1. Prime Minister Trudeau recently announced a $2 billion "safe resumption fund" to ensure the safe return of students and staff to school. The fund will help provincial and regional governments to support the transformation of learning spaces, improve air circulation, promote hand hygiene and personal hygiene, and purchase personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies. The prime minister also announced an additional $112 million for First Nations to support community initiatives to ensure safe return to school in Aboriginal reserves. "As a former teacher and as a parent, I have personally experienced the importance of school for children's social development and mental health, not to mention their learning ability The federal government will continue to maintain close cooperation with provinces, regions and first nations, and we will work together to ensure the safety and health of children, families and all Canadians in the current difficult times. "
2. International students who hold a valid study permit or obtain a study permit before March 18, 2020 are exempt from travel restrictions. However, they will need to show evidence to border officials at the airport that their purpose of travel is not arbitrary. These include, but are not limited to, proof that you need to be in Canada to participate in projects (such as laboratories, studios), or that you cannot participate in school programs online or (due to network or bandwidth constraints) cannot participate in your home country, etc. After arriving in Canada, they will have to be quarantined for 14 days.