Canada, which currently has some of the strictest Covid travel restrictions in the western world, is to drop its requirement for vaccinations – and scrap the random testing of arrivals.
At present Canada demands that overseas visitors show proof of having completed a course of vaccination, with certificates uploaded to the ArriveCan app. In addition, international arrivals at the four biggest Canadian airports – Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver – may be randomly selected for a Covid test. If it is positive, the international arrival must go into 10 days of hotel quarantine at the Canadian government’s expense.
