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Already have an account? Business Canada's new travel rules explained Canada is easing several travel measures for people entering the country. Social Sharing. Canada is easing several travel measures on Monday for people entering the country. Here's what you need to know if you have upcoming travel plans. You can now take a rapid antigen test For the past year, the federal government has required that travellers entering Canada show proof of a negative molecular test, such as a PCR, taken within 72 hours of their departing flight or planned arrival at the land border.
Travel agencies flooded with requests after Ottawa says it will drop pre-arrival PCR test for travellers. As a fully vaccinated traveller, you can travel to your destination, including on connecting flights, without waiting for your arrival test results if selected for testing. Fully vaccinated travellers are not exempt from mandatory randomized arrival testing. Requirements for children aged 5 to 11 accompanying fully vaccinated parents and other eligible adults :.
Find out if your travel is exempt from arrival testing. Use only the test kits that you received at the border, not any other test kits you may have. The instructions, web links and telephone numbers are all provided in the kit. You are under a legal obligation to take the arrival test within the required timeframe. If you don't comply, you may not be exempted from quarantine. You may also be required to go to a quarantine facility, face fines, or other enforcement measures.
You can take connecting flights and trains without waiting for your arrival test results. If a fully vaccinated traveller or unvaccinated child under 12 years of age tests positive on their arrival test:.
If a fully vaccinated parent, step-parent, guardian, or tutor has travelled with a child and they experience symptoms or test positive:. If selected for arrival testing, you must provide proof of your test results, if asked, to any federal, provincial, territorial or municipal government official or peace officer.
Log in or create a LifeLabs account to use your home test kit. Log in or create a Switch Health account to use your home test kit. Proof of vaccination must be uploaded to the official ArriveCAN website before departure for the country. Since 1 April , fully vaccinated foreign travellers are longer required to do pre-entry tests before entering Canada by land, air or sea.
And since 25 April, unvaccinated and partially vaccinated children aged five to 11 no longer need to complete a pre-entry Covid test to enter. Fully vaccinated foreign nationals may enter Canada for discretionary non-essential reasons, such as tourism.
As well as being fully vaccinated , you must. For questions about travel during the coronavirus pandemic, contact Health Canada. You must have received your second dose at least 14 calendar days before you enter Canada. Your proof of vaccination must be in English or French.
If your proof of vaccination is not in English or French, you will need a certified translation in English or French. Full details about proof of vaccination status can be found on the COVID vaccinated travellers entering Canada web page. If you do not have a valid test result, you will be denied boarding or entry. Final determination regarding entry and quarantine is made by a government representative at the port of entry based on the information presented to them at the time of entry into Canada.
If you have symptoms or an unsuitable quarantine plan, follow the directions provided by the government representative. Dependents 18 years of age or over who are unvaccinated because of mental or physical limitation may enter but must follow all testing and quarantine requirements, even when they are accompanied by parents or guardians who qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller. Children aged 5 , who are accompanied by a fully vaccinated parent, step-parent, guardian or tutor, are no longer required to complete a pre-entry COVID test for entry to Canada.
Canadian citizens including dual citizens , people registered under the Indian Act, permanent residents of Canada, or protected persons refugee status are allowed to enter Canada if not fully vaccinated. Children aged 12 to 17 years must follow the rules for fully vaccinated travellers to enter Canada. You can sign up to get email notifications when this page is updated.
British nationals resident in Canada are eligible for vaccination. The Canadian authorities have issued guidance on how to get a vaccine in Canada. Information about COVID vaccines used in the national programme where you live, including regulatory status, should be available from local authorities. For information on financial support you can access whilst abroad, visit our financial assistance guidance. If you need urgent consular assistance, contact your nearest British embassy, high commission or consulate.
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