Effective February 28, travellers can come to Canada with an antigen test and unvaccinated children will no longer have to quarantine.
Fully vaccinated travellers will be able to enter Canada with a pre-arrival antigen test, unvaccinated children travellers will no longer have to isolate for 14 days, and international flights to all Canadian airports will resume starting February 28.
Also, if fully vaccinated travellers are selected for a random on-arrival test, they will no longer have to quarantine while waiting on results.
The pre-arrival antigen test must be approved by the country travellers are coming from, and taken no more than 24 hours before arriving at the border, or their scheduled flight. Taking a rapid antigen test at home is not sufficient to meet the pre-entry requirement. The test it must be administered by a laboratory, healthcare entity or telehealth service. Travellers can still use a PCR test within 72 hours before arrival. There were no changes to the previous guidelines on molecular tests.
Travellers will still need to upload documents via the ArriveCAN app before crossing the border.
Unvaccinated travellers will still need to be tested on arrival and quarantine for 14 days. They will also need to do a test on day eight of their quarantine.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement on February 15 in Ottawa, the nation’s capital. He was joined by the ministers of transport, public safety, tourism, and intergovernmental affairs.
Travel Minister Omar Alghabra announced that international flights to all Canadian airports will resume at the end of the month. The notice to airmen that restricts international flights will expire at 4 p.m. (ET), according to a media release.
Canada will adjust its travel advisory from a level 3 to a level 2. This means the government will no longer recommend that Canadians avoid travel for non-essential purposes. However, the minister still urged Canadians to understand the risks associated with international travel during the pandemic.
Duclos said these measures are transitory, and may be adjusted as the Covid-19 situation changes. He suggested that if hospitalization rates decline in the near future, further easing of restrictions may follow.
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