Ottawa: Canada will ease travel restrictions at the end of the month for international visitors and Canadians who are traveling internationally because of declining COVID cases, amid weeks of protest from truckers in several cities across the country.
Starting Feb. 28 at 12:01 a.m. ET, vaccinated visitors will be able to enter with a negative rapid antigen test instead of a molecular PCR test. The change comes as daily COVID-19 cases within the country continue to drop following an omicron-driven spike earlier this year.
Previously, Canada required all travelers 5 and older arriving by land or air to show a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival, regardless of vaccination status.
PCR tests will still be accepted. If a traveler chooses to take a rapid antigen test pre-departure, it must be authorized by the country in which it was purchased and administered by a lab, healthcare entity or telehealth service. The test must also be administered no more than 24 hours before a scheduled flight or arrival at the land border.
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