Fresh guidelines for Indian travellers to enter Canada

Travellers from India are no longer required to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test from a third country before entering Canadian borders

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Indian students and travellers have to follow the updated guidelines issued by the Canadian government. Travellers from India are no longer required to take a pre-departure Covid-19 test from a third country before entering Canadian borders.

In a communication, Transport Canada removed the pre-departure test requirement for travellers coming to Canada on direct or indirect flights from India or Morocco as they will not be required to obtain a valid negative predeparture Covid-19 test from a third country.

• All travellers, regardless of how long they were away from Canada, continue to be required to submit their mandatory information via ArriveCAN (mobile app or website), including proof of vaccination in English or French and a quarantine plan prior to arriving in Canada.

• Antigen tests are not accepted. The Government of Canada has advised Canadians to avoid non-essential travel outside of the country at this time

As per the current requirement for travellers from all countries, all travellers to Canada, unless exempted, are required to present a valid negative predeparture Covid-19 molecular test taken no more than 72 hours before a scheduled flight or arrival at a land border, or a positive molecular test result taken 10-180 days before departure to Canada.

All travellers arriving in Canada are advised to pre-register with the testing providers prior to travel since they might be required to be tested for Covid-19 on arrival at the airport. The authorities said that pre-registration will help reduce congestion in airports and processing time for travellers in crowded areas. Registration upon arrival takes about 15 minutes, whereas testing itself takes 2-4 minutes for pre-registered travellers.

All travellers, regardless of how long they were away from Canada, continue to be required to submit their mandatory information via ArriveCAN (mobile app or website), including proof of vaccination in English or French and a quarantine plan prior to arriving in Canada.

Antigen tests are not accepted. The Government of Canada has advised Canadians to avoid non-essential travel outside of the country at this time.

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