Canada officials say vaxx req for visitors, random testing to end by 30 Sept.2022
Jun 27, 2021, 1:28 am
#1036
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Planning to cross by land in a couple of weeks for 2 days, I'm a Canadian citizen (fully vaccinated) living in the US. AFAIK all I need is a negative PCR and proof of vaccination uploaded on ArriveCAN, right?
How does testing on arrival work at a land border if the duration of the stay is a couple of days?
How does testing on arrival work at a land border if the duration of the stay is a couple of days?
Jun 27, 2021, 5:47 am
#1037
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Planning to cross by land in a couple of weeks for 2 days, I'm a Canadian citizen (fully vaccinated) living in the US. AFAIK all I need is a negative PCR and proof of vaccination uploaded on ArriveCAN, right?
How does testing on arrival work at a land border if the duration of the stay is a couple of days?
How does testing on arrival work at a land border if the duration of the stay is a couple of days?
Jun 27, 2021, 11:45 am
#1038
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Yes. You will be tested once more at the border. We are not yet perfectly clear on whether it will be demanded or recommended (or neither) that you remain at your first destination until you receive the results of that at-the-border test, but it seems unlikely that you will. You should also have a quarantine plan you can tell them in case your at-the-border test comes back positive (though in your case it seems likely that you’d just return to the US).
If I understand it correctly I would be free to go after taking the test at the border before the results are known?
Jun 27, 2021, 6:24 pm
#1039
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That has not yet been made perfectly clear. We expect we will be free to go after taking the test but before learning the results, but it's possible we will be told otherwise at the border when the new regimen begins.
Jun 29, 2021, 1:05 am
#1040
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Just as a tidbit of info. Looking at flight loads - July 6 will be a record travel day into Canada. Many flights (especially from USA) are 100% booked out and coming from international destinations there is little availability in business class. This will test the limits of the airport capacity as staffing is so much reduced.
Let's see how this goes! I expect that for July 21 - there will be a general opening for other vaccinated people who are otherwise not allowed to travel to Canada now.
Looking forward to my trip in September . .
Let's see how this goes! I expect that for July 21 - there will be a general opening for other vaccinated people who are otherwise not allowed to travel to Canada now.
Looking forward to my trip in September . .
Jun 29, 2021, 1:07 am
#1041
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Just as a tidbit of info. Looking at flight loads - July 6 will be a record travel day into Canada. Many flights (especially from USA) are 100% booked out and coming from international destinations there is little availability in business class. This will test the limits of the airport capacity as staffing is so much reduced.
Let's see how this goes! I expect that for July 21 - there will be a general opening for other vaccinated people who are otherwise not allowed to travel to Canada now.
Looking forward to my trip in September . .
Let's see how this goes! I expect that for July 21 - there will be a general opening for other vaccinated people who are otherwise not allowed to travel to Canada now.
Looking forward to my trip in September . .
Jun 29, 2021, 1:38 am
#1042
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Jun 29, 2021, 3:28 am
#1043
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Just as a tidbit of info. Looking at flight loads - July 6 will be a record travel day into Canada. Many flights (especially from USA) are 100% booked out and coming from international destinations there is little availability in business class. This will test the limits of the airport capacity as staffing is so much reduced.
Let's see how this goes! I expect that for July 21 - there will be a general opening for other vaccinated people who are otherwise not allowed to travel to Canada now.
Looking forward to my trip in September.
Let's see how this goes! I expect that for July 21 - there will be a general opening for other vaccinated people who are otherwise not allowed to travel to Canada now.
Looking forward to my trip in September.
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Jun 29, 2021, 11:18 am
#1045
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This is the questions a lot of people ( myself included) want to know..... but no ones seems to know for sure.
Jun 30, 2021, 9:18 pm
#1046
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likely it’ll be treated the same as IRROPS. But with reduced schedules and relatively full flights it could be a rather large issue… one of the reasons I didn’t book FRA YYZ YYC with 1.5h for more $ than with 6h.
Jun 30, 2021, 10:09 pm
#1047
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Just as a tidbit of info. Looking at flight loads - July 6 will be a record travel day into Canada. Many flights (especially from USA) are 100% booked out and coming from international destinations there is little availability in business class. This will test the limits of the airport capacity as staffing is so much reduced.
Let's see how this goes! I expect that for July 21 - there will be a general opening for other vaccinated people who are otherwise not allowed to travel to Canada now.
Looking forward to my trip in September . .
Let's see how this goes! I expect that for July 21 - there will be a general opening for other vaccinated people who are otherwise not allowed to travel to Canada now.
Looking forward to my trip in September . .
Jul 1, 2021, 2:06 am
#1048
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I'm a Canadian living in NYC and immediately after the quarantine restrictions were relaxed I booked a weekend trip to Banff for mid July. Within days, the same tickets (roundtrip on AC in Y) went up roughly 2x from $300 USD to >$600. As of today that same itinerary is $985!
Jul 1, 2021, 7:28 am
#1049
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I'm a Canadian living in NYC and immediately after the quarantine restrictions were relaxed I booked a weekend trip to Banff for mid July. Within days, the same tickets (roundtrip on AC in Y) went up roughly 2x from $300 USD to >$600. As of today that same itinerary is $985!
With hotel requirement gone for citizens, many who waited bought flights, with cheap buckets sold out first, and apparently even the expensive ones gone now.
Now if prices were to remain that high ......
And $300 r/t from NYC to YYC for $300
Never seen it ex DFW (or IAH) that cheap in over thirty years flying to YYC, YVR or YYJ.
Jul 1, 2021, 8:23 am
#1050
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Just to follow up regarding this discussion: there will be no requirement to isolate or quarantine if you are fully vaccinated once your day 1 test has been taken. If you test positive, you need to report it to your local public health authorities.