Canada Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy
2023-07-17 20:19:02
Canada is located in Northern America. It is a developed country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to Canada is Exercise Normal Precautions. Check Canada Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.
Travel advice and advisories
Published 28.04.2022
1. Passengers and airline crew must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate uploaded in ArriveCAN showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 15 days (day of vaccination + 14 days) before arrival. The certificate must be in English, French or accompanied by a certified English or French translation. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Covishield), AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covovax, Janssen, Medicago Covifenz, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm or Sinovac. A combination of vaccines is accepted.
- This does not apply to:
- nationals of Canada;
- permanent residents of Canada;
- persons registered under Canada\'s Indian Act with the Certificate of Indian Status (CIS) or the Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS);
- passengers with an authorization from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for compassionate entry;
- passengers with a Canadian Refugee Travel Document or a Single Journey Document for Resettlement to Canada;
- passengers younger than 18 years traveling with their vaccinated parents/guardians;
- passengers with an application for permanent residence. They must have a written notice issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
- nationals of Ukraine and their immediate family members with a Canadian Temporary Resident Permit or a Canadian Temporary Resident Visa.
More exemptions can be found at https://tinyurl.com/s4tbrc8
2. Passengers must have:
- a negative molecular COVID-19 test taken outside of Canada at most 72 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Canada. Tests accepted are: CRISPR, Ct, detection of the E gene, detection of the N gene, detection of Orf1a/b, detection of the RdRp gene, detection of the S gene, ddPCR, isothermal amplification, LamPORE, NAAT, NAT, NGS, PCR, qPCR, RNA, RT-LAMP, RT-PCR, sequencing and WGS; or
- a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most one day before departure of the last direct flight to Canada.
More details can be found at https://tinyurl.com/uuf5nntc
- This does not apply to:
- passengers younger than 5 years;
- passengers between 5 and 11 years traveling with their fully vaccinated parents/guardians;
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 15 days (day of vaccination + 14 days) before arrival. The certificate must be in English, French or accompanied by a certified English or French translation. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Covishield), AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covovax, Janssen, Medicago Covifenz, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm or Sinovac. A combination of vaccines is accepted;
- passengers with a positive molecular COVID-19 test taken at least 10 days and at most 180 days before departure of the last direct flight to Canada. Tests accepted are: CRISPR, Ct, detection of the E gene, detection of the N gene, detection of Orf1a/b, detection of the RdRp gene, detection of the S gene, ddPCR, isothermal amplification, LamPORE, NAAT, NAT, NGS, PCR, qPCR, RNA, RT-LAMP, RT-PCR, sequencing and WGS;
More exemption can be found via https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/exemptions
3. Passengers and airline crew must submit their information electronically, at most 72 hours before arrival, through the ArriveCAN app or the website https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/arrivecan.html . Passengers must present an ArriveCAN receipt before boarding.
4. Passenger could be subject to COVID-19 molecular test upon arrival. Details can be found at https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada for vaccinated passengers and https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/exemptions#unvaccinated for unvaccinated passengers.
6. Passengers could be subject to quarantine for 14 days. Details can be found at https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/flying-canada-checklist
- This does not apply to:
- passengers younger than 12 years traveling with their fully vaccinated parents/guardians;
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 15 days (day of vaccination + 14 days) before arrival. The certificate must be in English or French or be accompanied by a certified translation to English or French.
- Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Covishield), AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covovax, Janssen, Medicago Covifenz, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm or Sinovac. A combination of vaccines is accepted.
- More details can be found at https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada
Travel Advisory By USA
Mon, 17 Jul 2023
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed.
Exercise normal precautions in Canada.
Read the Country Information page for additional information on travel to Canada.
If you decide to travel to Canada:
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
- Follow the Department of State on Facebook and Twitter.
- Review the Country Security Report for Canada.
- Prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations. Review the Traveler’s Checklist.
- Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel. Exercise normal precautions in Canada.
Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to Canada
Visa required
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Visa not required
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- Austria (6 months)
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- Latvia (6 months)
- Liechtenstein (6 months)
- Lithuania (6 months)
- Luxembourg (6 months)
- Malta (6 months)
- Mexico (6 months)
- Monaco (6 months)
- Netherlands (6 months)
- New Zealand (6 months)
- Norway (6 months)
- Papua New Guinea (6 months)
- Poland (180 days)
- Portugal (6 months)
- Romania (6 months)
- Samoa (6 months)
- San Marino (6 months)
- Singapore (6 months)
- Slovakia (6 months)
- Slovenia (6 months)
- Solomon Islands (6 months)
- South Korea (6 months)
- Spain (6 months)
- Sweden (6 months)
- Switzerland (6 months)
- United Arab Emirates (6 months)
- United Kingdom (6 months)
- Vatican City (6 months)
eTA
- Croatia
Visa Requirements for Canada Citizens
References
- U.S Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Systematic dataset of Covid-19 policy, from Oxford University
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)