The Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness say they have no plans to change any travel guidelines with Alberta, or other jurisdictions, despite Alberta’s decision to remove major public health protocols later this summer.
“At this time, we don’t anticipate any changes to Nova Scotia’s border policy as a result of other provinces lifting restrictions,” a spokesperson for the department wrote in an email. “Federal requirements will continue to apply to international travelers as they evolve.”
On July 29, Alberta shocked the rest of Canada when they announced that, starting August 16, residents who test positive for Covid-19 would not have to self-isolate.
Although self-isolation is still “strongly recommended.”
“Isolation hotels and quarantine support will no longer be available, as these requirements will be removed,” states Alberta’s official website.
Alberta is also removing mandatory mask-wearing for all public transit as of August 16. This announcement was made despite the fact Covid-19 cases are on the rise in that province.
In Nova Scotia, Canadian visitors arriving from outside the Atlantic provinces do not have to self-isolate if they received a double-dose of vaccine two weeks before arriving.
If these Canadian travelers only received one dose of vaccine, they must isolate for seven days in Nova Scotia. The isolation period is 14 days for those with no vaccine.
People who live within the Atlantic Bubble, of course, can move freely between provinces.
