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Right of Citizens Abroad to Return During a Pandemic
carriers from allowing foreign nationals from boarding an aircraft
bound for Canada. Citizens and permanent residents were excluded
to entry. Exemptions were also provided for their immediate family
members and a number of other categories, including persons with
refugee status in Canada. On March 24, more stringent quarantine
measures were adopted. Persons who had no other options than
public transport (bus, train) to get to their residence to self-isolate
would be directed instead to quarantine facilities, as were those who
could not self-isolate without being in contact with vulnerable per-
sons (for instance, a returning passenger who shares a residence with
an elderly person) or without having access to basic necessities (such
as food).21
Canada’s first series of measures were similar to those taken by
other states, such as Australia and New Zealand, whose immigration
regimes are often compared to Canada’s regime given that all three
are countries of immigration and have comparable legal traditions.
In Australia, borders were closed to international travellers on March
19, 2020, with the exception of citizens and permanent residents from
Australia as well members of their families. By reciprocal arrangement
with New Zealand, it also allowed for the entry of citizens from New
Zealand habitually residing in Australia. There were other exceptions
that could be considered by the Australian Border Force, for instance,
for compassionate reasons or for COVID-19-related medical services.22
All travellers arriving in Australia had to isolate for 14 days at a des-
ignated facility at their point of entry.23 The same day, New Zealand
adopted similar measures with slight differences in terms of excep-
tions to the bar to entry.24 Since April 9, all returning passengers are
required to isolate for 14 days in managed facilities. Those identified
Transport Canada <www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/interim-order-prevent-certain-
persons-boarding-flights-canada-covid-19-no-9.html>. See also: Aeronautics Act,
RSC, 1985, c A-2.
21. PC number 2020-0175 (24 March 2020). See Government of Canada, supra at
note 19.
22. “Coming to Australia | Covid-19 and the Border” (last visited 24 April 2020),
online: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs <covid19.homeaffairs.
gov.au/coming-australia>.
23. “COVID-19 Information” (last visited 12 May 2020), online: US Embassy &
Consulates in Australia <au.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information>.
24. “Border Closures and Exceptions” (last visited 13 May 2020), online: Immigration
New Zealand <www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/covid-19/border-closures-and-
exceptions>.
VULNERABLE
The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19
- Titel
- VULNERABLE
- Untertitel
- The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19
- Autoren
- Vanessa MacDonnell
- Jane Philpott
- Sophie Thériault
- Sridhar Venkatapuram
- Verlag
- Ottawa Press
- Datum
- 2020
- Sprache
- englisch
- Lizenz
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- ISBN
- 9780776636429
- Abmessungen
- 15.2 x 22.8 cm
- Seiten
- 648
- Kategorien
- Coronavirus
- International