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Border Reopening and Quarantine Exemption for All Fully Vaccinated International Travelers

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateSeptember 7, 2021
CategoryBorder control / entry rules
Policy toolPublic health border directive / order in council
Affected groupFully vaccinated international travelers from all countries

Policy effect

Opens Canadian borders for discretionary (non-essential) travel to all fully vaccinated foreign nationals from any country who received a Canada-approved vaccine at least 14 days prior to entry, eliminating mandatory 14-day quarantine.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Opens Canadian borders for discretionary (non-essential) travel to all fully vaccinated foreign nationals from any country who received a Canada-approved vaccine at least 14 days prior to entry, eliminating mandatory 14-day quarantine.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

/services/life-events/child/register-birth.html) - [Apply for a SIN](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/sin.html) ## You are here: 1. [Canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en.html) 2. [Canada Border Services Agency](https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency.html) # **Travel Advisory: REMINDER – On September 7, new measures for fully vaccinated international travellers to Canada will come into force ** From: [Canada Border Services Agency](https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency.html) ## News release As was announced on July 19, the Government of Canada will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals meeting the conditions to enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) purposes starting on September 7, 2021 September 3, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario As was announced on July 19, the Government of Canada will allow [fully vaccinated](https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada?utm_campaign=cbsa-asfc-covid19-21-22&utm_source=news&utm_medium=pog&utm_content=exemptions_sep21_en123) foreign nationals meeting the conditions to enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) purposes starting on September 7, … 0.19% (112 positive tests out of 58,878 completed). While cases are currently increasing in Canada, the illness severity and hospitalization rates remain manageable as Canada’s vaccination rates continue to rise. This data along with continued adherence to public health measures by Canadians and incoming travellers, means that Canada is better able to prevent outbreaks of infection and can now allow more incoming fully vaccinated travellers without increasing the risk to the health and safety of Canadians. Beginning at **12:01 am EDT on September 7, 2021**, fully vaccinated foreign nationals … will be eligible to enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) reasons, such as tourism; however, these individuals **must**: 1. [be fully vaccinated](https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada?utm_campaign=cbsa-asfc-covid19-21-22&utm_source=news&utm_medium=pog&utm_content=exemptions_sep21_en123): a traveller must have received, and show proof of, the full series of a vaccine — or combination of vaccines — [accepted by the Government of Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/covid19-industry/drugs … not have to quarantine while awaiting the result. Failure to adhere to random testing, if selected, may result in fines. There are no changes to the mandatory testing requirements for unvaccinated travellers. All travellers, regardless of vaccination status, still require a valid pre-arrival COVID-19 molecular test result. **Vaccinated parents travelling with unvaccinated children **Since August 9, unvaccinated children under 12 years of age of fully vaccinated parents and/or guardians are exempt from quarantine when accompanied by their fully vaccinated parent(s)/guardian(s), but must follow …
Public Health Agency of CanadaPublic Health Agency of Canada, Canada opens borders to fully vaccinated travellers from any country, Government of Canada, September 3, 2021.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2021/09/canada-opens-borders-to-fully-vaccinated-travellers-from-any-country.html

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