Canada will eliminate its pre-arrival COVID-19 PCR test requirements for fully vaccinated travellers at the end of the month, officials say.
Federal Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement alongside Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra, Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino, Minister of Tourism Randy Boissonnault, and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Dominic LeBlanc during a news conference in Ottawa Tuesday afternoon.
“It is time to adjust our approach,” Duclos said.
As of Feb. 28, a negative rapid antigen or PCR test result will be accepted to meet entry requirements. Only those randomly selected for a PCR test at the border will have to take one but will not have to quarantine while waiting for results, Duclos said.
The government will also be lifting restrictions for children under 12 who are not fully vaccinated and travelling with fully vaccinated adults, meaning they will no longer need to wait before going to school or daycare.
Unvaccinated travellers will continue to be tested on arrival.
Additionally, as the spread of Omicron continues to ease, Canada will lower its travel health notice from level three to level two, which means the government will no longer recommend Canadians avoid all travel for non-essential purposes.
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Experts , they know everything . except what's coming next
it is more important to do a quick test on arrival than to do a pre-arrival test. Because anyone can pick up the virus in the plane.
I like what they had in place back in December. The 72 hour travel exemption. If you’re gone longer than that, then you need a test. Florida is COVID Petri dish, think I want visitors from Florida coming back untested? Not a chance.
Its not over til vaccine passport to travel out of or around the country is abolished! Ridiculous that we’ve even become prisoners of our own country!
Oh great. I arrive on 27th. Argh
My triple jabbed uncle should be happy, as he is FREE! LOL
Cancel them completely because I'm double vaccinated and currently have covid.. so much for getting vaccinated
haha more incentives for the Pavlovian dogs who follow orders… scrap the scrappy test for everyone.
End all vaccine passport mandates!! No one should be banned from flying or going into a restaurant.
Criminals. Politicians are becoming the ENEMY
Can someone help me out an explain how traveling to US and then Back to Canada works with the testing, no matter how much I read it I get confused. I need testing within 24 hours of my departure flight to the US – do I also need to be tested AGAIN in the US on my way back (or tested in Canada when I return back at the airport?) even if it's only 4 days after my first flight?
Discriminatory. Everyone can catch, carry and transmit covid. Only the Canadian propagandists we call "experts" will say otherwise as they literally gaslight the public.
So much rethoric.
Where is the easing up of restrictions here? They just changed the PCR to Rapid. The Rapid test they require still needs to be done by an authorized person. By doing that, you need to book an appointment still and pay and set aside time for it. If Europe can scrap it why not Canada when Omicron is now everywhere?Also what's the logic of random PCR testing if after the test, you're free to go? That's useless. Why not scrap it once and for all?
Tired of vaccine oppression!!
Hope nobody will vote Liberal or NDP again.
44,537 dislikes. Still NOT good enough !
Wow big deal. How about remove the discrimination for unvaccinated.
who on earth would want to go to a country run by a dictator ?? people normally flee these expressive regimes
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But vaccinated can still get and spread Covid…. makes no sense to single out and punish unjabbed… why? What’s the reason???
Money money money
Can someone explain this i ll pay 100$ for anyone who can explain me
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CANADA 2022: NORTH.
END THE UNITED NATIONS, THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, THE IMF, THE WORLD BANK, THE FEDERAL RESERVE.
What is the use of testing fully vaccinated Canadians at the border , covid is everywhere in Canada .
It doesn't matter whether you hate Trudeau or the Truckers. We can't unsee the things we have seen and Canada has become the laughing stock of the world. Canada will never be seen in the same light again and NEVER be viewed as the bastion of Liberty and a shining example of democracy as it once was. Now it will for always be known as a pathetic lesson of what NOT to do. Now if someone says they're from Canada the response will be an uncomfortable "Oh! " And a quick change of subject. Kind of like announcing you've just been treated for syphilis or something. All for stupid restrictions and mandates that the rest of the world is dropping as quickly as their school unions will let them
They should remove all these testing requirements for travel immediately. Stop making us fools. You are just helping these test performing companies to earn profits. These people are also giving profits to these so-called vaccines companies
They’re so concerned about our physical health that they are forgetting about everyone’s mental health. We have basically been locked down for 2 years now. People are dealing with addictions, overdoses, and depression in rates never before seen and yet the mental health system has not improved one bit. It’s time to get back to living life!!
So can an unvaccinated person fly across Canada? Anyone? Thanks
vaccinated you can have covid so this is a permission for vaccinated to import covid non vaccinated need a pcr test because they have not such permission this has nothing to do with healt and is dangerous
When are they gonna scrap the vaccine requirement to go over borders
It’s crazy that vaccinated Canadians need to test before entering Canada. This really needs to stop.
Lives saved zero. Sickness prevented zero. Brains evident in Turdeau's gang zero.
The government is scrapping one test and ordering another test
There is no end to the continuing discrimination against the unvaccinated…Confining people inside their own country is a crime. We want all Freedoms back! Just like other countries!!!!!
Is this a joke? What changes are they talking about? You are vaccinated and you still have to be tested?! What's the point of being vaccinated then? Why have we done all these sacrifices for two years?! Give us a break!!! And stop being so paternalistic to appear to be doing something!
Why at the end of the month? why can't they do this asap??????
As much as I want too, I do not want to cross the border into Canada to spend $$money$$ until Canada/Ontario removes All COVID restrictions… I miss visiting friends, family, and Toronto… just want to Live FREE
There never has been, nor will there ever be such a thing as "fully vaccinated".
It's just another of the many, many lie-based terms that we fell for.