2026-05-27 from ctvnews.ca

The federal government is putting new border measures in place to prevent Ebola cases from spreading to Canada, as the number of cases continues to rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan.

Starting this week, people travelling from the affected regions will have to self-isolate for 21 days. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is also pausing final decisions on several immigration applications.

In a technical briefing to reporters ahead of a press conference by the health and immigration ministers, government officials said new measures are being implemented as of Saturday under the Quarantine Act.

The officials said the health risk to Canada is “currently considered low,” and that no travel-related cases have been reported.

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