What we find is that people assess where they feel they are going to be safest and most secure, and where they feel they have the most support mechanisms. Obviously the situation on the ground in different countries is changing from day to day. Different people feel more or less willing or able to travel, and more or less secure in terms of the environments they're in. For that reason, we are trying not only to help those who are looking to return to Canada, but also to provide a range of services for those who choose of their own free will to stay in the places where they are. In some cases, where there are quarantines in place and where Canadians might have been exposed to the virus, for example, or where they're in communities that are on lockdown, it is not possible for them to leave those areas until their quarantines are completed, and we are working to provide consular services to those who stay in place where they are.
On March 31st, 2020. See this statement in context.