The government of Canada introduced summary data about travellers and testing at state borders on December 24, 2021. According to the report, the results of the border testing from February 21 to July 4, 2021 showed an overall positive percentage of 0.3%-1.5%.
From July 5 to December 11, 2021, the positive border testing results for partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travellers varied between 0.66%-1.2%. The results for fully vaccinated travellers were in the range of 0.16%-0.31%.
Since August 9, 2021, the testing regime for fully vaccinated travellers has been changed to be randomly selected on arrival. The test numbers for vaccinated travellers also significantly decreased since August 9.
All travellers by air and land are required to submit COVID-19-related information electronically using the ArriveCAN app before they arrived in Canada. All travellers, unless exempted, must:
confirm they have arrived at a government-authorized hotel or the address they provided for their place of quarantine or isolation within 48 hours of entering Canada and
complete a daily COVID-19 symptom self-assessment during their 14-day quarantine period
At entry, travelers are informed of the compliance monitoring and verification activities, which include:
emails
calls from an agent
interactive automated calls
in-person visits
Travellers are also informed of the potential penalties and enforcement actions that may result from non-compliance upon entry.
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