As announced by the Government of Canada, effective April 1, 2022 the pre-departure testing requirement for travel to Canada will be removed for fully vaccinated travellers.
This means that, beginning April 1st, fully vaccinated travellers five years of age and older will no longer be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 molecular test or Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) before travel to Canada.
Mandatory randomized on-arrival testing at Canadian airports will continue to be in effect. Fully vaccinated travellers entering Canada may undergo on-arrival testing if randomly selected and, if selected, will not be required to self-isolate while awaiting the test results.
Partially vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers will continue to be subject to mandatory testing on arrival, on day 8 and will still be required to quarantine for 14 days.
Note that the pre-departure testing requirement is still in effect for fully vaccinated travellers up to and including March 31, 2022.
All passengers aged 5 years and above are required by the Government of Canada to supply a negative COVID test prior to boarding.
A passenger can opt for a pre-departure Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). The test must be taken no more than one day prior to the scheduled flight departure. Alternatively, a passenger may choose to take a pre-departure COVID-19 molecular test (PCR test). The COVID-19 molecular test is required be taken within 72 hours of the scheduled departure.
Travellers who have previously contracted the COVID-19 infection and since recovered can provide a positive PCR test result taken at least 10 days prior to departure and no longer than 180 days before entering Canada.