Effective December 21, 2021, all incoming travellers, regardless of trip duration or location will be required to provide proof of a negative molecular COVID-19 test in order to enter Canada. The test must be conducted in a country other than Canada. This reverses border measures announced in November, permitting fully vaccinated Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals registered under the Indian Act returning from trips abroad of less than 72 hours to enter Canada without providing proof of a negative molecular COVID-19 test.
The Federal Government has also announced that, effective December 18, 2021 at 11:59 p.m., the enhanced travel restrictions placed on travellers returning from Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, will be lifted.
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