The Trudeau government has decided, in the midst of the seventh wave of COVID-19, to extend its travel restrictions at the border until at least September 30.
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“It is important to remember that the pandemic is not over. We must continue to do everything we can to protect ourselves and others once morest the virus”, explained the federal Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, to explain this decision.
Thus, travelers who are not adequately vaccinated, that is to say who have not received at least the two initial doses of the vaccine, should continue to submit to a mandatory screening test upon their arrival on Canadian soil. . They must also undergo a second test eight days following their arrival and quarantine for two weeks.
However, Ottawa has decided to maintain the suspension of random screening tests at airports until mid-July, the time to allow airport authorities to transfer this burden to local businesses and pharmacies. However, random tests are still in effect for land crossings.
“Moving testing away from airports will allow Canada to adapt to the increased number of travelers while being able to monitor and respond to emerging variants of concern or changes in the epidemiological situation quickly. “, argued the government as the irritants for travelers accumulate, between crowds in airports, the passport crisis and the extraordinary number of lost luggage.
All travelers returning to Canada must also continue to complete the ArriveCan application within 72 hours prior to their return to the country.
