Canada officials say vaxx req for visitors, random testing to end by 30 Sept.2022
Jul 29, 2021, 8:52 pm
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Jul 29, 2021, 9:49 pm
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Just the one "on arrival" test.
Jul 30, 2021, 12:33 am
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True, but if the line-up for the onsite testing is short, it beats having to wait in front of a screen for the tele-nurse to supervise your self-administration of the test. It also spares you from having to mail in the sample.
Jul 30, 2021, 2:39 am
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I am confused. If a fully vaccinated passenger arrives from another country (after getting PCR test 72 hours on boards), and comes to Canada- does that individual not have to self-isolate or quarantine until a a second negative covid test (?PRC, or rapid antigen test) is done and comes back negative? - whether the test is done at the airport on arrival or one is given a home test to perform?
Jul 30, 2021, 4:03 am
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"Unvaccinated children under 12 years of age and dependent children (due to a mental or physical condition) of fully vaccinated travellers will no longer have to complete a 14 day quarantine, but must follow strict public health measures. This includes those travelling from the U.S for discretionary purposes. This means they can move around with their parents, but must avoid group settings - such as camps or daycares - during the first 14 days after their arrival. Unvaccinated children will remain subject to the Day 1 and Day 8 testing requirements. Provinces and territories may have more stringent rules around people who have recently returned from travel. More details will be available in the coming days." (source)
Jul 30, 2021, 4:03 am
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But she was not required to do a covid test at YYZ on arrival.
She was given kit for home testing- which I understand is usually given for day 8 unvaccinated travelers?
Was the home testing kit given in error?
Jul 30, 2021, 4:04 am
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I am confused. If a fully vaccinated passenger arrives from another country (after getting PCR test 72 hours on boards), and comes to Canada- does that individual not have to self-isolate or quarantine until a a second negative covid test (?PRC, or rapid antigen test) is done and comes back negative? - whether the test is done at the airport on arrival or one is given a home test to perform?
Jul 30, 2021, 5:14 am
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I am confused. If a fully vaccinated passenger arrives from another country (after getting PCR test 72 hours on boards), and comes to Canada- does that individual not have to self-isolate or quarantine until a a second negative covid test (?PRC, or rapid antigen test) is done and comes back negative? - whether the test is done at the airport on arrival or one is given a home test to perform?
Jul 30, 2021, 7:12 am
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On the 72 hours pre-arrival testing requirement, is this based on scheduled departure time? What happens if the flight is delayed or if I get rescheduled to a later flight?
Jul 30, 2021, 7:34 am
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Land crossing is 72 hours from the time you show up at the border. So a flight delay into Buf/Sea can be a problem. For flights directly into Canada it is 72 hours from scheduled departure time so flight delays have no impact but a rescheduled flight/VDB could be a problem. Plan accordingly.
Jul 30, 2021, 10:46 am
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Land crossing is 72 hours from the time you show up at the border. So a flight delay into Buf/Sea can be a problem. For flights directly into Canada it is 72 hours from scheduled departure time so flight delays have no impact but a rescheduled flight/VDB could be a problem. Plan accordingly.
Jul 30, 2021, 7:04 pm
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Flew in tonight from CDG to AMS to YUL. From gate to outside at YUL in under 30 minutes. No checked bags always helps of course.
The worst part of the trip home was the PCR tests being checked before boarding at AMS, that was a hot mess of confusion. The staff were overwhelmed and boarding took forever. Flight departed late as bags had to be unloaded due to passengers not having the correct paperwork. There was quite a lot of drama with passengers arguing with staff, tears and yelling. Ugh. KLM flight was about half full.
At YUL there were lots of staff directing flow, as Nexus pass holders went right through in minutes. Blue sticker put on back of passport at passport control, and we waived that at the many staff as we made our way to the Marriott hotel for the covid testing. They had 10 people doing registration, we had done this ahead and there was no wait. We were given the testing "passport" and told to expect results wth in 72 hours.
The airport certainly felt busier than when we left two weeks ago.
The worst part of the trip home was the PCR tests being checked before boarding at AMS, that was a hot mess of confusion. The staff were overwhelmed and boarding took forever. Flight departed late as bags had to be unloaded due to passengers not having the correct paperwork. There was quite a lot of drama with passengers arguing with staff, tears and yelling. Ugh. KLM flight was about half full.
At YUL there were lots of staff directing flow, as Nexus pass holders went right through in minutes. Blue sticker put on back of passport at passport control, and we waived that at the many staff as we made our way to the Marriott hotel for the covid testing. They had 10 people doing registration, we had done this ahead and there was no wait. We were given the testing "passport" and told to expect results wth in 72 hours.
The airport certainly felt busier than when we left two weeks ago.
Jul 31, 2021, 6:08 am
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Dutch Yellow Book accepted as English proof of vaccination?
Since the proof of vaccination has to be in English or French, I'd like to confirm whether anyone knows if the Dutch yellow booklet is accepted. It's quite a basic booklet and the legend is both in Dutch and English. Then it has two simple Pfizer stamps with dates and a signature. Would that suffice, or should there be details of the vaccine batch number and name (Comirnaty)? Those last 2 are not in the booklet but only on a different paper which is mostly in Dutch.
Jul 31, 2021, 11:47 am
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Update: despite the verbiage on the travel.gc.ca website, I entered Canada 14 days after my vaccine and it went smoothly, no quarantine required, no questions asked. I don't know why the website implies it's 15 days when all other communications say it's 14 days.
In YYZ they did not even ask to see the original of my vaccine certificate. They were more interested about how much cash I was carrying, just like in the good old days.
if your last dose was anytime on Thursday July 1st, then Friday July 16th would be the first day that you meet the 14 day condition