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Old Dec 30, 2021 | 2:19 am
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Originally Posted by the.wandering.aengus
Upon arrival in YVR, none of my documents were checked. I guess your ArriveCan submission is linked automatically. I was correctly directed to the no test line and got out pretty quickly.

Much better doing this way then going through pre and post flight testing nonsense IMO!
So when was it reviewed? Checkin at LHR?

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Old Dec 30, 2021 | 7:32 am
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So when was it reviewed? Checkin at LHR?
The ArriveCan stuff was not asked for by the checkin agent, nor reviewed upon arrival in Canada. I suspect it is linked electronically. A lady in front of me was flagged in YVR for not filling it in after printing out her declaration form.
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Old Dec 30, 2021 | 8:24 am
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But the actual positive result was inspected somewhere wasn't it? You can't upload that to Arrivecan as far as I can see
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Old Dec 30, 2021 | 9:16 am
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But the actual positive result was inspected somewhere wasn't it? You can't upload that to Arrivecan as far as I can see
That was inspected at check-in by the agent - flew BA. No one else looked at it.
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Old Dec 30, 2021 | 9:57 am
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Thanks!

Any reason to suspect that AC might be any different? I presume they get the same briefing/training?
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Old Dec 30, 2021 | 10:32 am
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Originally Posted by Saintsman15
Thanks!

Any reason to suspect that AC might be any different? I presume they get the same briefing/training?
No idea! You'll just have to take your chances, but unlikely to be any different IMO.
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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 11:41 am
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Re-enter Canada with positive PCR 14+ days ago?

Hi, does anyone have experience boarding air Canada or other airlines to RE-ENTER Canada with their positive PCR test from 14+ days ago? Who asked to see it and were you ok to board? And what was your experience like with CBSA?
Is there a place to upload the positive test in ArriveCan?

The proofof positive is from St Joe's hospital in Toronto- it is a PDF with no QR code. I guess I could also login to the ON gov website and pull up my positive results, but it puts "*" on your surname and health card number. But that's the two pieces of proof i have.

I am meant to fly into YYZ. thanks!
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Old Dec 31, 2021 | 11:56 am
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Searching the forums is your friend: NHS Proof of Recovery for Canada entry
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Old Jan 3, 2022 | 11:26 pm
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Originally Posted by deviniant
Hi, does anyone have experience boarding air Canada or other airlines to RE-ENTER Canada with their positive PCR test from 14+ days ago?
I (a Canadian citizen) used a positive PCR test taken 1 month prior to board a flight in late November from IST-YYZ. It was shown at gate check-in, then a secondary inspector whom I had to convince with wording from both the Turkish Airlines and Transport Canada site, then to another agent at boarding who had to "phone upstairs" for an OK. It was eventually confirmed that I was OK to fly. This is just the airline covering their butt to avoid fines.

CBSA didn't look at the test result. In ArriveCAN there was simply a question whether you had a positive PCR test from 14 days+ before, but didn't have to upload anything. I was not ordered to quarantine at the border and did not have to take an arrival or day 8 test, but things have changed a lot since then.

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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 10:17 am
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Originally Posted by Saintsman15
That is the NHS "recovery" document (although its doesn't provide the detail on the laboratory - it just says "NHS Digital")
We're 12 days Post logging a positive PCR through the NHS app. Where do we now get this recovery document?
I was hoping it would appear after day 11 on the app but it has not.
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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 10:21 am
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Originally Posted by Orkman12
We're 12 days Post logging a positive PCR through the NHS app. Where do we now get this recovery document?
I was hoping it would appear after day 11 on the app but it has not.
Logging in which app? NHS Covid, or NHS (where your vax certificates are?). Mine showed in iun the travel section alongside my vax certs 14 days post PCR
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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 10:36 am
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Ah I see, I naively thought this was part of the covid App. I'm wondering if my partner (Canadian) is going to be able to get hold of this as it looks like you need an NHS number.
It's a minefield trying to get the right docs just to get on a damned plane to go home.
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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 11:04 am
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Originally Posted by Orkman12
Ah I see, I naively thought this was part of the covid App. I'm wondering if my partner (Canadian) is going to be able to get hold of this as it looks like you need an NHS number.
It's a minefield trying to get the right docs just to get on a damned plane to go home.
No NHS number = no NHS app = no NHS records. If you;re looking for a positive test result to get you on a plane and exempt you from arrivals testing you're going to need to get a private test.
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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 11:57 am
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We do have the NHS email recording the positive result but it doesn't give the lab details as specified in the entry requirements so I'm guessing that won't help us out.
I was naive enough to think the recovery document would be generated by the covid app where you record the test results.
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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 12:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Orkman12
We do have the NHS email recording the positive result but it doesn't give the lab details as specified in the entry requirements so I'm guessing that won't help us out.
I was naive enough to think the recovery document would be generated by the covid app where you record the test results.
The app doesn't give the lab details either - just says NHS Digital. But that appears to be accepted as it's a very official looking doc (it looks just like the vax certs) and includes a QR code. I'm printing the email out but frankly that's a very fakable document
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