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The Public Health Agency of Canada is advising travelers to take enhanced health precautions when traveling abroad.

COVID-19 continues to circulate in Canada and internationally. The COVID-19 situation at your destination can change quickly and can vary considerably from destination to destination and even between regions within a country.

The virus that causes COVID-19 continues to change over time and new variants will emerge. Stay alert and take steps to protect yourself and limit the spread to others.

Consult a health professional or visit a travel health clinic, preferably at least 6 weeks before you travel. Discuss which travel vaccinations may be right for you.

Anyone who has not completed a series of COVID-19 vaccinations should continue to avoid non-essential travel to all destinations. If you must travel, consider delaying your plans until you are fully vaccinated.

All eligible travelers must complete a Series of vaccines against COVID-19 along with any additional doses recommended in Canada, at least 14 days before travel.

• Vaccines against COVID-19 are effective in preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. They may also provide some protection against infection with the virus that causes COVID-19.

During your trip, the destinations you are visiting may enforce strict blockades and/or limits on outbound travel. You may also be subject to your destination’s infection management procedures, such as isolation, if you contract COVID-19 while abroad. You may have limited access to timely and appropriate health care if you become ill.

The content of this page is provided as advice and will continue to be re-evaluated based on the evolving situation in Canada and other countries. The decision to travel is your choice and you are responsible for your safety abroad and for travel arrangements to return home.

Before traveling

You should not travel if you have symptoms of COVID-19

If you are well and decide to travel:

• Check the vaccination and testing requirements for COVID-19, as well as other entry requirements for your destination. Information on these requirements can be found on the website Entry/Exit Requirements tab from your landing page:

Travel tips and advice

• Monitor the COVID-19 situation at your destination in the days leading up to your trip.
• Find the contact information for the nearest Canadian embassy or consulate to your destination and keep the information with you, in case you:
  • there is an unforeseen crash, or
  • local health services are overwhelmed
• Consider the availability and potentially high cost of appropriate medical services at your destination if you become ill.
• Check with your travel insurance provider and make sure you are covered by:
  • Medical expenses related to COVID-19
  • other expenses not related to the COVID-19 emergency
  • trip interruption
• Plan for delays in returning home, including the financial implications and practical arrangements (eg booking flights, extended accommodation at the destination, etc.) you may need to make.

During your trip

• Stay informed of the local COVID-19 situation and follow local COVID-19 public health advice and rules.
• Learn where to access medical care, including a COVID-19 test.
• Follow constantly individual public health measures, regardless of their vaccination status. These measures are most effective when combined with vaccination.
• Follow local public health advice on when to wear a mask. Even if masks are not required in your area or where you are, wear one High quality and well fitting mask it is an additional layer of protection.
  • Whether you’re vaccinated or not, you should consider wearing a mask in shared spaces when you’re with people outside your home.
• Physical distancing may be required or recommended in public places and is recommended when you are in shared spaces with people outside of your home.
• Wash your hands often with soap under warm running water for at least 20 seconds.
  • Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer (containing at least 60% alcohol) if soap and water are not available. It’s a good idea to always have some with you when you travel
• When you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth and nose with your arm to reduce the spread of germs.
  • If you use a tissue, throw it away as soon as possible and wash your hands afterwards.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.

The types of activities and actions you take while traveling will influence your likelihood of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19.

• Avoid high-risk activities, such as visiting crowded indoor or outdoor environments. Examples include:
  • great live performances
  • busy bars or sporting events
  • traveling in crowded, closed and/or poorly ventilated means of transport (eg a local bus/minibus)
• Consider selecting activities and forms of transportation where proof of vaccination is required.
• Be careful in closed spaces and crowded places when with people outside your family or travel group. When possible, improve indoor air quality in shared spaces by opening windows and doors when safe and weather permitting.

Returning to Canada

Effective October 1, 2022, the Government of Canada has removed all entry restrictions due to COVID-19. as well as testing, quarantine and isolation requirements for anyone entering Canada.

Please review entry requirements for Canada regularly as they may change during your trip.

COVID-19: travel, testing and borders

You should not travel if you have symptoms of COVID-19.

If you feel sick or experience any symptoms of COVID-19 during your flight to Canada or upon arrival, please inform the flight attendant or a border services officer upon arrival. COVID-19 remains one of the many communicable diseases on the list Quarantine law

Information for health professionals

Registration of Canadians Abroad

Register with the Canadian Abroad Registration Service to stay connected with the Government of Canada in the event of an emergency abroad or an emergency at home.

Registration of Canadians Abroad

If you need help in a special circumstance

Contact with Public Health Agency of Canada

COVID-19 Information Line: 1-833-784-4397