Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical officer of health has lifted the travel ban against non-residents who have secondary properties in the province.
Starting Monday, Aug. 31, such property owners will be allowed to enter the province through the travel ban exemption process, but will have to self-isolate for 14 days. They will also have to provide proof that they own property.
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said Wednesday the decision is based on the province’s changing epidemiology.
The ban on secondary property owners has spurred two court challenges based on mobility rights. One of those, launched on behalf of a woman who was initially refused entry to attend her mother’s funeral, has already been heard in court.
The judge’s decision in that case is pending.
