canada continue to be rapidly identified and managed in order to protect the health of Canadians. </H4> |
<H4> Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory is performing diagnostic testing for the virus that causes COVID-19.
The laboratory is working in close collaboration with provincial and territorial public health laboratories, which are now able to test for COVID-19. </H4> |
<H4> If you become ill </H4> |
<H4> If you feel sick during travel to Canada or upon arrival, inform the flight attendant, cruise staff or a Canadian border services officer. They will decide whether you need further medical assessment by a quarantine officer.
If you are ill and must visit a health care professional, call ahead or tell them when you arrive that you have a respiratory illness. You may be asked to wear a mask while waiting for or receiving treatment to prevent the spread of the illness.
If you have travelled abroad and you develop fever, cough, or difficulty breathing in the next 14 days:
• isolate yourself within the home as quickly as possible and
• call your health care provider or public health authority. </H4> |
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<H4> In Dufferin County, please contact Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health at 1-800-265-7293 (x. 7006). In Caledon, please contact Peel Public Health at 905-584-2216.
Tell them your symptoms and travel history. Let them know whether you have had direct contact with animals or a sick person, especially if they have had symptoms.
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<H4> Social Distancing
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<H4> This is a term which has arisen with the spread of COVID-19. It means making a conscious effort to avoid close contact with others by establishing and maintaining a two metre (or six feet) distance from other people. It is not the same as self-isolation. </H4> |
<H4> It is my hope this information on COVID-19 is helpful in answering your questions and concerns. I must reiterate that this situation is rapidly changing and evolving. For the most up-to-date information, please press the button below: </H4> |
<H4> If you have a specific concern regarding COVID-19 which hasn’t been addressed through this summary, please contact me again by e-mail at kyle.seeback@parl.gc.ca or call my Orangeville constituency office at 519-941-1832 or toll free at 1-866-941-1832. Please note my office is currently closed to walk-in visitors, in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus. However, phone messages will be checked regularly and responded to as quickly as possible. </H4> |
<H4> For travellers arriving in Canada </H4> |
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