(WXYZ) — Canada is planning on opening its borders to Americans beginning August 9, but there are several requirements Americans must follow before entry is granted.
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This is the required criteria for Americans who are seeking entry into Canada:
- Fully vaccinated Americans must have received these vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson.
- Travelers must provide COVID-19-related information electronically through the ArriveCan app, including proof of vaccination before departing for Canada. Travelers must also hold onto their physical proofs of vaccination.
- All travelers, regardless of vaccination status, will still require a pre-entry COVID-19 test result taken within 72 hours of arriving to Canada.
- All travellers must still present a suitable quarantine plan, and be prepared to quarantine, should they not meet all of the conditions required to be exempt from quarantine.
- Travelers will also be required to follow public health measures in place, such as monitoring for signs and symptoms of COVID-19, wearing a mask when in public and keeping a copy of their vaccination documentation and test results - as well as a list of close contacts and locations visited - for 14 days after entry to Canada.
- For air travel, passengers continue to have to wear a mask in Canadian airports and on board flights to, from and within Canada, with few exceptions, and regardless of their vaccination status.
