On Wednesday, 9 June 2021, the Canadian Federal
Government announced its plans to introduce a 'phased'
adjustment to the current border restrictions.
The first step being considered is to allow fully-vaccinated
Canadians, permanent residents and essential workers to enter
Canada without the requirement to stay in a government- approved
quarantine hotel upon arrival. In order to qualify, travellers must
have been fully vaccinated by a vaccine authorised for use in
Canada, at least 14 days prior to arrival. They would continue to
be required to submit their quarantine plan through ArriveCAN prior
to arrival, and provide a negative pre-entry PCR test result. On
arrival, the traveller would be tested a second time. Travellers
would then be required to quarantine while they await the results
of their post-arrival test. It was unclear at the time of the
announcement whether the quarantine must then continue beyond
receipt of a negative result for the full 14 days, or not.
