Have you received at least 2 COVID-19 vaccine doses or a combination of at least 2 doses? Select the option that best fits your situation:
(required)
AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1-S, Vaxzevria, AZD1222)
Bharat Biotech (Covaxin, BBV152 A, B, C)
Janssen Jcovden (Johnson & Johnson, Ad26.COV2.S (JNJ-78436735)) – 1 dose
Medicago Covifenz
Moderna (Spikevax, mRNA-1273) including for children aged 6 months to 11 years
Novavax (NVX-COV2373, Nuvaxovid, Covovax)
Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2) including for children aged 5 to 11 years
Sinopharm BIBP (BBIBP-CorV)
Sinovac (CoronaVac, PiCoVacc)
a combination of at least 2 doses of the above vaccines
unable to receive a COVID-19 vaccination for medical reasons
none of the above (unvaccinated, single dose in a two-dose regimen, recovered)
One dose of J &J is equivalent to 2 doses of other vaccines and is considered fully vaccinated up to now.
Yes you can be randomly selected for a PCR test. You would get an email from the government within 15 minutes of entering Canada.
You have to make an appointment with a lab they recommend ( usually Biron) within 24 hours) . They do not do the tests at the airport or at the border like before. It is up to you to visit the recommended test house. There are many Biron locations all over Montreal, Laval, South Shore etc…
Yes you have to submit your info through the Arrive Can app anytime within 72 hours of your arrival in Canada ( I did it the day before) including your email address phone number.
All of this is contained in the following government web sight
COVID-19 border measures have ended as of October 1, 2022 for all travellers entering or returning to Canada by air, land or sea.
travel.gc.ca
Arrival tests if selected
Upon your entry to Canada by air or at a land border crossing, you may be randomly selected for a mandatory arrival test. You must complete your arrival test with an approved test provider. Your test provider is based on where you entered the country.
The test is free.
Check if you qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller
To qualify as a fully vaccinated traveller to Canada, you must:
- have received at least 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine accepted for travel, a mix of 2 accepted vaccines
- or at least 1 dose of the Janssen Jcovden (Johnson & Johnson, Ad26.COV2.S (JNJ-78436735)) vaccine
- have received your seconddose at least 14 calendar days before you enter Canada
- Example: if your second dose was anytime on Thursday, July 1, then Thursday, July 15would be the first day that you meet the 14 day condition
- this timing is only required for your second dose, not for third or fourth doses
- have no signs or symptoms of COVID-19
- have ArriveCAN receipt with letter A, I, or V beside your name by uploading proof of vaccination in ArriveCAN