COVID-19 test before boarding their flight.The new rules, which were first announced Wednesday, are meant to further limit the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic in Canada, which is continuing to see a surge of infections, hospitalizations and deaths through the winter.
New coronavirus testing rules for travellers landing in Canada to start Jan. 7 On Thursday, the federal government detailed exactly how the new requirements will work — including what will happen if a test can’t be acquired before travel.Here’s what you need to know about the rules, which take effect on Jan.
7.Flyers aged five and up will need to take a COVID-19 molecular polymerase chain reaction (or PCR) test within 72 hours before their flight’s scheduled.