Canada Scraps Pre-Entry COVID Test for Fully Vaccinated Travellers

Canada Scraps Pre-Entry COVID Test for Fully Vaccinated Travellers
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on Jan. 19, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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The Canadian government announced on March 17 that fully vaccinated travellers coming to Canada will no longer be subjected to pre-entry COVID-19 testing beginning on April 1.

“I think it’s fair to say that we are now entering into a transition phase of this pandemic,” said Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos in a virtual press conference announcing the new border rules.