{"id":3004,"date":"2020-10-22T18:51:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T18:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/cta-applauds-ottawa-approach-to-alberta-international-travel-pilot\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:44:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:44:38","slug":"cta-applauds-ottawa-approach-to-alberta-international-travel-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/cta-applauds-ottawa-approach-to-alberta-international-travel-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"CTA Applauds Ottawa Approach to Alberta International Travel Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"

The COVID-19 crisis is impacting many aspects of the supply chain and international travel.<\/p>\n

Throughout this very challenging and fluid period, the Government of Canada worked collaboratively with the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) to ensure the industry can continue to function safely and efficiently while moving the nation\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

An international COVID-19 travel pilot announced today, involving the Government of Canada, the Province of Alberta and the essential service trucking sector, will provide commercial drivers and other essential workers with\u00a0voluntary<\/u>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>access to COVID-19 testing.\u00a0Different rules for the pilot will apply to non-essential travellers during the pilot, which will take place at the Coutts land border and the Calgary International Airport.<\/p>\n

\u201cCTA applauds the Alberta pilot, which is another example of synergetic approach between government and our industry during this pandemic,\u201d said CTA president Stephen Laskowski. \u201cThe Government of Canada has produced a pilot that will advance our nation\u2019s fight against COVID-19 while protecting the health of our workforce and the efficiency of the trucking supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pilot is expected to operate until spring\/summer of 2021 and will provide voluntary access to COVID-19 testing at Coutts border crossing in Alberta for truck drivers.\u00a0Coutts is the ninth\u00a0busiest border crossing for commercial traffic in Canada.<\/p>\n

The Government of Canada has also indicated the flow of goods and border wait times will not be impacted by the pilot.\u00a0\u00a0More details on pilot, which also includes other modes of transport, is\u00a0available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID testing like this helps strengthen and protect Alberta’s supply chain and meet the growing demand for service in our province. Alberta’s economic recovery depends directly on our industry’s ability to move goods to market quickly and efficiently,\u201d said Alberta Motor Transport Association president Chris Nash. \u201cWe’re committed to working closely with the CTA and our federal and provincial partners on this and other initiatives to make that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

CTA encourages all essential workers in the trucking industry (which includes any staff involved in a trucking operation, such as management and mechanics) who cross at the Coutts border to use the\u00a0Transport Canada\/Canadian Trucking Alliance letter<\/a>\u00a0identifying themselves as essential workers. Possession of this letter should ensure access to voluntary testing as well as identify to CBSA and Public Health officials at the Coutts crossing of the exempt status from quarantine rules afforded to all essential workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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