The intense restrictions we have seen since the start of the pandemic for people entering Canada become slightly looser.
Beginning Monday, July 5, if you are eligible to enter the country and have been double vaccinated, you will not be required to quarantine for 14 days or complete a test on day eight.
Individuals eligible to enter the country currently include Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and people registered under the Indian Act.
Fully vaccinated travelers will be required to submit their digital proof of vaccination using ArriveCAN prior to arriving at the border.
Some were initially concerned that opportunists may use the loosening of restrictions to exploit the system and enter the country when they should be unable to.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident this will not happen.
“We have well-established systems in place that look at passports, that look at visas.” stressed Trudeau That is not necessarily a concern, because we have extraordinarily capable people at the borders to enforce these systems,” he said.
Trudeau goes on to say case counts are vaccination rates and crucial in determining when the border can fully re-open.
“When we start re-opening so Americans and others who are fully vaccinated can enter Canada, will depend on the data we collect, and on how we can keep Canadians safe.”
Currently, the border is set to re-open on July 21.
