/R E P E A T -- NOTICE TO THE MEDIA - Government of Canada to provide an update on border measures due to COVID-19 (March 17, 2022)/

OTTAWA, ON, March 16, 2022 /CNW/ - The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, 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
March 17, 2022

Time
10:30 AM (EDT)

Location

The news conference will be virtual only.
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 [email protected] for temporary access.

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

Toll-free (Canada/US) dial-in number: 
1-866-206-0153
Local dial-in number:
613-954-9003

Passcode: 9496356#

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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SOURCE Public Health Agency of Canada

Marie-France Proulx, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, 613-957-0200, [email protected]; Laurel Lennox, Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, [email protected], 343-549-7892; Alexandra Bernier, Director of communications, Office of the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, [phone], [email protected]; Media Relations, Transport Canada, Ottawa, 613-993-0055, [email protected]; Media Relations, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 343-291-1777, [email protected]; Media Relations, Public Health Agency of Canada, 613-957-2983, [email protected]