3099 Barrington Street

Halifax, NS B3K 5M7

MEDIA STATEMENT

RE: INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL EXEMPTIONS

8 JULY 2020

This afternoon we were informed that previously approved international travel exemptions for a limited
number of employees of Irving Shipbuilding have now been revoked by the Nova Scotia Chief Medical
Officer of Health.

We wish to make it clear that all requirements of the pre-approved travel exemptions were followed at
all times. Also, the exemptions were approved in advance of the travel. We fully satisfied the very
specific protocols mandated by these pre-approvals, including PCR Covid-19 testing immediately before
returning to Canada and the requirement to self-quarantine until negative test results were obtained.
While today’s reversal of the approvals is disappointing, we will continue to follow all public health
guidance, just as we have since the start of the current pandemic.

During this pandemic we instituted world-class controls to prevent Covid-19 infection. We have had no
positive COVID tests among our employee population. We quickly implemented work from home
protocols, appropriate 2-meter physical distancing, rigorous cleaning, implemented staggered shifts to
reduce employee congestion, daily temperature screening and other health evaluations. We were able
to keep all 850 of our staff employees safely working during the pandemic and have recalled over 800 of
our approximately 1,000 trades employees to continue our essential work for the Royal Canadian Navy
and support the economic health of the our shipbuilders’ families and the Province.

The changing and very restrictive nature of the response to the pandemic makes it difficult for us to
efficiently plan ahead and accomplish our mission, requiring us to regularly evaluate whether we can
continue efficient operations in the shipyard.

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Contact:
Tom Ormsby
Director, Communications
Irving Shipbuilding Inc.
(902) 484 4549 Office
(902) 221 5180 Mobile
Ormsby.thomas@irvingshipbuilding.com