Transport Canada says they’ve fined two people for faking the results of their COVID-19 tests, which are required to be negative, to fly into the country.
In a statement Thursday, the transport agency said that in both cases, the two had knowingly boarded a flight to Canada from Mexico on Jan. 23 after having tested positive for the novel coronavirus a few days before their flight. The statement also said the two were fined $10,000 and $7,000, respectively, for presenting misleading test results, as well as for making a “false declaration about their health status.”
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Man charged after allegedly presenting fake negative COVID-19 test at Toronto Pearson Airport
The newly implemented restrictions for those entering into Canada requires travelers to have a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours before boarding a flight.
Last week, Peel Regional Police charged a man after he allegedly presented fake test results at Pearson Airport.
According to police, a CBSA and quarantine officer who inspected the man’s negative COVID-19 test revealed it to be “fraudulent,” and that the man had later tested positive for the virus.
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