All travellers will once again need a molecular COVID-19 test before arriving in Canada
Canada is once again requiring all incoming travellers, regardless of trip length or location, to provide proof of a pre-arrival molecular COVID-19 test in order to enter the country. Last month, the government introduced an exemption to the mandatory pre-travel testing requirements that allowed Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and those with registered status under the Indian Act to leave and come back within 72 hours without needing a pre-arrival COVID-19 molecular test. This exemption will no longer be in place, effective December 21, 2021.
The travel ban on the ten African countries will be removed
The Canadian government announced that they are lifting the ban on international travel from 10 identified countries in Africa, effective December 18th, 2021. The ban, which was originally put in effect until the end of January, covered flights from South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt.
To prevent travel-related infections at a time of mounting case counts, the federal government has changed its official guidance to advise Canadians to avoid all non-essential travel outside the country for the time being. In addition to the new travel warning, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) will ramp up the mandatory arrival testing program at the country’s airports.
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