Canada looking at reopening to tourists in a ‘phased’ approach — but not yet: Trudeau

Ottawa is looking at taking a phased approach to welcoming back international visitors as COVID-19 restrictions loosen — but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the focus now is on avoiding a fourth wave.

Federal officials have looked to restrict movement of non-essential travellers for more than a year, even banning at times direct flights from countries like India and the U.K. as variants of COVID-19 have raised concerns.

Trudeau said he expects high interest from overseas travellers to visit Canada as those restrictions eventually ease because of vaccination uptake rates and case counts that are better than peer countries.
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