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Pre-entry tests are no longer required for fully vaccinated travellers entering Canada by land, air or water. Foreign nationals who don't qualify as fully vaccinated will only be allowed to enter in specific circumstances:. End of short trip exemption : the pre-entry testing exemption for trips 72 hours or less ended on December 21, Your proof of a valid negative test result is timed from the initial scheduled departure time of your flight to Canada:.

Cancelled flights: if your flight is cancelled by the airline, there are no extensions to the time limit for your pre-entry test. Airlines may refuse boarding to travellers who are unable to provide a valid negative test result or proof of a previous positive molecular test result taken at least 10 calendar days and no more than calendar days before entering Canada. Special testing requirements for India and Morocco ended on January 28, Travellers arriving from these countries must follow the same requirements as all travellers, if eligible to enter Canada.

You must take your pre-entry test outside of Canada based on the time you arrive at the land border or marine port of entry:. A positive molecular pre-entry test result taken less than 10 calendar days before your planned entry or flight to Canada is not a valid test result for entry to Canada.

A positive antigen pre-entry test result is never a valid test result for boarding a flight or entry to Canada, not even if it is from within 10 to calendar days before your date of entry.

Foreign nationals with symptoms or with a positive result from less than 10 calendar days before arriving will be denied entry. Counting starts the day following the day of testing. When you arrive at the border, you must present a valid negative test result paper or electronic proof or proof of a previous positive molecular test result taken at least 10 calendar days and no more than calendar days before entering Canada.

Counting starts the day after your test. Keep proof of your test results with you for the day period that begins on the day you enter Canada. If a Canadian citizen, person registered under the Indian Act , or permanent resident does not provide proof of a valid test result they:. How to isolate upon returning to Canada. All travellers arriving in Canada are required by Canadian law to respond truthfully to all questions.

Not all countries have testing facilities information available yet. Canadian government offices abroad do not provide medical services including administering COVID testing or cover medical expenses for Canadian citizens abroad.

There are limited exceptions to these requirements. Fully vaccinated travellers may be randomly selected for arrival testing. When you enter Canada, you'll be instructed to take an arrival test at the airport, or receive a self-swab kit. You may be required to get tested before exiting the airport. Travellers who provide a positive COVID molecular test result taken at least 10 calendar days and no more than calendar days before entering Canada may be exempt from arrival testing.

Find out if your travel is exempt from the arrival test requirement. All travellers will receive calls from a live agent or automated system and you may also be visited at your place of quarantine by a Screening Officer to verify your compliance. You are under a legal obligation to take the arrival and Day-8 tests. If you do not take the tests, you may also be transferred to a designated quarantine facility.

Use only the test kits that you received at the border. The instructions, web links and telephone numbers are all provided in the kit. Use the instructions in the kit to complete it within 24 hours of entering Canada. Do not open your swab or tube until you are instructed to do so. This can cause contamination, or result in a delay in receiving your test result. If you haven't already done so, you must create an account to perform your home test and access your results.

You must use the same email address you used for ArriveCAN. Your test kit service provider is based on where you entered the country.

Contact your testing provider if you:. Log in or create a LifeLabs account to use your home test kit. Log in or create a Switch Health account to use your home test kit. Log in or create a Dynacare account to use your home test kit. Fully vaccinated travellers arriving to Canada, who meet all the criteria, no longer need to take a Day-8 test.

Check if you qualify as fully vaccinated. Alaska : If you are driving between Alaska and continental United States, you won't receive a Day-8 test kit, as you don't need to submit one.

Find out if your travel is exempt from Day-8 test requirements. All travellers will receive calls from a live agent or automated system and you may also be visited at your place of quarantine by a screening officer to verify your compliance. You are still required to complete a test on Day-8 and remain in quarantine for the full 14 days. You must isolate yourself from others immediately for a period of 10 days beginning on the day you tested positive for COVID, which is the day you took the test.

A government representative will call you to provide additional details and instructions. You must take another test. Collect another specimen using your Day-8 kit with the instructions provided. Contact your test provider , and ask them to send you a replacement kit, to use on Day-8 of your quarantine. If you receive a negative result from your Day-8 test before the end of your day quarantine, you must still complete your mandatory day quarantine.

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