Health committee  Yes, Mr. Thériault?

Health committee  The border measures are only one part of the government's response to the pandemic. Certainly based on our data, looking at positivity rates, we have been able to monitor importation risks, and all of this contributes to limiting risk to Canadians. So my answer would be, yes. Lik

Health committee  Thank you.

Health committee  No, Mr. Chair.

Health committee  Thank you for the question. The current temporary foreign worker program is managed by Employment and Social Development Canada, or ESDC, but the agency has indeed worked closely with that department in the management of the program. Decisions regarding the management of the qu

Health committee  Perhaps I could start and then turn it over to my colleague. As we went forward to respond to the pandemic, a number of programs were stood up very quickly. We absolutely welcome the reports and the recommendations from the Auditor General. There is no question that we could ha

Health committee  While the antigen test, Mr. Chair, is not as sensitive as the PCR test, it is still a test that has seen a lot of improvement over time, and the department feels that, based on what we have learned from antigen tests, this is an option that we would like to offer to Canadians who

Health committee  Thank you, Cindy. I could add that it's because of the layers of protection that we have built in place, both vaccination and the effort made to ensure that we are monitoring the importation risks and taking action as they become evident. As well, the collaboration with province

Health committee  Mr. Chair, again, I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Auditor General for the report. We have made several improvements to the way we collect data. In particular—I think it was in the first report of the Auditor General—we have moved from a paper system to electron

Health committee  Mr. Chair, until recently, the only requirement that we had for people arriving from abroad was to use the molecular test. The change to allow for antigen tests starts today. With regard to the domestic testing, whether testing on arrival or testing on day eight, this is based o

Health committee  The change has been made in recognition of the high vaccination rates that have been achieved. Recognizing that this is a change that we just implemented today, the agency will continue to monitor the results and determine whether other changes will need to be made to the regime.

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Brigitte Diogo and, as you mentioned, I'm the vice-president for the health security and regional operations branch. I am happy to be here today to have the opportunity to speak to the committee. I am joined by my two colleagues Cindy Evans, vice