According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, effective April 1, 2022 at 12:01AM EDT, fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed to enter the country without providing a pre-entry COVID-19 test.
For partially or unvaccinated travelers who are currently allowed to travel to Canada, pre-entry testing requirements are not changing. Unless otherwise exempt, all travellers 5 years of age or older who do not qualify as fully vaccinated must continue to provide proof of an accepted type of pre-entry COVID-19 test result.
The accepted types of test results are:
- a valid, negative antigen test, administered or observed by an accredited lab or testing provider, taken outside of Canada no more than one day before their initially scheduled flight departure time or their arrival at the land border or marine port of entry; or
- a valid negative molecular test taken no more than 72 hours before their initially scheduled flight departure time or their arrival at the land border or marine port of entry; or
- a previous positive molecular test taken at least 10 calendar days and no more than 180 calendar days before their initially scheduled flight departure time or their arrival at the land border or marine port of entry. It is important to note that positive antigen test results will not be accepted.
Canada will still require travelers to upload the details of their trip and proof of vaccination to ArriveCAN, the website the government set up for traveler contact tracing. Those failing to complete the ArriveCAN submission will have to test and observe a 14-day quarantine on arrival, regardless of their vaccination status. Travelers taking a cruise or a plane must submit their information within 72 hours before boarding.
the list of accepted vaccines
The vaccines accepted by the Government of Canada are:
- AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1-S, Vaxzevria, AZD1222)
- Bharat Biotech (Covaxin, BBV152 A, B, C)
- Janssen/Johnson & Johnson
- Moderna (mRNA-1273)
- Novavax (NVX-COV2373, Nuvaxovid, Covovax)
- Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2) including for children aged 5 to 11 years
- Sinopharm BIBP (BBIBP-CorV)
- Sinovac (CoronaVac, PiCoVacc)
To qualify as a fully vaccinated traveler, they must have received, at least fourteen calendar days by the day you travel:
- at least two doses of a vaccine accepted by the Government of Canada for the purpose of travel
- or a mix of two accepted vaccines
- or at least one dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Canadian government will not consider a traveler as fully vaccinated if the dosage does not meet the quantity listed above, or if the traveler has recovered from the disease before or after receiving only one dose.
