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11 February 2022
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Canada government has implemented Canadian COVID-19 proof of vaccination for those who have already vaccinated. However, this certificate has developed by each province and territories supported by Canada government.
Instrument type
Vaccination based
Certificate name
Canadian COVID-19 proof of vaccination
Timeline to launch
Already in use
Certificate details
The following information is included on the certificate:
- complete name and birth date
- the number of doses (s)
- the type(s) of vaccine(s)
- the product name(s)
- the lot number (s)
- the date(s) on which you received your vaccine (s)
- a QR code for a SMART Health Card
Certificate format
Both electronic and paper format.
Entry protocol
For general measure
- These following travellers are allowed to enter Canada:
- Canadian citizens (including dual citizens), Indian Act registrations, permanent residents of Canada, or protected persons (refugee status)
- Fully vaccinated foreign travellers
- Travellers must use ArriveCAN to provide required travel information both before and after entering Canada. It simply takes a few minutes to assist each other stay safe. Travellers must submit your details at least 72 hours before your arrival in Canada. If travellers do not have a smartphone, travellers must sign in to ArriveCAN from a computer to receive their ArriveCAN receipt. Print their receipt and bring it when travellers fly within 72 hours of their scheduled arrival time.
- However, there are some exceptions for using ArriveCAN before and after entrance:
- Individuals with special accessibility requirements
- insufficient infrastructure
- An interruption in service or a natural calamity
- Asylum seekers
- Resettled refugees
- If travellers do not provide your information through ArriveCAN, travellers may be refused boarding if you arrive by air, and may be denied entrance into Canada if travellers pass at a land, rail, or maritime border crossing (if travellers are a foreign national travelling for discretionary purposes)
- Travellers may get further information about ArriveCAN by clicking on this link.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/arrivecan.html - All travelers aged 5 and up except crew, essential services and cross-border communities must show proof of an acceptable type of molecular test result
- Negative result: provide documentation of a negative test result obtained within 72 hours of your scheduled flight or land arrival.
- Positive result: travellers no longer have symptoms and can show documentation of a previous positive test result obtained at least 10 calendar days but no more than 180 calendar days before entering Canada. Counting begins the day after the day of testing.
- Here are the acceptable tests:
- PCR – Polymerase chain reaction
- Nucleic acid test (NAT) or Nucleic acid amplification test (NAATs)
- Reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP)
- RT-PCR – reverse transcription real time PCR
- Quantitative PCR (qPCR)
- Isothermal amplification
- Droplet digital PCR or digital droplet PCR (ddPCR)
- Transcription-mediated amplification (TMA)
- RNA (Ribonucleic acid)
- Ct (cycle threshold)
- CRISPR
- Sequencing
- Next generational sequencing (NGS) or whole genome sequencing (WGS)
- Oxford Nanopore sequencing (LamPORE)
- Detection of the N gene
- Detection of Orf1a/b
- Detection of the S gene
- Detection of the E gene
- Detection of the RdRp gene
- When entering Canada, travellers must be prepared to undergo quarantine since they could:
- be chosen for an arrival test that necessitates quarantine until a negative test result is obtained; or
- If travellers do not fulfill the standards of a fully vaccinated travellers, they will be compelled to quarantine for 14 days. ArriveCAN must be updated with a competent quarantine plan. At the border, travellers may be requested to explain their quarantine plan.
- Regardless of whether travellers have been vaccinated, the border services officer may tell them that they have been randomly selected for an obligatory arrival test upon their arrival in Canada by air or at a land border crossing. Travellers can get more information about exemption arrival testing by clicking through this website.
https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/exemptions - Travellers who have been outside Canada or the United States within the past 14 days must complete the obligatory arrival test. To minimize long lineups and administrative delays, all travellers are strongly advised to pre-register for an on-arrival COVID-19 molecular test before arriving in Canada. Then travellers must meet the following requirements:
- On the day they enter Canada, take the arrival test as indicated. The test may be done at the airport, or they may be given a self-swab kit to complete within 24 hours after entering Canada.
- They can take connecting flights to your quarantine location
- They must quarantine in an appropriate location while awaiting the receipt of the test results.
- They are exempt from having to pay a charge for the arrival test
- When travellers have a negative arrival test result, they may be allowed to exit quarantine. If the test results are positive, they must isolate for an additional 10 days. Their isolation period begins on the day they performed the arrival test, if that date is recognised by the test provider, or on the date the test result is received.
- Travellers who have only been in Canada or the United States in the previous 14 days may be subjected to a random arrival test. If they have chosen to take this test, they must meet the following requirements:
- On the day you enter Canada, you must take the arrival exam as indicated. The test may be done at the airport, or you may be given a self-swab kit to complete within 24 hours after entering Canada.
- They do not need to wait for the findings; they can go to your ultimate destination, including connecting flights.
- They are not needed to quarantine while awaiting their findings.
- They are exempt from having to pay a charge for the arrival test
- Travellers must fulfill the following rules in order to pass the arrival test:
- If they were sent to a testing facility at the airport, they must register with the testing service provider, who will take your sample. The travellers will receive their test results within 72 hours.
- If they are given a self-swab kit, follow the directions in the box to complete it within 24 hours of entering Canada, and arrange for it to be picked up as advised. The majority of travellers will receive their test results within 4 to 7 days.
- Here is a link to pre-register for arrival testing. https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada#set-up-account
- If travellers are compelled to quarantine travellers, they can only leave the quarantine location once their mandatory 14-day quarantine period has expired. Even if they have not received their Day-8 test result, they may leave quarantine at the end of your 14-day confinement period. However, if they received the positive test results on Day-8, they must immediately isolate for a period of 10 days beginning with the time they took the test with positive findings (i.e., date/time of specimen collection).
For vaccinated travellers
- Vaccinated travellers must upload the proof of vaccination on ArriveCAN for travellr profile. Canadian travellers can use the Canadian COVID-19 proof of vaccination for the proof of vaccination.
- However, if travellers show other proof of vaccination, The documentation must be official certificates, passes, cards, receipts, or confirmations that demonstrate the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccination you got and cannot simply show a QR code. Also, the documentation must include
- your name, the name of the government or organization that delivered the vaccination, the brand name or any other information that identifies the vaccine(s), and the date(s) you got the vaccine(s) in English, French, or a verified translation into English or French.
- In addition, for file types approved as PDF, PNG, JPEG, or JPG, travellers must use the actual file they got, or snap a clear, well-lit photo of their paper proof. The maximum file size for upload is: Each image submission is limited to 2 MB in size.
For recovered travellers
- Recovered travellers who show a positive COVID-19 molecular test result obtained at least 10 calendar days before entering Canada and no more than 180 calendar days before entering Canada are excluded from arrival testing. Counting begins the day after the day of testing. However, they will be same rules with vaccinated travellers.
For unvaccinated travellers
- Unvaccinated foreign travellers, whether for vacation, work, or business, are not permitted to enter Canada, even if they test negative for COVID-19.
For children
- Children under the age of 5 are not required to be pre-entry test
- Children who accompany a parent who has been selected for testing must follow the same requirements as children of other vaccinated travellers.
- Children who are chosen for a test must quarantine, regardless of whether their parent(s) are compelled to do so if they were not chosen.
- Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated children under the age of 12 must have pre-entry, arrival, and Day-8 tests performed, unless the child is under the age of 5 or they have evidence that the child had a positive COVID-19 test at least 10 calendar days and no more than 180 calendar days before entering Canada. Counting for positive tests begins the day after the day of testing.
- Unvaccinated and partly vaccinated kids aged 12 to 17 are subject to the 14-day quarantine, as well as all testing requirements for pre-entry, arrival, and Day-8 tests, whether or not they are accompanied by fully vaccinated travellers.
- Dependents 18 years of age or older who are unvaccinated due to mental or physical limitations may enter but must comply with all testing and quarantine procedures, even if accompanied by parents or guardians who are fully vaccinated travellers.
- For kids under the age of 12, ArriveCAN does not presently request vaccination information. Children under the age of 12 who are fully vaccinated are excluded from providing vaccination information and evidence through ArriveCAN. They must carry a digital or physical copy of their vaccination proof(s) to show a border services official upon entry. All additional information should be entered into ArriveCAN as needed. They are exempt from the precautions and limitations imposed on unvaccinated or partly vaccinated travellers who are qualified for entry into the country.
For other measures
- Foreign nationals who are not completely vaccinated will be allowed to enter only under the following circumstances: Please check this link whether travellers may allow to enter Canada or not. https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/wizard-start
- Travellers can find the additional details for entry requirements via this link. https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid
Vaccine authorised to be used in the country
- Moderna (Spikevax)
- Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty
- Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) Ad26.COV2.S
- Oxford/AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria)
- Covishield
Vaccine accepted for inbound travellers
- AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1-S, Vaxzevria, AZD1222)
- Bharat Biotech (Covaxin, BBV152 A, B, C)
- Janssen/Johnson & Johnson
- Moderna (mRNA-1273)
- Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2)
- Sinopharm BIBP (BBIBP-CorV)
- Sinovac (CoronaVac, PiCoVacc)
To be considered as a fully vaccinated travellers, they must have had the following vaccinations at least 15 calendar days before to your departure date:
- at least two doses of a vaccination approved by the Canadian government for travel
- or a combination of two approved vaccinations
- Alternatively, at least one dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Border status
Open
