Federal government to end pre-arrival COVID testing for travellers entering Canada

The federal government will announce Thursday that travellers entering Canada will soon no longer have to take a pre-arrival COVID-19 test. Sources with knowledge of the matter confirm Canada is removing the testing requirements at airports and land border crossings. The ministers of health, transport and tourism will hold a press conference Thursday morning to announce the changes to border measures. Currently, travellers entering the country must show proof of a negative antigen or molecular test prior to their flight or arrival at the border. That testing requirement will be dropped by the end of the month for fully vaccinated travellers, the sources said. The move comes two years into the pandemic as travel picks up and provinces and territories end restrictions involving vaccine passports, gatherings and masks.<br/>