Training: Training Camp and Downtown Facility

training: Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino said holding games would be riskier than training camp, according to CTV. However, unlike pre-season training, regular-season games would require repeated cross-border travel of Blue Jays players and staff, as well as opponent teams into and out of Canada. While the government gave the green light to the Blue Jays to hold training camp at their downtown facility during the COVID-19 pandemic without the normal 14-day quarantine for those entering Canada, Ottawa said no to a request to have a similar setup for Canada's lone Major League Baseball team and visiting teams for regular-season play. Of particular concern, the Toronto Blue Jays would be required to play in locations where the risk of virus transmission remains high, Mendicino said in a statement. As a result, Canada will not be issuing a National Interest Exemption for the MLB's regular season at this time. Based on the best-available public health advice, we have concluded the cross-border travel required for MLB regular season play would not adequately protect Canadians' health and safety. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.