Entry into Canada with "proof of a previous positive molecular test result
#16




Join Date: Sep 2004
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So if a person tests positive on day zero, they can fly home on day 10?
Friend tested positive on the 19th , can she fly home on the 29th?
Thanks
Edit, Air Canada gave the date as the 30th.
Friend tested positive on the 19th , can she fly home on the 29th?
Thanks
Edit, Air Canada gave the date as the 30th.
Last edited by Bogwoppit; Jan 21, 2022 at 3:41 pm
#17




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It's my understanding that a positive test result gives a (vaccinated) traveller 6 months of unlimited returns to Canada without needing a pre-entry test. So there's actually a benefit to getting infected with the mild cold-like Omicron variant as long as you obtain a PCR test while you're sick.
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#18




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What about the ArriveCan App? Do you have to fill in the test results and passport details in that? Also Do you have to put in your passport details in the PCR test result?
#19


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In Arrivecan you upload your vaccination certificates and tick a box saying whether you're flying on a 72 hour negative PCR or a 10 day positive PCR. Your test results are reviewed at checkin, not in Arrivecan
#21
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Toronto
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ok, here's what happened.
My wife flew back from Portugal on Transat.
She showed the 12 day old positive test result; no recovery certificate, just the PCR test result; no problem.
She declared a positive test more than 11 days old in Arrivecan.
Got to YYZ T3; Nexus line.
No one asked to see any Covid docs, including Arrivecan.
Got the green sticker on the passport walked out of the terminal with no test requirement, no quarantine requirement or any other document checks.
I flew back from Amsterdam on KLM.
Exactly the same as my wife's experience, except I could upload my vaccination/ positive test/ recovery certificate (recovery certificate not required, but I had it, so I uploaded it anyway) to KLM in advance. Even though the KLM page says residents of Canada cannot use this service(?), I still got a 'validation' email stating: 'We’d like to let you know that all your COVID-19 related documents are approved.'
Thanks everyone for replying to my original query!
P.S. : rebooking notes:
both airlines rebooked us on flights a week later with no fees or fare difference charges.
KLM's Amsterdam number was very hard to reach, just delivering a message that the 'wait time exceeds 45 minutes, so we will hang up now' - and then actually hanging up! Eventually I got through after 30 minutes when I tried phoning on Sunday at 3 a.m.
Transat has a number in the app (didn't see it on the webpage) specifically for pax already at their destination who need to make changes. It worked well, 20 minute hold during regular business hours. And they seamlessly transferred our 'dog in hold' reservation as well. I didn't expect to be giving Transat the highest marks, but I am.
My wife flew back from Portugal on Transat.
She showed the 12 day old positive test result; no recovery certificate, just the PCR test result; no problem.
She declared a positive test more than 11 days old in Arrivecan.
Got to YYZ T3; Nexus line.
No one asked to see any Covid docs, including Arrivecan.
Got the green sticker on the passport walked out of the terminal with no test requirement, no quarantine requirement or any other document checks.
I flew back from Amsterdam on KLM.
Exactly the same as my wife's experience, except I could upload my vaccination/ positive test/ recovery certificate (recovery certificate not required, but I had it, so I uploaded it anyway) to KLM in advance. Even though the KLM page says residents of Canada cannot use this service(?), I still got a 'validation' email stating: 'We’d like to let you know that all your COVID-19 related documents are approved.'
Thanks everyone for replying to my original query!
P.S. : rebooking notes:
both airlines rebooked us on flights a week later with no fees or fare difference charges.
KLM's Amsterdam number was very hard to reach, just delivering a message that the 'wait time exceeds 45 minutes, so we will hang up now' - and then actually hanging up! Eventually I got through after 30 minutes when I tried phoning on Sunday at 3 a.m.
Transat has a number in the app (didn't see it on the webpage) specifically for pax already at their destination who need to make changes. It worked well, 20 minute hold during regular business hours. And they seamlessly transferred our 'dog in hold' reservation as well. I didn't expect to be giving Transat the highest marks, but I am.
Last edited by JeffersonCampervan; Feb 12, 2022 at 4:03 pm
#22



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My wife and I both got positive PCR tests a few weeks ago. I guess this allows us to get into Canada for our cruise in May without a negative test? (I understand I'll still need a negative test to board the cruise, but they only require a rapid antigen test, not a PCR.)
#23
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Yes that is correct. All you need is a positive PCR test more than 10 days old and you can board your flight. No letter of recovery is necessary.
#24



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My wife and I both got positive PCR tests a few weeks ago. I guess this allows us to get into Canada for our cruise in May without a negative test? (I understand I'll still need a negative test to board the cruise, but they only require a rapid antigen test, not a PCR.)
#25
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As discussion of updated entry regulations is underway in this thread, I've closed this thread so please continue the discussion in the main Canada entry thread.
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