WINNIPEG --
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said essential travel won’t be affected when new interprovincial travel restrictions go into effect Monday at 12:01 a.m.
The new restrictions are meant to stop the spread of COVID-19, and ban any non-essential travel into Ontario.
“We will have a presence at the interprovincial borders for Manitoba and Quebec and we will be ensuring that travel for non-Ontario residents trying to enter Ontario is essential,” said Thomas Carrique, Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police.
Carrique said a variety of enforcement methods will be used, including checkpoints and general patrol, depending on the type of border crossing, traffic volumes and operational demands. When travel is deemed non-essential, Carrique said entry will be denied.