(Ottawa) Since Saturday morning, the health instructions applicable to travelers to stem COVID-19 are no longer in effect in Canada. It is therefore no longer necessary to have proof of vaccination to board a plane or to wear a mask.
Posted at 8:16 a.m.
However, if the mask is no longer mandatory, it remains recommended.
As for visitors entering the country, they are no longer randomly tested and unvaccinated people no longer have to self-isolate upon arrival.
Anyone who has arrived in Canada for two weeks, and who therefore had to isolate themselves, is now freed from this constraint.
In addition, travelers arriving in the country no longer have to submit a form through the controversial ArriveCan app. However, it is still possible to use it to submit a declaration to border services at certain airports.
Earlier this week, federal ministers announced the end of health guidelines related to COVID-19. They said the most recent wave of spread of the disease was waning and the guidelines applied to travelers were not having a major impact.
The Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, nevertheless warned that instructions could be imposed again, if necessary.