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Feds scrapping pre-arrival PCR testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers
Sarah Turnbull
CTVNews.ca Producer
Published Tuesday, February 15, 2022 10:21AM EST Last Updated Tuesday, February 15, 2022 3:04PM EST
The federal government is eliminating the pre-arrival PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers starting Feb. 28, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced Tuesday.
Travellers can instead opt for a cheaper rapid antigen test approved by the country they are coming from, taken 24 hours before their scheduled flight or arrival at the land border.
Currently, all travellers – regardless of vaccine status – must provide proof of a negative molecular test, such as a PCR test, within 72 hours of their scheduled flight or land entry into Canada.
Travellers may still be selected for random testing upon arrival but will no longer have to quarantine while awaiting their test results.
The government is also easing its advisory recommending Canadians avoid non-essential travel due to the rise of the Omicron variant...
Feds scrapping pre-arrival PCR testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers
Sarah Turnbull
CTVNews.ca Producer
Published Tuesday, February 15, 2022 10:21AM EST Last Updated Tuesday, February 15, 2022 3:04PM EST
The federal government is eliminating the pre-arrival PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated travellers starting Feb. 28, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced Tuesday.
Travellers can instead opt for a cheaper rapid antigen test approved by the country they are coming from, taken 24 hours before their scheduled flight or arrival at the land border.
Currently, all travellers – regardless of vaccine status – must provide proof of a negative molecular test, such as a PCR test, within 72 hours of their scheduled flight or land entry into Canada.
Travellers may still be selected for random testing upon arrival but will no longer have to quarantine while awaiting their test results.
The government is also easing its advisory recommending Canadians avoid non-essential travel due to the rise of the Omicron variant...
