Feds extend border measures for travellers entering Canada through June

The federal government is extending the current border measures for travellers entering Canada for at least another month.

The extension means all travellers, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status, will need to continue to submit information in the ArriveCAN app before they arrive at the Canadian border.

“We’ve always had to strike the balance between protecting public health and ensuring the fluidity and movement of our economy,” says Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra, speaking to reporters on Tuesday.

“The discussion is ongoing. We’ve lifted many measures that we had on public health and now we are reassessing the remaining public health measures.”

The extended measures will last until at least June 30.

Pre-entry tests are no longer required for fully vaccinated travellers entering into Canada. Foreign nationals who are not fully vaccinated still cannot travel to Canada with the exception of some special exemptions.

More to come.