Can US citizens travel to Canada non essential?

[jamesbond123 14]

Can US citizens and green card holder travel to Canada and return for vacation to meet family friends? And return after few days?

[HRQX 4,145]

28 minutes ago, jamesbond123 said:

Can US citizens and green card holder travel to Canada and return for vacation to meet family friends? And return after few days?

Only if fully vaccinated with an approved COVID vaccine: https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada

When can fully vaccinated foreign nationals enter Canada

Fully vaccinated foreign nationals will be allowed to enter Canada for discretionary travel on specific dates:

• August 9, 2021: American citizens and permanent residents of the United States, currently residing in and arriving from the United States, and who qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption
• August 9, 2021: French citizens who currently reside in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and who qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption

Check if you qualify for the exemption

To qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption, you must:

• be eligible to enter Canada on the specific date you enter
• have no signs or symptoms of COVID-19
• have received the full series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine or a combination of accepted vaccines
• have received your last dose at least 14 days prior to the day you enter Canada
  • Example: if your last dose was anytime on Thursday July 1st, then Friday July 16th would be the first day that you meet the 14 day condition
• upload your proof of vaccination in ArriveCAN
• meet all other entry requirements (for example, pre-entry test)

Accepted COVID-19 vaccines in Canada

• Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2)
• Moderna (mRNA-1273)
• AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1-S, Vaxzevria, AZD1222)
• Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (Ad26.COV2.S)

Vaccines not currently accepted for fully vaccinated status in Canada:

• Bharat Biotech (Covaxin, BBV152 A, B, C)
• Cansino (Convidecia, Ad5-nCoV)
• Gamalaya (Sputnik V, Gam-Covid-Vac)
• Sinopharm (BBIBP-CorV, Sinopharm-Wuhan)
• Sinovac (CoronaVac, PiCoVacc)
• Vector Institute (EpiVacCorona)
• Other

The list of accepted vaccines may expand in the future.

 

Unvaccinated children under age 12

Unvaccinated children under the age of 12 who are accompanied by travellers who qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption:

• must follow all testing requirements for pre-entry, arrival and Day-8 tests (unless under the age of 5)
• are exempt from quarantine as long as they follow the public health requirements outlined in the handout provided at the border

This applies to unvaccinated children under 12 years of age, who are accompanying a parent, step-parent, guardian or tutor who qualified as a fully vaccinated traveller when they entered Canada.

ArriveCAN: include unvaccinated children under the age of 12 as travellers in your submission. Once you fill out the form and successfully upload your proof of vaccination for family members over the age of 12, you will receive an ArriveCAN receipt for the border.

Mandatory requirements for unvaccinated children under 12

Edited August 20, 2021 by HRQX

[Kai G. Llewellyn 838]

On 8/20/2021 at 3:42 PM, jamesbond123 said:

Can US citizens and green card holder travel to Canada and return for vacation to meet family friends? And return after few days?

Basically you need to be fully vaccinated, that is two weeks post final AZ, Pfizer, Moderna or J&J vaccine (other vaccinations not accepted), and have proof of it. Have a PCR/NAAT (not-Antigen) Covid test taken within 72 hours of attempted entry and use the ArriveCan app.

 

You must be a US Citizen or LPR AND resident from the US OR be a Canadian Citizen or Canadian PR. People on nonimmigrant visas are not included.

 

Outside of that, entry is relatively normal now.

Edited August 25, 2021 by Kai G. Llewellyn