As of Jan.7, anyone flying into Canada must test negative for Covid-19. (AirCanada)
Effective Jan. 7, air travellers coming into Canada, ages five and up, will be required to test negative for COVID-19 within 72-hours before their flights, the federal government announced in a news release.
The new travel measures were announced on Dec. 31, and are being put in place by Minister of Transport Marc Garneau to prevent further spreading of COVID-19 and new variants in Canada.
Passengers must undergo a COVID-19 molecular polymerase chain reaction test within the 72-hour window before their flight and present documentation of their negative test result to the airline before boarding.