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      • The Quarantine Act, 2005 (French: Loi sur la mise en quarantaine) is an act of the Parliament of Canada, which regulates the use of quarantine to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases.
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  2. Quarantine Act (. S.C. 2005, c. 20) Act current to 2024-06-11 and last amended on 2020-03-17. Previous Versions. See coming into force provision and notes, where applicable. Shaded provisions are not in force. Help.

    • Interpretation
    • Binding on Her Majesty
    • Purpose
    • Powers of Minister
    • Travellers

    Marginal note:Definitions 2The following definitions apply in this Act. communicable disease 1. communicable disease means a human disease that is caused by an infectious agent or a biological toxin and poses a risk of significant harm to public health, or a disease listed in the schedule, and includes an infectious agent that causes a communicable...

    Marginal note:Binding on Her Majesty 3This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or of a province.

    Marginal note:Purpose 4The purpose of this Act is to protect public health by taking comprehensive measures to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases.

    Marginal note:Designating analysts and certain officers 1. 5 (1)The Minister may designate qualified persons, or classes of qualified persons, as analysts, screening officers or environmental health officers. 2. Marginal note:Designating quarantine officers(2)The Minister may designate medical practitioners or other qualified health care practition...

    Marginal note:Obligation on arriving travellers 12 Every person who is subject to subsection 11(1) of the Customs Actand enters Canada shall, immediately after entering, present themselves to a screening officer at the nearest entry point. Marginal note:Obligation on departing travellers 13Every person who leaves Canada through a departure point sh...

  3. May 27, 2020 · The act gives authority to the federal health minister to screen all travellers who are entering or exiting Canada, including the ability to establish quarantine stations and facilities. The minister has the power to fine or imprison those who refuse to comply.

  4. The Quarantine Act, 2005 (French: Loi sur la mise en quarantaine) is an act of the Parliament of Canada, which regulates the use of quarantine to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases.

  5. Table of Contents. Quarantine Act. 1 - SHORT TITLE. 2 - INTERPRETATION. 3 - BINDING ON HER MAJESTY. 4 - PURPOSE. 5 - POWERS OF MINISTER. 12 - TRAVELLERS. 34 - CONVEYANCES.

  6. Apr 14, 2020 · The Quarantine Act is applicable to persons arriving in or departing from Canada. It provides measures for the screening, health assessment and medical examination of travellers to determine whether they have a communicable disease and to prevent the introduction and spread of such disease.

  7. May 28, 2024 · Quarantine Act. S.C. 2005, c. 20. Assented to 2005-05-13. An Act to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases. Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: Short Title. Short title. 1 This Act may be cited as the Quarantine Act. Interpretation. Definitions.

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