Some Travel Restrictions Easing

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Today we would like to share the latest update on the travel restriction. In short, fully vaccinated travellers will be able to enter Canada without undergoing hotel stopover and day-8 PCR testing requirement starting 11:59 pm ET on July 5, 2021.

If you plan to travel to Canada, please check the following carefully.

COVID-19 Vaccinated Travellers Entering Canada

Starting 11:59 pm ET on July 5, 2021, you may qualify for certain exemptions to quarantine and testing requirements if you are eligible to enter Canada and fully vaccinated.

Those fully vaccinated travellers may be exempt from:

  • hotel stopover (for air travellers)
  • day-8 PCR testing requirement

To be considered fully vaccinated, you must:

  • have received the full series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine or a combination of accepted vaccines
  • have received your last dose at least 14 days prior to entering Canada
  • upload your proof of vaccination in ArriveCAN

Accepted vaccines:

  • Pfizer (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2)
  • Moderna (mRNA-1273)
  • AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria, AZD1222, Covishield)
  • Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) – single dose

Please check below for more details.

https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada

Entry Requirements for Fully Vaccinated Exemption:

Fully vaccinated travellers must follow the entry requirements:

  • Pre-entry and arrival PCR testing
  • Prepare quarantine plan – You can assess your plan if it’s suitable or not from here.
  • Submit your information in ArriveCAN before arrival

If you meet all the requirements at the border based on the information presented at the time of entry into Canada, you may not need to quarantine.

If you are fully-vaccinated and plan to travel to Canada, please check below for the details.

https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/awareness-resources/fully-vaccinated-travellers-covid-19/vaccinated-travellers-en.pdf

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As you can see the above, Canada updates its travel restrictions pretty frequently.

If you need our assistance or advice, please feel free to send your inquiry from here.

We will get back to you as soon as possible.

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