Columbia International College

Category: COVID Updates

  • Government of Canada Further Lifted Travel Restrictions

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    We are excited to learn that the federal government has further eased pandemic travel restrictions. As of Friday, April 1st :  Fully vaccinated travelers are no longer required to provide PCR test result prior to entering Canada. Fully vaccinated travelers still need to submit their travel information on ArriveCan 72 hours before arriving in Canada.…

  • Updated Approved Vaccine of Canada

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    Currently Canada has the following four vaccines on the approved list:  Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2)  Moderna (Spikevax, mRNA-1273)  AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria, COVISHIELD, ChAdOx1-S, AZD1222)  Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (Ad26.COV2.S)   Starting November 30th, 2021, Canada will add the following to the approved list of vaccine for travel purposes.  COVAXIN (Bharat Biotech)  Sinopharm (Beijing)   Sinovac   CIC students entering Canada and meeting the requirements are  to be…

  • CIC Launches Contact Tracing Tool

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    CIC has introduced REACH App to all students and staff. All are required to use their phone to scan tags or QR codes around the school building which checks them in at various locations. Contact Tracing Reports will be accessed by Security Management, only in the event of a positive case of COVID-19. Student safety and well-being are at the heart of Total Care…

  • Welcome Olympics Closing with Smiles and Treats

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    After seven days of fun games and activities, CIC’s Welcome Olympics come to an end with prizes, funnel cake & ice cream, and lots of new friendships. New and returning students participated with their teams in two rounds of activities per day where they had a chance to mingle with other teams, work together, and…

  • COVID-19 Vaccination Required to Live in CIC Residence

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    The objective of this new policy is to keep ALL CIC STUDENTS in a safe bubble. CIC maintains the highest safety protocols for all in-person activities at school and in residences, which includes classes, meals times, trips, sports, clubs, events and other activities.  To continue to maintain our safe bubble, students will need to be vaccinated before moving into our residences.  Vaccine Available to All CIC Students   CIC has been officially authorized by Hamilton Public Health to administer COVID vaccine to all students (12+), staff and their immediate families, free…

  • Canadian Border Reopening on Sept. 7, 2021 for Fully Vaccinated Travellers

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    Following the easing of restrictions to Americans starting August 9th, Canada will widely reopen its border for vaccinated international travellers on September 7, 2021. As of August 9th the 3-night hotel quarantine will be eliminated for all travellers.   The Canadian Government announced on Monday, July 19th, the plan to reopen the border to international travellers.  All travellers are still required to have negative COVID tests 72 hours prior to boarding.    Fully vaccinated travellers – including our CIC parents – meeting requirements (see below section B – To be considered fully vaccinated) will be exempted from 14 days…

  • Canada Reaches Vaccination Goals Early and is #1 in the World

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    Ontario reports its lowest COVID-19 new case numbers in more than ten months as Canada accelerates vaccination having over 78.6% of the eligible population vaccinated (as of July 23, 2021) with one dose and over 50% fully vaccinated.  The country and provinces are easing COVID restrictions.The province’s “Roadmap to Reopen” Step Three began on Friday, July 16t, a few days earlier than expected due to the successful vaccine rollout and ongoing improvements in public…

  • Ontario Has Lowest COVID-19 Numbers since September 2020

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    Ontario reports lowest COVID-19 new case numbers in more than eight months as the Lockdown ends and Canada reaches the 2nd position in the world amongst all countries in percentage of population vaccinated.  Ontario health officials reported 525 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, June 7th. It is the lowest since September 2020 and the eighth straight day with fewer than 1,000 new cases.  The…

  • CIC COVID-19 Surveillance Program for Extra Safety

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    Harvey Jiang
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    CIC Medical Clinic staff will perform mandatory biweekly surveillance testing for all employees starting in June to ensure the health and safety of all in the CIC Community.  The purpose for this biweekly surveillance is to ensure that all our employees are negative for COVID-19. As our students live in a congregate living setting, it is our…

  • Canada Ranks #3 in the G-20 for Vaccinations

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     “We now rank number three in the G-20 in doses administered per capita,” said the Prime Minister on Tuesday, May 25, 2021  Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated that “almost 50 percent of eligible adults have received at least one shot.”  He confirmed that “by the summer, we’ll have enough vaccines so that every eligible Canadian will…