Assistance with COVID-19 travel restrictions and requirements

You may be exempt from requirements for testing and quarantine if you’re entering Canada for the purpose of performing cross-border work, essential services, medical care or trade, or transport.

Starting July 5, there are some exemptions for eligible fully vaccinated travellers.

If you think you may be exempt from mandatory requirements:

Find out if your travel is exempt

Testing requirements and testing providers differ based on how and where you entered Canada. Find help and contacts based on your method of entry:

• COVID-19 testing for travellers
• Day-8 home test kits - troubleshooting and contacts for test kit and test results providers

You may qualify for compassionate entry and limited release from quarantine if you are entering Canada to care for others, for funerals and for compassionate support.

• Non-Canadians: Apply for compassionate entry and/or limited (temporary) release from quarantine for compassionate reasons
• Canadians, Indigenous peoples, and permanent residents: Apply for limited (temporary) release from quarantine for compassionate reasons

If you're a resident of Canada flying home, you can now apply for an exemption from the mandatory hotel stopover.

Canadians returning after a compassionate visit abroad

At this time, Canada is not permitting entry to foreign nationals to provide childcare for relatives. You may still be able to enter Canada to reunite with family.

Foreign nationals reuniting with family

Starting July 5, there are some exemptions for eligible fully vaccinated travellers.

If you’re travelling for medical care or providing health care services, you may be exempt from mandatory quarantine. Being exempt from quarantine does not mean you’re exempt from testing or other requirements. Check all of the exemptions before you travel.

• Exemptions and evidence for medical and health care

If you entered Canada from another country, you are subject to the federal requirements and possible additional provincial or territorial requirements.

If you are travelling within Canada, check the restrictions for the provinces and territories where you plan to visit or stay.

Always verify with the province or territory before travelling there.

Check the provincial or territorial requirements

The checklist helps you to keep track of all of the requirements and when to meet them. Use the checklist for your method of entry to Canada:

• Entering Canada requirements checklist