While many Canadians are still anxious about travel, some are ready to launch after more than two years into a pandemic with strict public health measures.
While the federal government has removed pre-entry testing requirements for fully vaccinated Canadians, some pandemic-related travel rules remain in place.  CTVNews.ca analyzes what travelers need to know about April 1st.


NO PRE-INTRODUCTION TEST IS NECESSARY NO LONGER 
From April 1, 2022 at 12:01 a.m.  ET, fully vaccinated travelers no longer need to provide a negative pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water.
Passengers may undergo a mandatory, random PCR test at the airport – in part to watch for new, emerging variants of COVID-19 – although they will not need to be isolated pending their results.
The abolition of the test requirement, announced by the federal government in March, is something that travel and tourism organizations, as well as the mayors of border cities, are demanding, arguing that the requirement is not justified by science and is unnecessarily cumbersome and financial. of travelers.
However, federal officials say they will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation in Canada and abroad, and changes in travel requirements may occur as the epidemiological situation develops.


VACCINATION PROOF IS STILL NEEDED 
Despite the removal of the pre-test requirements, the requirement for full vaccination with a government-approved COVID-19 vaccine for boarding federally regulated air, rail and sea transport remains in place, with the government declaring its intention not to for travel right now.
In addition, travelers must use the ArriveCAN application to enter their vaccination certificate and other required information, including a possible quarantine plan, before arriving in Canada.  Cruise or Plane travelers must submit their details to ArriveCAN within 72 hours prior to boarding.
Travelers arriving without completing their ArriveCAN submission may need to be tested on arrival and quarantined for 14 days, regardless of their vaccination status.


TRAVELERS WHO ARE NOT FULLY VACCINATED 
Pre-entry test requirements do not change for partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travelers currently permitted to travel to Canada.
Unless otherwise stated, all travelers aged five and over who do not qualify as fully vaccinated – having received at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine accepted for travel or a combination of two vaccines – must continue to provide evidence of a negative pre-vaccination. enter the COVID-19 test result.
Acceptable preliminary tests include a negative rapid antigen test by a health professional received no more than one day prior to arrival at the port of entry or a negative molecular test obtained no more than 72 hours prior to a scheduled flight or land border crossing.
Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travelers may also take a positive molecular test performed at least 10 days and no more than 180 days before their scheduled departure time or arrival at the land border to enter Canada.  Positive antigen test results are not acceptable.
The government recommends completing a series of COVID-19 vaccines, along with any additional recommended doses in Canada, at least 14 days before you travel abroad.  For those who need to travel, the government is proposing to delay their plans until they are fully vaccinated.
“Anyone who has not completed a series of COVID-19 vaccines should continue to avoid unnecessary travel to all destinations,” the government said.


BEFORE YOU GO 
Before traveling, the government recommends that you check your COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements, as well as other entry requirements at your destination, as they may differ from Canadian regulations.
For example, all air passengers two years and older on a flight to the United States from a foreign country – regardless of their vaccination status – are still required to have a negative COVID-19 antigen test result obtained no more than one day before departure or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 in the last 90 days.
Travelers are also advised by the Canadian Government to monitor the status of COVID-19 at their destination in the days prior to travel if the COVID-19 infection status and public health requirements there change.


CRUISE SHIPS 
Cruise passengers will need to undergo an antigen test to board a ship no later than one day prior to their scheduled departure, but will no longer need to be screened before disembarking.
All other cruise requirements, including proof of vaccination prior to boarding, remain in effect.
The government continues to warn travelers that the virus can easily spread among people nearby, such as on cruise ships.  The government says the chance of being infected by COVID-19 on cruise ships is still “very high”, even for those who are fully vaccinated.