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Canada's COVID-19 travel restrictions: What changed on June 20 and what stays in place

Amid mounting pressure on the Canadian government to address long delays and wait times at airports, federal ministers have announced further easing of some COVID-19 travel restrictions.

But while the feds are lifting vaccine requirements for some travellers, other health measures at the border remain in place. Here's a guide to the current COVID-19 rules around travel as well as what's changing.

VACCINE MANDATES

As of June 20 , domestic and international outbound travellers no longer have to provide proof of vaccination when travelling within and to Canada by plane or train. However, vaccination against COVID-19 is still required for passengers and crew members on cruise ships.

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Foreign nationals coming to Canada are still required to be vaccinated unless they meet one of the criteria for exemption.

If you're travelling internationally, be sure to check the COVID-19 travel rules for your destination. While Transport Canada has lifted its vaccine mandate, countries including the United States and Australia still require foreign tourists to present proof of vaccination.

TESTING, QUARANTINING FOR UNVACCINATED TRAVELLERS

Unvaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents returning to Canada are still subject to quarantine and testing requirements.

If you're an unvaccinated traveller returning to Canada, you're required to provide proof of a negative molecular test, such as a PCR test taken within 72 hours of your scheduled flight or land entry into Canada. Unvaccinated travellers can also show proof of a negative antigen test taken the previous day, but the test has to be either administered or observed by a pharmacy, lab, health-care entity or telehealth service.

Unvaccinated travellers will also be subject to a COVID-19 test on arrival. The test may be done on-site at an airport or travellers may be given a test kit to complete at home.

Upon arrival, unvaccinated travellers must also quarantine for 14 days and take another COVID-19 test on day 8 of quarantine.

RANDOM COVID-19 TESTING

Transport Canada has temporarily suspended mandatory random COVID-19 testing for incoming international travellers at airports until June 30.

Unvaccinated travellers are still subject to on-site arrival testing. But starting July 1, all testing, including for unvaccinated travellers, will be performed off-site.

While the U.S. dropped the in-flight mask mandate in April, face masks are still mandatory aboard all flights and interprovincial trains in Canada.

ARRIVECAN APP

The Canadian government will continue to require inbound travellers to enter their health information, quarantine plan and proof of vaccination through the ArriveCAN app . Using the app is mandatory, regardless of citizenship, and it must be completed within 72 hours of your scheduled flight or arrival at a land border.

If you don't have a smartphone, you can use the web browser version of ArriveCAN to enter your location.

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October 1, 2022 : covid-19 emergency border measures ended.

Refer to COVID-19: Travel, testing and borders for details.

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Government of Canada expands restrictions to international travel by land and air

From: Public Health Agency of Canada

News release

The Government of Canada is announcing today further testing and quarantine requirements for international travellers arriving to Canada’s air and land ports of entry. These new measures will help prevent variants of concern from reaccelerating the pandemic and making it more difficult to contain.

February 12, 2021 | Ottawa, ON | Government of Canada

Canada has some of the strictest travel and border measures in the world, including a mandatory 14-day quarantine for everyone returning to the country. With new COVID-19 variant detections increasing in the country, the Government of Canada is announcing today further testing and quarantine requirements for international travellers arriving to Canada’s air and land ports of entry. These new measures will help prevent variants of concern from reaccelerating the pandemic and making it more difficult to contain.

For travellers arriving to Canada by land, as of February 15, 2021, all travellers, with some exceptions, will be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 molecular test result taken in the United States within 72 hours of pre-arrival, or a positive test taken 14 to 90 days prior to arrival. In addition, as of February 22, 2021, travellers entering Canada at the land border will be required to take a COVID-19 molecular test on arrival as well as toward the end of their 14-day quarantine.

All travellers arriving to Canada by air, as of February 22, 2021, with some exceptions, will be required to take a COVID-19 molecular test when they arrive in Canada before exiting the airport, and another toward the end of their 14-day quarantine period. With limited exceptions, air travellers, will also be required to reserve, prior to departure to Canada, a 3-night stay in a government-authorized hotel. Travellers will be able to book their government-authorized stay starting February 18, 2021. These new measures are in addition to existing mandatory pre-boarding and health requirements for air travellers.

Finally, at the same time on February 22, 2021, all travellers, whether arriving by land or air will be required to submit their travel and contact information, including a suitable quarantine plan, electronically via ArriveCAN before crossing the border or boarding a flight.

The Government of Canada continues to strongly advise Canadians to cancel or postpone any non-essential travel, including vacation plans, outside Canada. Foreign nationals should likewise postpone or cancel travel plans to Canada. Now is not the time to travel.

“I want to thank Canadians who continue to make sacrifices to protect each other from COVID-19. We continue to detect variants of concerns, and this is why we are putting these additional measures in place. Now is not the time to travel, so please cancel any plans you might have." The Honourable Patty Hajdu Minister of Health

“With these additional COVID testing requirements and safety measures at the land border we are taking extra steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. As we do for air travel, we are now also requiring travellers by land to provide information using ArriveCAN to facilitate processing and limit points of contacts between border services officers and travellers. We’ll always prioritize the health and safety of Canadians as we make decisions.” The Honourable Bill Blair Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

“We’re moving forward with these critical measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the introduction of new variants of the virus into Canada. At the same time, we recognize the importance of the continued movement of goods and the ongoing delivery of essential services in Canada. Our government’s response to this pandemic includes necessary measures to protect the health and safety of Canadians while keeping our economy going.” The Honourable Omar Alghabra Minister of Transport

Quick facts

Canadians citizens, persons registered under the Indian Act and permanent residents arriving by land to Canada, who do not present a valid COVID-19 molecular test, will be allowed entry, but may be subject to a fine of up to $3,000 per day or face criminal prosecution. Travellers may also be required to go to a designated quarantine facility if they are symptomatic on arrival at the border, or do not have a suitable quarantine plan.

Foreign nationals who have obtained an exemption to enter Canada, will be refused entry, with limited exceptions, if they do not have a valid COVID-19 molecular test result. 

Failure to provide accurate information is an offence under the Quarantine Act . In addition, violating any quarantine or isolation instructions provided to travellers by a screening officer or quarantine officer when entering Canada is an offence under the Quarantine Act and could lead to serious penalties, including 6 months in prison and/or $750,000 in fines.

Exemptions continue to be in place to ensure that economic supply chains continue between Canada and the U.S. The Government of Canada is closely engaging the Biden Administration on our respective border measures and we continue to keep the lines of communication open.

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Canada is easing several travel measures on Monday for people entering the country.

But some rules remain, including the pre-arrival COVID-19 test requirement, which means returning home from abroad can still be complicated and costly. 

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. 

Starting Monday, people can opt to instead take a rapid antigen test, which is typically cheaper (generally under $100) and more convenient, as results are available within minutes.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed on Friday that the antigen test must be taken no more than one day before a traveller's departing flight or planned arrival at the land border. 

People must take the test outside Canada and can only use one authorized for travellers.

"It can't be the take-home tests that we've seen here in our communities," said Denis Vinette, vice-president of the CBSA's Travellers Branch. "It has to be done through a lab that will give you then the [written] confirmation that you are either negative or positive."

Calls to drop pre-arrival test

Despite offering a potentially cheaper option, the government still faces pressure to drop all pre-arrival testing. 

"It's so ridiculous," said Dave Swidler, of Mont-Tremblant, Que., who's set to fly home from the Hawaiian island of Kauai on March 14.

"Somebody who has had three vaccines and wears a mask and doesn't take chances, making me take a test to come home and making me stress about it — why are they doing that?"

On Friday, several border-town mayors on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border held a news conference , calling for an end to all pre-arrival testing at the land border for fully vaccinated travellers. 

Even when getting an antigen test, "you still have to go through the hassle of clicking the box, making the appointment, finding a pharmacy that is available," Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said at the news conference.

"The need for testing at the land border is long over."

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Several medical experts also say Ottawa should drop pre-arrival testing, arguing it's pointless now that Omicron has spread across Canada. 

But the government says further easing of border measures will only come when pandemic conditions improve. 

"We must continue to exercise prudence," Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said last week. "Our fight against the virus is not over."

What happens if I test positive?

The government has not eased rules for travellers who test positive while abroad.

Those travellers must wait at least 10 full days after they took their test before entering Canada. Infected Canadians won't be turned away at a land border, but may face fines of up to $5,000 for defying the rules. 

"There is still the risk — the real risk — of becoming sick while abroad and having to extend your trip, should you test positive for COVID-19," Duclos said, speaking in French. 

Calls to drop all COVID-19 testing requirements for travel

People who recently recovered from COVID-19  don't have to take a pre-arrival test  — if they provide proof of a positive molecular test taken at least 10 days and no more than 180 days before entering Canada.

"The PCR molecular test remains the gold standard," said Vinette. "In order to be able to re-enter [and] demonstrate the positive outcome of your test, you'll need the molecular test."

That means travellers abroad who test positive with an antigen test could face complications. They must get a second test to return home and if they opt for another antigen test, the results must be negative.

Norm Chew, of Toronto, had hoped Canada would drop its pre-arrival test requirement. Because that didn't happen, he says he'll likely cancel his family's spring break ski trip to Vermont, due to fears of testing positive.

"If we're positive, we have to stay out for 10 days, otherwise we could face the fine," said Chew, who had planned to drive to Vermont. "Ten days in a hotel with four of us sick, no thanks."

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Also starting Monday, unvaccinated children under the age of 12 entering Canada with fully vaccinated parents will no longer have to avoid schools, daycare or other crowded settings for 14 days.

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And fully vaccinated travellers randomly selected to be tested upon arrival won't have to quarantine while awaiting their test results.

Finally, Canada has lifted its advisory against non-essential international travel. Although the advisory was in place for most of the pandemic, millions of Canadians still chose to travel abroad. 

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In June 2022, the number of international arrivals to Canada continued to increase, but still remained less than 2019 levels, before the pandemic.

Residents of overseas countries made over 13 times more trips to Canada in June 2022 compared with the same month in 2021, over half (52.2%) of the trips taken in June 2019.

Likewise, US residents took more than 1.7 million trips to Canada in June 2022. This too was over 13 times the number of trips seen in June 2021, and represented 57.5% of the trips in June 2019.

Canadian residents returned from almost 2.6 million trips in June 2022, nearly seven times more trips compared with June 2021. The number of trips by Canadian residents reached three-fifths (59.9%) of the June 2019 pre-pandemic level.

For more up-to-date estimates of international arrivals into Canada, please see July's " Leading indicator of international arrivals to Canada ."

Border restrictions change

Travellers arriving in Canada are required to be fully vaccinated, while not fully vaccinated travellers, regardless of citizenship, are subject to a COVID -1 9 test on arrival. Random COVID -1 9 testing at all airports was paused on June 11, 2022 for fully vaccinated travellers, allowing airports to streamline their operations during this first month of the busy summer travel season.

All inbound travellers must continue to use the ArriveCAN App to enter their health information and proof of vaccination within 72 hours of their scheduled arrival into Canada.

As of June 20, vaccination is no longer required to travel by plane or train domestically, or to board international flights. However, proof of vaccination is still required for passengers and crew on cruise ships.

Overseas visitors increase again

In June 2022, 464,100 overseas residents arrived in Canada, representing a sharp jump from the 34,500 such arrivals in June 2021. This now represents more than one half (52.2%) of the overseas residents who arrived in Canada in June 2019, before the pandemic.

The number of visitors from major markets continued to increase in June. However, visitors from Europ e—j umping from 10,100 in June 2021 to 244,700 in June 2022—appear to be recovering faster than those from Asia, increasing from 12,300 to 99,000 over the same period.

More US residents arriving

In June 2022, US residents made more than 1.7 million trips to Canada, over 13 times as many trips as in June 2021 (128,400) and representing over half (57.5%) of the trips taken during the same month in 2019.

Of the total arrivals in June 2022, 989,500 were by automobil e—w ith 38.0% being same-day returns (375,600)—an increase from the 117,100 total arrivals by automobile in June 2021 and over half (52.2%) of such arrivals recorded in June 2019, before the pandemic.

Canadians travel to the United States

Canadian residents returned from nearly 2.0 million trips to the United States in June 2022. This was over six times the number recorded in June 2021 (310,900), and 56.9% of the pre-pandemic level from June 2019.

Of the total returning Canadian trips in June 2022, 1.5 million were by automobile, with over three-fifths (63.4%) being same-day trips.

The number of Canadian-resident trips by air returning from the United States was 448,500 in June 2022, up from 25,300 in June 2021, and represented 70.2% of the level recorded in the same month in 2019, before the pandemic.

Compared with May 2022, there were roughly 222,500 fewer Canadians who returned from visiting the United States in June 2022. This monthly decline of 10.1% was somewhat larger than the 7.8% average seasonal May-to-June decline observed in the five years (2015 to 2019) before the pandemic.

Canadians continue to travel overseas

In June 2022, the 571,700 residents who returned from visiting overseas, up sharply from June 2021 (61,200), approached nearly three-quarters (73.2%) of the pre-pandemic level, the highest level of recovery to date.

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Starting with the January 2022 release , all estimates, including those in Table 1, are based on unadjusted counts only. Seasonally adjusted data continue to be available online in tables 24-10-0051-01 and 24-10-0054-01 .

Seasonally adjusted data from March to May 2022 have been revised. No revisions were made to data that were not seasonally adjusted.

Elements of Statistics Canada's Frontier Counts program were modified in January 2022. For example, travellers arriving by commercial air with a trip duration of a year or more and workers are now excluded from the visitor counts. Although these changes should not have a significant impact on total estimates, readers are encouraged to review the concepts, definitions, data sources and methods for Frontier Counts , as well as the explanatory notes for the online tables, especially when making historical comparisons and examining specific regions.

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With 90% of its population living within 100 miles of the U.S. border, it is no surprise that Canada is the United States’ Number 1 inbound market. In 2018, the U.S. welcomed 21.5 million overnight arrivals from Canada, roughly half of which arrived by air and the other half of which crossed a land border (day trips are not included in the count). The U.S. accounted for 55% of all international overnight trips by Canadians in 2018.

Travel has an enormously positive impact on to the U.S. trade balance with Canada. In fact, without travel, the 2018 trade surplus with Canada of $3.6 billion would have been a deficit of $9.3 billion.

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