LATEST COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL TRAVELLERS
Effective immediately, Only fully vaccinated passengers of age 12 years and above will be allowed to undertake Domestic/International travel on Inbound/Outbound travel to/from Canada.
To qualify as a fully vaccinated traveler you must have received your second dose at least 14 full days before you travel.
All travelers 5 years of age or older must provide proof of one of the following accepted types of test results:
Starting February 28: proof of a professionally administered or observed negative antigen test taken outside of Canada no more than 1 day before your scheduled flight or entry to Canada by land or water, the one day window does not depend on the time of day the test was taken or the time of your flight or entry for example, if your flight is scheduled to leave or you enter by land any time on Friday, you could provide proof of a negative result from an antigen test taken any time on Thursday, or on Friday it must be administered or observed by a pharmacy, laboratory, healthcare entity or telehealth service the test must be authorized for sale or distribution in Canada or in the jurisdiction in which it was obtained.
the test must be performed outside of Canada.
Proof of a valid negative molecular test taken within 72 hours of your scheduled flight’s departure time to Canada or your entry to Canada by land or water for example, if your flight is scheduled to leave at 11:00 am on Friday, your test must have been taken any time after 10:59 am on Tuesday
Previous positive molecular test result:
you no longer have symptoms and provide proof of a positive molecular test taken at least 10 calendar days and no more than 180 calendar days before entering Canada. Counting starts the day after your test. for example, if your positive COVID-19 molecular test was taken on January 1, then January 11 would be the earliest scheduled departure date of your flight to Canada, or the first day you could use it to enter Canada by land or water if your positive proof is accepted you won’t have to take arrival or Day-8 tests a positive antigen test result is never a valid test result for boarding a flight or entry to Canada and can’t be used as proof of a previous infection
End of short trip exemption: the pre-entry testing exemption for trips 72 hours or less ended on December 21, 2021.
Passenger must carry the original test result to the airport and the result must be written in English or French. Fail to provide results will automatically denied boarding. Violating any instructions provided is an offence and could lead to up to six months in prison and/or $750,000 in fines or both.