Travel Quarantine Rules Set to Ease for Fully Vaccinated Canadians, Permanent Residents

Travel Quarantine Rules Set to Ease for Fully Vaccinated Canadians, Permanent Residents
People walk with their luggage to travel to the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on June 9, 2021. The federal government says fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents crossing the border into Canada will soon no longer be required to stay at a hotel for part of their quarantine period. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
The Canadian Press
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TORONTO—Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents who test negative for COVID-19 will likely soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine on return to Canada, the government announced Wednesday, as millions of doses of the Moderna vaccine were expected to arrive.

Starting early next month, the travellers who have received federally approved shots at least 14 days before entering the country will be able to skip staying in a government-approved quarantine hotel. They would still have to isolate until the test they take on arrival comes back negative but then can resume activities outside of isolation guided by local public health restrictions.