Authorities in Canada have decided to lift the pre-arrival test requirement for all travelers who have completed their immunization process against the Coronavirus.
Such a decision has been confirmed by the Canadian government, while the same will become effective from April 1, VisaGuide.World reports.
According to authorities in Canada, passengers must provide valid proof that shows they have been fully vaccinated against the virus through the ArriveCANapp no longer than 72 hours before boarding.
Other compulsory travel information must be completed on the app by all travelers, regardless of their vaccination status.
However, some tourists may still be required to undergo COVID-19 testing on arrival at airports in Canada. According to the country’s authorities, such selections are random, while tourists are not required to follow quarantine rules while waiting for the result of the test.
“Decreasing Covid-19 case counts, coupled with Canada’s high vaccination rates and strict vaccination requirements for travel, have set the stage for the next steps in our government’s cautious and calibrated approach to safely easing the measures at our border,” Canada’s Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, pointed out in this regard.The Minister has stressed that abolishing the pre-entry testing requirement for passengers to Canada will make it easier for citizens of Canada to take advantage of emerging opportunities for personal and business travel, “as Canada’s transportation system recovers from the pandemic.” Authorities in Canada previously required all passengers planning to reach the country to present a negative result of the Coronavirus antigen test not older than 24 hours upon their arrival. However, Canada’s government has clarified that travelers who have not completed their immunization process against the virus are still not permitted to enter Canada unless for transit, study or work purposes, or other exceptional cases. Citizens of Canada are permitted to fly home even if they have not been vaccinated against the virus but are required to present a negative result of the Coronavirus test before travel and follow mandatory two-weeks quarantine requirements. According to the figures provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), Canada has reported a total of 3,385,054 cases of COVID-19 infection since the start of the pandemic, while a total of 37,099 people have died. In addition, the figures provided by WHO show that in the last seven days, a total of 19,164 cases of COVID-19 infection have been registered by authorities in Canada, while 174 people have died. However, despite such figures, authorities in Canada are attempting to facilitate the rules imposed due to the Coronavirus and its new strains in a bid to help the country’s industries to recover from the damages caused by the virus.