Canada federal authorities announced today lifting of the ban on cruises sailing out from its ports and will allow large cruise vessels back into Canadian waters starting November 1. 

Canada's Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said cruise ships will be allowed to return if the cruise lines are able to fully comply with the federal public health requirements. 

"This means that the cruise ship operators will be able to prepare and be ready for full operations by the start of the 2022 cruise season, if they can fully comply with public health requirements," said Omar Alghabra. 

"It also means that our timing will be aligned with our American neighbours." 

The ban which was originally set until February 28, 2022, was moved thanks to the rising vaccination rate in Canada.

When that ban was extended by the federal government of Canada, U.S. government approved a temporary permit to allow large cruise liners to bypass Canadian ports in order to save this year's Alaska cruise season, allowing them to sail from Seattle as a home port.

Before the pandemic the sector generated approximately 30,000 direct and indirect jobs and “the cruise industry contributed more than $4bn annually to Canada's economy and is 'vital for our country's tourism sector,' Alghabra said.

The cruise industry contributes more than $4bn annually to Canada's economy and is 'vital for our country's tourism sector,' Alghabra said.