Health committee  Thank you for your question. The Quarantine Act authorizes us to perform our role as screening officers.

Health committee  The measures we are applying at this time are the same ones we apply all the time.

Health committee  Under the act, people have an obligation to inform us. Our officers are trained to observe people and question them.

Health committee  It's a medical examination. I'm not sure which section of the act that falls under. Our role would be to refer the individual to the Public Health Agency of Canada, which would then make the appropriate decisions.

Health committee  Thank you for the question. This one has been in the media more recently. First and foremost, our officers, from the time they're hired through their training in Rigaud, go through extensive sensitivity training with regard to cultures and how they will come into contact with pe

Health committee  I can take that one. Absolutely. We have put out a couple of products for our officers that go to all officers at all ports of entry to raise their awareness. One is an occupational health and safety bulletin about how to take the proper precautions in the event you come across

Health committee  There are two components to this. One is that there are the areas for which we are responsible, so we've equipped our officers with the necessary materials to be able to disinfect the surfaces. If you think of a standard PIL booth, the desks, if you go to immigration or what we c

Health committee  I can't speak with absolute authority, but I know that our screening officers, under the Quarantine Act, can refer someone to a quarantine officer under PHAC. The individuals must wait until they've been dealt with by that quarantine officer, and only at that time can they depart

Health committee  This isn't new territory for us. It's what we do every day; we were doing it even before the crisis emerged. Our officers are always on the lookout, so that they're ready to respond. Right now, we are in the midst of planning to determine the steps to take in the event of an out

Health committee  We follow the guidelines that the Public Health Agency of Canada gives us. That hasn't been deemed necessary at this time. Transport Canada advised the airlines that they must make sure pilots and cabin crew notify us if someone appears to experience symptoms during the flight. T

Health committee  Not as of now, no.

Health committee  I'm not sure the number is actually 37, but there were 18 individuals nationwide. That includes the new airports added on Saturday, where passengers are being asked the screening question. These are people who were referred to the Public Health Agency of Canada, which made the ap

Health committee  Those were people who indicated that they were—

Health committee  —in Hubei province, not—

Health committee  That's correct. That represents 37 cases, but 18 is the number of cases in which—