Quarantine Act (S.C. 2005, c. 20)

Marginal note:Definitions

2 The following definitions apply in this Act.

communicable disease

communicable disease means a human disease that is caused by an infectious agent or a biological toxin and poses a risk of significant harm to public health, or a disease listed in the schedule, and includes an infectious agent that causes a communicable disease. (maladie transmissible)

conveyance

conveyance means a watercraft, aircraft, train, motor vehicle, trailer or other means of transportation, including a cargo container, that arrives in Canada or is in the process of departing from Canada. (véhicule)

departure point

departure point means any point designated by the Minister under section 10. (point de sortie)

entry point

entry point means a point designated by the Minister under section 9 or a point where a customs office, within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act, is located. (point d’entrée)

health assessment

health assessment means an evaluation of the relevant medical history and the travel history of a traveller and a physical examination, including an examination of the traveller’s head, neck and extremities and the measurement of vital signs such as the traveller’s temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate. (contrôle médical)

medical examination

medical examination includes ascertaining the relevant medical history and the travel history of the person being examined, the conduct of a physical examination and any laboratory tests or radiographic or diagnostic tests that are required to make a determination of whether the person might have a communicable disease. (examen médical)

medical practitioner

medical practitioner means a person who is entitled to practise medicine by the laws of a province. (médecin)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Health. (ministre)

operator

operator means any person in charge of a conveyance, and includes the conveyance crew. (conducteur)

owner

owner, other than in section 43, includes a lessee. (propriétaire)

peace officer

peace officer means a person referred to in paragraphs (c) and (g) of the definition peace officer in section 2 of the Criminal Code. (agent de la paix)

prescribed

prescribed means prescribed by regulation. (Version anglaise seulement)

quarantine facility

quarantine facility means any place that is used for the detention of a traveller. (installation de quarantaine)

quarantine station

quarantine station means any place that is used for the administration and enforcement of this Act. (poste de quarantaine)

screening officer

screening officer means a person designated as a screening officer under subsection 5(1) or an officer within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act. (agent de contrôle)

traveller

traveller means a person, including the operator of a conveyance, who arrives in Canada or is in the process of departing from Canada. (voyageur)

vector

vector means an insect or animal capable of transmitting a communicable disease. (vecteur)