Government of Canada to provide an update on border measures due to COVID-19 (February 15, 2022)

The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Government of Canada officials will hold a news conference to announce updates to the border measures implemented to protect the health of Canadians due to COVID-19.

February 15, 2022, OTTAWA, ON – The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Government of Canada officials will hold a news conference to announce updates to the border measures implemented to protect the health of Canadians due to COVID-19.

Participants will be available to answer questions from the media following their remarks.

Date

February 15, 2022

Time

1:00 PM (EST)

Location

Sir John A. MacDonald Building, Room 200
144 Wellington St, Ottawa, Ontario.

Participation in the question and answer portion of this event is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact pressres2@parl.gc.ca for temporary access.

A teleconference line is also available for listening to the event:

Toll-free (Canada/US) dial-in number:
1-866-805-7923
Local dial-in number:
613-960-7518

Passcode: 6812083#

NOTE: To help ensure optimal simultaneous interpretation sound quality, journalists are encouraged to use a microphone (headphones/headset) or, when possible, a landline, and to avoid using speaker mode if queuing up for questions.

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Media Inquiries:

Marie-France Proulx
Office of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos
Minister of Health
613-957-0200
Marie-France.Proulx@hc-sc.gc.ca

Laurel Lennox
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Omar Alghabra
Minister of Transport
Laurel.Lennox@tc.gc.ca
343-549-7892

Alexander Cohen
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Public Safety
343-550-0626
Alexander.Cohen@ps-sp.gc.ca

Marie-Pier Baril
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance
343-576-4131
Marie-Pier.Baril@ised-isde.gc.ca

Jean-Sébastien Comeau
Press Secretary and Communications Advisor
Office of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities
343-574-8116
Jean-Sebastien.Comeau@iga-aig.gc.ca

Media Relations
Transport Canada, Ottawa
613-993-0055
media@tc.gc.ca

Media Relations
Public Safety Canada
613-991-0657
psmediarelations@ps-sp.gc.ca

Media Relations
Public Health Agency of Canada
613-957-2983
media@hc-sc.gc.ca