Will the federal government provide more support to check in on travellers in 14-day quarantine?

– Apr
21, 2021 Regulations state that travellers arriving into Canada by air have to spend up to three days of
the country’s 14-day required quarantine period in a hotel, but those who enter through a land border
can quarantine at home.

Story continues below advertisement Caleb Bowe of Northwest Limousine Service said his drivers now
make regular trips from the airport in Bellingham, Wash., into Metro Vancouver.

More than 100 travelers arriving at Vancouver International Airport refused to quarantine More than
100 travelers arriving at Vancouver International Airport refused to quarantine – Apr 12, 2021 “We help
educate our passengers because there’s a lot of questions,” Bowe said. “They want to check your
quarantine plan. They want to check, make sure that you have your testing, everything in place.

“Last week, we had two vehicles go to Kelowna back to back Friday.”

Len Saunders, an immigration lawyer with an office based in the border town of Blaine, Wash., says
these people technically aren’t doing anything wrong.

“A lot of people are asking me, are they doing anything wrong? And I say, ‘Absolutely not.'” he said.

Story continues below advertisement “It’s a loophole and it’s a legal loophole. If a Canadian wants to go
through a land port of entry there’s no quarantine at a hotel and I think many people are taking
advantage of it.”

Saunders said he recently picked up a client at the Bellingham International Airport and saw at least a
dozen limos or town cars and another dozen taxis waiting out front.

He said flights to Bellingham are increasingly popular with snowbirds returning to Canada after spending
part of the year in sun destinations like Arizona.

“Everyone chats down in the desert,” he said. “They talk about these restrictions. They all know who the
limo companies are and the flights. A lot of these Canadians have never flown into Bellingham airport so
it’s new to them. It’s definitely a unique situation, seeing them taking advantage of this loophole, which
is totally legal.”