TORONTO: The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) has launched a legal challenge of the federal quarantine hotel requirement. The challenge is brought by the CCF and by five individual applicants who have just returned from travelling or imminently need to travel.
The quarantine hotel policy requires travelers entering Canada to take a COVID test and quarantine at a government approved hotel until they receive the results. Travelers pay out of pocket for these hotels, which can cost over $2,000 per traveler.
“The quarantine hotel policy is an unjustified limit on the rights of Canadians’ Charter protected right to enter Canada. The $2,000 cost per traveler is exploitive and punitive, and some of the hotels have been operating with inhumane conditions,” said CCF Litigation Director, Christine Van Geyn.
