{"id":20950,"date":"2020-12-31T19:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T00:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yulfly.com\/?p=20950"},"modified":"2020-12-31T20:17:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T01:17:08","slug":"pre-departure-testing-and-negative-results-to-be-required-for-all-air-travellers-coming-to-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home.yulair.com\/?p=20950&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Pre-departure testing and negative results to be required for all air travellers coming to Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Marc Garneau, is requiring that, effective January 7, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. EST, all air passengers five years of age or older will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before travelling from another country to Canada. This implementation date provides all airlines, both foreign and domestic, adequate time to comply with the new requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Documentation of a negative laboratory test result must be presented to the airline prior to boarding a flight to\u00a0Canada. The test must be performed using a COVID-19 molecular polymerase chain reaction (or PCR) test and<\/strong> must be taken within 72 hours prior to the traveller’s scheduled departure to\u00a0Canada.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who receives a negative test result and is authorized to enter Canada must still complete the full, mandatory 14-day quarantine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government of Canada will be further increasing surveillance efforts to ensure travellers entering Canada complete the applicable mandatory 14-day quarantine period under the Quarantine Act<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As has been the case for months, all travellers will have their quarantine plans reviewed by a government official and, if not suitable, will be required to quarantine in a federal quarantine facility. Travellers to\u00a0Canada\u00a0must use the ArriveCAN App<\/strong> or website and provide accurate contact information and their mandatory 14-day quarantine plan on or before entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Violating any instructions provided when you enter Canada is an offence under the Quarantine Act<\/em> and could lead to up to six months in prison and\/or $750,000 in fines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadians who are currently travelling and returning to Canada soon should start immediately arranging for a COVID-19 test, to avoid a delay in their return to Canada. Canadians who are planning to travel abroad should consider how they will meet these requirements before departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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