Traveling to Canada soon? There’s a good chance you won’t need to worry about a pre-departure coronavirus test.
Canada’s Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos announced Thursday that the country would no longer require fully vaccinated travelers to show a negative pre-departure coronavirus test to enter the country starting April 1 at 12:01 AM EDT. Tourists will not need a booster shot to be considered fully vaccinated.
The announcement comes as Canada’s COVID-19 case counts begin to settle after the latest COVID-19 surge driven by the highly-contagious omicron variant. The country recorded more than 35,000 cases in the past week, a fraction of the record high weekly count of 268,181 recorded in January, according to Johns Hopkins data.
“We are in a much better position today than in 2020,” Duclos said. “High vaccination rates and strong adherence to public health measures have pushed us through the peak of the omicron wave.”
‘IT’S TIME TO ADJUST OUR APPROACH’: Canada eases entry requirements as COVID cases drop
The country originally closed its borders to nonessential travel after the onset of the pandemic in March 2020.
After more than a year of only allowing essential travel across its borders, travel restrictions began…
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