New Border Measures Resources & Tools

On August 9, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced new border measures. Some of the key changes include: 

1. Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are currently residing in the U.S. may travel to Canada for non-essential reasons; 

2. The removal of the requirement to stay at a government-authorized hotel for all travellers; and 

3. The removal of the requirement for all fully vaccinated travellers to take a post-arrival test, unless they are randomly selected to take one. 

The Public Health Agency of Canada has developed several products/tools to help you and your clients/customers better understand the full scope of these changes and what travellers will need to know before, during, and after their entry to Canada.  

1. Travel Toolkit: A quick guide to help other government departments understand the latest changes to travel rules, and to help them quickly find online resources with more in-depth details. This toolkit is available here.  

2. Marketing Toolkit: A resource for travel/tourism industry partners with pre-written social media, blogs, fact sheets, and newsletter content that can be used to inform their audiences. This toolkit is available on Google Drive. 

All travellers arriving or returning to Canada must continue to use ArriveCAN to submit their travel information. See travel.gc.ca/travel-covid for more details. 

We encourage you to use these products to answer questions your clients and customers may have, and to use them to develop content for your websites and social media to help travellers understand the new travel requirements.  

These resources will be updated as new rules and processes are implemented, and Destination Canada will be sure to share updated copies with industry as they are available.