COVID-19
TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS DATABASE
Travel restrictions update for Canada
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Applied from 07.01.2021 22:46:
  • Updated entry restrictions.
    Passengers arriving from a country other than the USA are not allowed to enter until 21 January 2021.
    - This does not apply to passengers who are asymptomatic for Coronavirus (COVID-19) and travel for a non-optional or non-discretionary purpose. They must be one of the 24 classes of persons in section 3 (1) of the Order in Council OIC 2020-0796.
    - This does not apply to passengers who are asymptomatic for Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the subject of a National Interest Exemption Letter issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration or the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
    - This does not apply to immediate family members of a national of Canada or a permanent resident of Canada who are asymptomatic for Coronavirus (COVID-19). They must prove that the purpose of their travel is to be with their immediate family member who is a national of Canada or permanent resident of Canada and that they intend to stay for at least 15 days.
    - This does not apply to extended family members of a national of Canada or a permanent resident of Canada who are asymptomatic for Coronavirus (COVID-19). They must prove that they intend to be with their extended family member who is a national of Canada or permanent resident of Canada and that they intend to stay at least 15 days. They must have a statutory declaration signed by the Canadian national or permanent resident attesting to the relationship. They must also have a letter issued by IRCC.
    - This does not apply to passengers who enter on Compassionate Grounds and are asymptomatic for Coronavirus (COVID-19). They must have a letter issued by PHAC.
    - This does not apply to passengers who enter for the purpose of an International Single Sport Event. They must be asymptomatic and have a letter issued by the Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage (PCH).
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    Passengers must submit their travel information electronically before boarding through the ArriveCAN app or the website https://tinyurl.com/y5w3okqq .
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    Passengers must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR or RT-LAMP test result. The test must have been taken at most 72 hours before departure.
    - This does not apply to passengers younger than 5 years.
    - This does not apply to:
    -- persons entering Canada to become airline crew.
    -- emergency, law enforcement or border personnel;
    -- specific individuals or groups identified by Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer or the Minister of Health;
    -- individuals or a group of individuals that have been granted an extra-ordinary exemption from Transport Canada.
    - Until 13 January 2021, this does not apply to passengers arriving from Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Rep., El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago or Turks and Caicos Isl.. They must have a medical certificate with a negative Coronavirus (COVID-19) PCR or RT-LAMP test result. The test must have been taken at most 96 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Canada.
    - Until 14 January 2021, this does not apply to passengers arriving from St. Pierre and Miquelon.
    - Until 21 January 2021, this does not apply to passengers arriving from Haiti.


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