COVID-19 from Federal Gov.

As of March 18, 2020, the Government of Canada will:

  • ban foreign nationals from all countries except the United States from entering Canada. This measure does not apply to air crews, travellers arriving in Canada in transit to a third country, Canadian permanent residents, diplomats or immediate family members of Canadian citizens.
  • redirect international passenger flight arrivals to 4 airports:
    • Calgary International Airport
    • Vancouver International Airport
    • Toronto-Pearson International Airport
    • Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

This measure will not affect domestic flights or flights from the U. S., sun destinations (such as Mexico and the Caribbean), or St. Pierre-et-Miquelon, which can continue to operate on their regular routes and land at current Canadian destinations. The Government is working closely with the airline industry and airports to avoid unnecessarily disrupting operations and to minimize the inconvenience to travellers.

Canada will also implement measures at airports to:

  • strengthen health screening
  • increase presence to conduct further health screening and public outreach
  • increase signage throughout the arrivals area to encourage travellers to follow the latest public health guidance
  • prevent all travellers who have COVID-19 symptoms, regardless of their citizenship, from boarding international flights to Canada
    • airlines will conduct a basic health assessment of all air travellers based on guidance from the Public Health Agency of Canada