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

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 15, 2022 /CNW/ - 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 [email protected] for temporary access.

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

Toll-free (Canada/US) dial-in number:
1-866-805-7923
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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SOURCE Public Health Agency of Canada

Media Inquiries: Marie-France Proulx, 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; Alexander Cohen, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Public Safety, [email protected]; Marie-Pier Baril, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, 343-576-4131, [email protected]; Jean-Sébastien Comeau Press Secretary and Communications Advisor, Office of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, 343-574-8116, [email protected]; Media Relations, Transport Canada, Ottawa, 613-993-0055, [email protected]; Media Relations, Public Safety Canada, 613-991-0657, [email protected]; Media Relations, Public Health Agency of Canada, 613-957-2983,[email protected]