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Canada Lifting All COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
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Beginning October 1, Canada will lift all COVID-19 border and travel restrictions.
Travelers to Canada will no longer need to show proof of vaccination, take a COVID-19 test before or after arrival, or have to follow quarantine rules.
In a press release, the Public Health Agency of Canada revealed, “The removal of border measures has been facilitated by several factors, including modeling that indicates that Canada has largely passed the peak of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 fueled wave, Canada’s high vaccination rates, lower hospitalization and death rates, as well as the availability and use of vaccine boosters.”
Transport Canada is also removing existing travel requirements. As of October 1, travelers will no longer be required to wear masks on planes and trains and undergo health checks for travel on air or rail.
Cruise restrictions are also being lifted, and travelers will no longer be required to show proof of a negative COVID test before boarding, show proof of vaccination, or use Canada’s ArriveCan app.
“Individuals are reminded that they should not travel if they have symptoms of COVID-19,” the Public Health Agency of Canada urged. “If travellers become sick while travelling, and are still sick when they arrive in Canada, they should inform a flight attendant, cruise staff, or a border services officer upon arrival. They may then be referred to a quarantine officer who will decide whether the traveller needs further medical assessment as COVID-19 remains one of many communicable diseases listed in the Quarantine Act.”
