Starting today, Canada is reinstating the requirement for a pre-arrival negative PCR test result for all travellers leaving the country for less than 72 hours.
The requirement for pre-arrival testing will be in place again for trips of all durations, and the pre-arrival test MUST be taken in a country other than Canada.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the new measures are intended to reduce the transmission of the Omicron variant in Canada and to help provinces and territories slow community spread.
As of December 15, the Government of Canada is advising Canadians to avoid non-essential travel outside of Canada at this time. Travel restrictions continue to change around the world and return options could become limited at any time. It says now is not the time to travel.
All travellers arriving, by all modes of travel, must submit their information into ArriveCAN. To reduce the wait time to access a test and ease congestion at airports, travellers allowed to enter Canada are strongly encouraged to pre-register with the testing provider at their arrival airport prior to coming to Canada.
On Dec. 21, all travellers, unless specifically exempted, must take a pre-entry #COVID-19 molecular test before arriving in Canada, regardless of how long they were away. The test must be taken outside of Canada. Learn more: https://t.co/zjhNfOFea5 pic.twitter.com/O8QRsVcMa6
— Canada Border Services Agency (@CanBorder) December 20, 2021