Who can come to Canada right now?

Fully vaccinated travellers will benefit from the reduced quarantine measure almost 24 hours earlier than expected.

Starting July 5 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, fully vaccinated travellers will not have to quarantine for 14 days or complete a day-eight test. Also, those arriving by air will not have to stay at a government-approved hotel to await their on-arrival test result.

Fully vaccinated travellers arriving before that time will not benefit from the new measures. The exemption was originally going to start at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on July 5.

The new measure applies to travellers who are eligible to enter Canada amid border restrictions. Also, to those who have had a full dose of one of the vaccines approved in Canada.

• Be eligible to enter Canada. Meaning you are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, family member, temporary foreign worker, international student going to an approved school, and others.
• Be fully vaccinated. You need the full series of vaccines or a combination of vaccines that are approved in Canada. These include the vaccines manufactured by Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD, and Janssen. Importantly, you need to have received your last dose at least 14 days before entering Canada.
• Meet all other criteria such as providing a proof of a valid pre-arrival COVID-19 test, and submitting mandatory information through the ArriveCAN app.