You can travel to and enter Canada if you’re a
Canadian citizen
dual Canadian citizen with a
valid Canadian passport or
special authorization
permanent resident of Canada
person registered under Canada’s Indian Act
protected person
Foreign nationals, including United States (US) citizens, can travel to Canada only if they’re eligible.
Foreign nationals who are eligible to travel to Canada
To be eligible to travel to Canada as a foreign national, you must meet the requirements for one of the following:
an immediate family member of a Canadian citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian Act or permanent resident who is staying in Canada for 15 days or more
an extended family member of a Canadian citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian Act or permanent resident who is staying in Canada for 15 days or more
a person who is authorized by the Public Health Agency of Canada to travel to Canada for compassionate reasons
all other foreign nationals
Immediate family members of a Canadian citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian Act or permanent resident
To be eligible, you must be both
an immediate family member of a Canadian citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian Act or permanent resident
staying in Canada for 15 days or more
You must also have a quarantine plan that shows how you’ll quarantine for 14 days when you arrive in Canada. This plan is mandatory.
Immediate family members staying for less than 15 days must be travelling for a non-discretionary purpose.
Extended family members of a Canadian citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian Act or permanent resident
To be eligible, all of the following must apply:
You’re an extended family member of a Canadian citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian Act or permanent resident.
You’re staying in Canada for 15 days or more.
You have written authorization from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
You must also have a quarantine plan that shows how you’ll quarantine for 14 days when you arrive in Canada. This plan is mandatory.
Extended family members staying for less than 15 days must be travelling for a non-discretionary purpose.
Coming for compassionate reasons
If you’re a foreign national travelling to Canada for a compassionate reason, you must get authorization from the Public Health Agency of Canada to travel to and enter Canada.
Examples of compassionate reasons can include:
being present during the final moments of life for a loved one
providing support to a person deemed critically ill
providing care to a person who medically requires support
attending a funeral or end-of-life ceremony
If you’re not eligible to come for compassionate reasons, you must meet the requirements for immediate or extended family members or all other foreign nationals who are eligible to travel to the country.
All other foreign nationals
To be eligible, you must meet one of the following requirements:
You must be travelling directly from the US for a non-discretionary purpose.
You must be exempt from the travel restrictions and be travelling for a non-discretionary purpose.
Travellers coming from outside the US who are exempt from the travel restrictions
temporary foreign workers
some international students
some people who have been approved to become a permanent resident of Canada, but who are not yet permanent residents
immediate family members with written authorization from IRCC to reunite with a temporary resident of Canada (see Uniting with immediate family members for more information)
transiting passengers (must remain in the secure transit area of a Canadian airport to complete their connection)
members of the Canadian forces, visiting forces coming to perform official duties, Department of National Defence and their immediate family members
accredited diplomats and their immediate family members (includes North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO], those under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement, other organizations)
air and marine crew members
French citizens who live in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and have been in only Canada, the US or Saint-Pierre and Miquelon during the 14 days before the day they seek to enter Canada
any person who does not pose a significant harm to public health, in the opinion of the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, and who will provide an essential service while in Canada
any person whose presence in Canada is in the national interest, in the opinion of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness; or Minister of Foreign Affairs
If you fall under this exemption, you don’t have to demonstrate that you’re entering Canada for a non-discretionary reason.
any person who is coming at the invitation of the Minister of Health for the purpose of COVID-19 assistance
any person whose purpose is to make medical deliveries
You must also have a quarantine plan that shows how you will quarantine for 14 days when you arrive in Canada. This plan is mandatory.
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