Crossing the Canadian border is about to get easier for fully vaccinated travelers.
Starting Feb. 28, vaccinated visitors will be able to enter with a negative rapid antigen test instead of a molecular PCR test. The change comes as daily COVID-19 cases within the country continue to drop following an omicron-driven spike earlier this year.
Previously, Canada required all travelers 5 and older arriving by land or air to show a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival, regardless of vaccination status.
PCR tests will still be accepted. If a traveler chooses to take a rapid antigen test pre-departure, it must be authorized by the country in which it was purchased and administered by a lab, healthcare entity or telehealth service. The test must also be administered no more than 24 hours before a scheduled flight or arrival at the land border.
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Canada will also resume the random testing surveillance program in place before the omicron surge. Vaccinated travelers only need to take a post-arrival PCR test if they are randomly selected for this program. They will not need to quarantine while…
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