Updated 08 January 2021
A negative PCR test is required 72 hours before arrival in Canada, this does not apply to passengers transiting
There are specific entry requirements for travel to Canada during the pandemic. Check the details here before you fly.
Travellers entering Canada must:
- provide traveller contact information through:
- the ArriveCAN mobile app or
- the ArriveCAN website or
- a paper form
- Use the ArriveCAN app or website to speed up your arrival process in Canada and spend less time with border and public health officers. Submit your information easily and securely before arriving in Canada
- undergo screening by a border official
- answer any relevant questions:
- when you arrive in Canada
- during your 14-day period while in quarantine or isolation
Persons exempt from mandatory quarantine
If you’re coming from the US to work without a work permit and you’re coming for an essential (non-discretionary)purpose, you’re exempt from the travel restrictions.
If you’re coming from a country other than the US to work without a work permit, then you’re exempt from the travel restrictions only if you belong to one of the following job categories:
- any person whose purpose is to deliver, maintain or repair medical equipment or devices
- air or marine crew members
- emergency service providers
- health-care students
- any person whose purpose is to make medical deliveries
- technicians or specialists installing, inspecting, repairing or maintaining equipment to support critical infrastructure
- commercial or research open-water aquaculture workers
Applying for a visitor visa or electronic travel authorization (eTA)
Even if you can work without a work permit, you may still need a visitor visa or eTA to enter Canada.
We’ve temporarily changed how to apply for a visitor visa or eTA to ensure that your application is processed.
How to apply for a visitor visa or eTA