Here’s What Travellers Need to Know as Canada Cancels Pre-Entry Tests

A traveller walks past a departures COVID-19 testing sign at Pearson International Airport on Dec. 3, 2021. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

The federal government has scrapped the pre-arrival COVID-19 testing requirement for all fully vaccinated travellers coming into Canada, taking another major step back to normalcy.

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said in a virtual press conference on Thursday that the country is “entering into a transition phase of this pandemic,” as he announced the removal of pre-entry COVID-19 testing effective on April 1, at 12:01 a.m. EDT.