COVID-19 test for all travellers leaving Canada regardless of trip duration.Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement on Friday as Canada continues to see a rise of Omicron COVID-19 infections.Duclos said the government is reinstating the requirement for a pre-arrival negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result for all travellers leaving the country for less than 72 hours, and as of Dec.
21, the requirement for pre-arrival testing will be in place again for trips of all durations.“As I announced Wednesday, the Government of Canada is advising Canadians to avoid all non-essential travel outside the country,” Duclos said.