Government of Canada toaccept additional vaccines for travel
Starting November 30, 2021,03:01 AM EST, three additional COVID-19 vaccines approved for use by the WorldHealth Organization will be accepted for travel to and within Canada.
Adjustments to Canada’s border and travel measures
From: Public Health Agency of Canada
Backgrounder
November19, 2021 Today, theGovernment of Canada announced upcomingadjustments to Canada’s border measures. This backgrounder provides additionalcontext to support travellers in understanding COVID-19 testing and vaccinerequirements, as well as other border measures, which are an important part ofCanada’s response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and serve to protect thehealth and safety of all Canadians.
Expandedlist of accepted vaccines for the purpose of travel
EffectiveNovember 30, 2021, the Government of Canada will expand its list of acceptedvaccines for the purposes of entry into Canada and exemption from some testingand quarantine requirements. The list will include Sinopharm, Sinovac and COVAXIN, matchingthe World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The EUL isan internationally recognized process to assess vaccines within an existingregulatory structure. The WHO uses the EUL to accelerate the availability ofmedical products needed in public health emergency situations. The process isbased on an expert review of available data on the quality, safety, andefficacy/immunogenicity/performance of each individual product. The COVID-19Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) also leverages the WHO EUL for its COVID-19vaccine portfolio. To beconsidered fully vaccinated, a traveller must have received the full series ofa vaccine—or combination of vaccines—accepted by theGovernment of Canada at least 14 days prior to entering Canada. Travellers canreceive their vaccine in any country, and must upload their proof of vaccination in English or Frenchinto ArriveCAN when travelling to Canada. If the proof of vaccination isnot in English or French, travellers must provide a certified translation inEnglish or French. Travellers must bring proof with them when they travel thatincludes text with the vaccinations and dates received. Travellers must alsocomply with all other measures under the OICs, including pre-entry testing(unless exempt) and a suitable quarantine plan. Where available, Canadians arestrongly encouraged to use the Canadian COVID-19proof of vaccination. Theexpanded list of COVID-19 vaccines and the definition of what is consideredfully vaccinated will also be applied to the national vaccination requirementsfor the federally regulated transportation sectors.