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Toronto man, 33, charged for allegedly providing fake COVID-19 test result at airport

Police say they have charged a man at Toronto Pearson International Airport after he allegedly used a fraudulent COVID-19 document.

Accused will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton on a future date

The Canadian Press ·
SIU Director Joseph Martino said there are "no reasonable grounds" to believe the Peel police officers committed any wrongdoing in connection with the man's arrest and injury, saying that he was "satisfied" with the amount of force used, given the circumstances.
Peel police say they were contacted by a quarantine officer from the Public Health Agency of Canada early Sunday morning about an allegedly fake COVID-19 test document. (Peel Regional Police)

Police say they have charged a man at Toronto Pearson International Airport after he allegedly used a fraudulent COVID-19 document.

International travellers arriving in Canada by air must provide health officials with a negative COVID-19 test result from the past three days.

They also must spend three days in a designated quarantine hotel before completing a 14-day period of self-isolation at home.

Peel Region police say they were contacted by a quarantine officer from the Public Health Agency of Canada early Sunday morning about an allegedly fake COVID-19 test document.

They say a 33-year-old man from Toronto has been charged with uttering a forged document.

He will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton on a future date. 

He was released from police custody, and remained with representatives from the Public Health Agency of Canada for further processing.

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