Find out if you can travel to Canada - Canadian - not vaccinated
You indicated that you are:
- a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, a person registered under the Indian Act or a protected person
- not qualified as fully vaccinated
Based on your answers, you can enter Canada but you must meet all pre-entry, arrival, Day-8 testing, ArriveCAN and quarantine requirements. If you fail to meet the requirements, you may face a fine of up to $5,000 plus additional surcharges or face criminal prosecution.
What you need to do next
Follow the steps for testing, ArriveCAN and quarantine requirements for travellers not qualified as fully vaccinated.
You’re legally required to complete ArriveCAN. Failure to use ArriveCAN may result in a $5,000 fine.
If you have COVID-19, you must isolate yourself for 10 days upon arrival to Canada. You won't be allowed to board a flight to Canada, despite having a valid pre-entry test result, if you:
- suspect or know you have COVID-19
- have had COVID-19 within the last 10 days
- have signs or symptoms of COVID-19
What to do if you get positive results on your pre-entry test
A positive molecular pre-entry test result taken less than 10 calendar days before your planned entry or flight to Canada is not a valid test result for entry to Canada.
A positive antigen pre-entry test result is never a valid test result for boarding a flight or entry to Canada, not even if it is from within 10 to 180 calendar days before your date of entry.
To avoid being fined $5,000 per traveller (plus surcharges), wait to enter Canada at least 10 calendar days after your positive molecular test result. If travelling by air, you’ll be denied boarding. Counting starts the day following the day of testing.
- for example, if your positive COVID-19 molecular test was taken on January 1, then January 11 would be the first day you could use it
- January 11 would be the earliest scheduled departure date of your flight to Canada, or the first day you could use it to enter Canada by land or water
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if you had a positive antigen test result, you must either:
- wait until you obtain a negative antigen test result,
- obtain a positive molecular test result to use after 10 days have passed from the date the molecular test was taken, or
- obtain a negative molecular test result which can be used within 72 hours of your scheduled flight or entry to Canada by land or water
- if your positive proof is accepted you won’t have to take arrival or Day-8 tests
Important legal information upon entry
- Final determination regarding entry and quarantine is made by a government representative at the port of entry based on the information presented to them at the time of entry into Canada.
- Failure to comply with the COVID-19 Emergency order is an offence under the Quarantine Act and could lead to imprisonment and/or fines.
- If you’re a dual Canadian citizen, you can only enter Canada by air with a valid Canadian passport, or special authorization.
If you need assistance with a special circumstance
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