Canada closing borders to most travellers who are not citizens

[moish]

Is there any way this person might be able to enter Canada (YYZ) via air from the US and fly YYZ-TLV the next day (or later in the day, but after exiting the airport)?

I did precisely that in October. I arrived in YYZ in the evening and told them I would quarantine in an empty house until my flight the next afternoon. They had no problem with that. (My wife and some of my kids are Canadian)

[Yehudaa]

I did precisely that in October. I arrived in YYZ in the evening and told them I would quarantine in an empty house until my flight the next afternoon. They had no problem with that. (My wife and some of my kids are Canadian)

YMMV. I'd at least try to say I'm not sure how long I'm staying.

[lcm]

Did anyone try calling these numbers?
Canadian border information
1204-983-3500
1506-636-5064

From Canada you can call 800-461-9999

Health Canada
18337844397

[Yo ssi]

YMMV. I'd at least try to say I'm not sure how long I'm staying.

While they may try to make you problems they have no legal right to do so (if your a Canadian), so while I wouldn't go advertising it, you should be fine nonetheless.

[Yehudaa]

As of Jan 7,  Canada will require passengers aged 5 and up to show a negative PCR test from less than 72 hours before boarding any flight to Canada.

A 14-day quarantine will still be mandatory, and passengers will have to present a quarantine plan. If their plan is deemed inadequate then they may have to quarantine in a government quarantine facility.

I think this is nuts. If requiring a negative PCR test then they should at least shorten the quarantine or just expand the Alberta system ASAP.

ETA: Full government news release here.

[Moshe123]

Also for land?

[Yehudaa]

Also for land?

No. Full government news release here.

[Alexsei]

As of Jan 7,  Canada will require passengers aged 5 and up to show a negative PCR test from less than 72 hours before boarding any flight to Canada.

A 14-day quarantine will still be mandatory, and passengers will have to present a quarantine plan. If their plan is deemed inadequate then they may have to quarantine in a government quarantine facility.

I think this is nuts. If requiring a negative PCR test then they should at least shorten the quarantine or just expand the Alberta system ASAP.

ETA: Full government news release here.

The quarantine facility part isn't new, but what if the test is positive?

[PlatinumGuy]

The quarantine facility part isn't new, but what if the test is positive?

You can't board a flight with a positive test

[Alexsei]

You can't board a flight with a positive test

Got it, in that case it really wouldn't make sense to implement it for land borders

[Yo ssi]

Got it, in that case it really wouldn't make sense to implement it for land borders

They have turned people back before.. I wouldn't be surprised if that came next.

[PlatinumGuy]

Got it, in that case it really wouldn't make sense to implement it for land borders

Canada entry rules explicitly allow Covid positive Canadians to enter via land, and forbid them from traveling by air.

[AsherO]

Canada entry rules explicitly allow Covid positive Canadians to enter via land, and forbid them from traveling by air.

Which makes some sense. They might want to allow them to seek healthcare at home (Canada), but they don’t want them to expose other air passengers to COVID.

[Yehudaa]

FWIW, I'm hearing that land crossings into the US are being more lenient about a Canadian entering the US with an American spouse. (People were previously getting turned back.) I spoke to a CBP officer today and he said it's up to the individual CBP officers/supervisor on duty, but recently I'm hearing that some have been successful.

[AsherO]

FWIW, I'm hearing that land crossings into the US are being more lenient about a Canadian entering the US with an American spouse. (People were previously getting turned back.) I spoke to a CBP officer today and he said it's up to the individual CBP officers/supervisor on duty, but recently I'm hearing that some have been successful.

Didn’t realize US borders were closed to Canadians in the first place...

[Yehudaa]

Didn’t realize US borders were closed to Canadians in the first place...

Land borders are closed, air always stayed open.

[aygart]

Land borders are closed, air always stayed open.

#science

[Yehudaa]

#AirlineLobbying

FTFY

[Yehudaa]

This starts today. Maybe (hopefully!) this will push the federal government to get the Alberta thing up and running here soon.

https://www.cp24.com/news/province-offering-free-voluntary-covid-19-tests-for-inbound-international-travellers-at-pearson-airport-1.5255339

[Yehudaa]

FWIW, I'm hearing that land crossings into the US are being more lenient about a Canadian entering the US with an American spouse. (People were previously getting turned back.) I spoke to a CBP officer today and he said it's up to the individual CBP officers/supervisor on duty, but recently I'm hearing that some have been successful.

I can now confirm that this works, though YMMV. They did make us go into the CBP office and speak to a supervisor as they said that's now protocol, but the supervisor didn't give us a hard time. FWIW, they do want to hear a good justification for why you need to travel.