The Public Health Agency of Canada has said that from September 7, 2021, the borders of Canada will be reopened to travellers that have received their full vaccine doses at least 14 days before entry, as such, these travellers would not have to quarantine on arrival.
This plan will go ahead if “the domestic epidemiologic situation remains favourable” in Canada in the coming weeks.
To start with this plan, Canada will permit United States citizens and permanent residents to enter the country as from August 9, provided that they have been fully kvaccinated at least 14 days before arrival.
Also, Canada will expand the number of airports allowed to operate international flights from August.
Presently, four airports in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver are permitted to accept international flights, but the number will be expanded from 9 August to include gateways in Halifax, Edmonton, Quebec City, Ottawa, and Winnipeg and Edmonton.
Whuke talking about the development, Minister of transport Omar Alghabra said: “Thanks to the incredible progress that Canadians have made in our fight against the pandemic, we are now able to take the next step in Canada’s gradual reopening of the border.
“We look forward to welcoming fully vaccinated Americans shortly, followed by travellers from the rest of the world in early September.”
Every visitor to Canada, irrespective of his/her vaccination status, will have to run a pre-entry PCR test. But travellers who are fully vaccinated will not have to take another test on arrival from 9 August, unless they are randomly selected to complete a day one PCR test.
Canada will also remove the requirement to stay in a government-authorised hotel for three nights for all airline passengers from 9 August.
