COVID-19 - ENTERING CANADA: Testing, Quarantine, & Travel Requirements
In this post you will find detailed information about the COVD-19 specific travel restrictions, including documentation, testing, and quarantine requirements for entering Canada. For U.S. entry, click here.
Do I Need to Get Tested for COVID-19 to Enter Canada?
Yes. All travellers 5 years of age or older, regardless of citizenship, must provide proof of a COVID-19 test result to enter Canada. All travellers ( including those who are fully vaccinated) must provide one of the accepted types of tests, antigen tests are not accepted.
When and Where Can I Get My Test
If you're flying to Canada, you must take a test within 72 hours of the scheduled departure time of your flight to Canada. Airlines will refuse boarding to travellers who are unable to provide a valid molecular test result.
If you have a connecting flight:
the test must be conducted within 72 hours of the scheduled departure time of your last direct flight to Canada
you may need to schedule the test in your transit city
If you're driving, you must take a test in the United States within 72 hours of your planned entry into Canada.
If you’re entering by water, you must take a test within 72 hours of your planned entry to Canada.
For short trips that are less than 72 hours, Canadian citizens, people registered under the Indian Act, permanent residents and protected persons travelling outside of Canada are allowed to do their pre-entry molecular test before they leave Canada.
If your test is more than 72 hours old when you re-enter Canada, you’ll be required to get a new pre-entry molecular test
Before leaving Canada, verify that you meet the entry requirements for your destination country
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