Negative Covid-19 Test Required for Airline Passengers Entering Canada
* This article has been updated as of January 7, 2021, to reflect changes in the Government of Canada’s announcement on January 6, 2021.
The Government of Canada has announced that all arriving air travellers five years of age and older will need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before arriving in Canada from another country. Travellers will need to receive a negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) test within 72 hours before the traveller’s scheduled departure to Canada.
Documentation showing a negative test must be presented to the airline prior to boarding a flight to... Read More