CANADA'S BORDER TESTING RULES CHANGE AS OF TODAY...HERE IS WHAT TO BE EXPECTED.

By Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada : As of today, April 1, fully vaccinated travellers entering Canada will no longer be required to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test. 

The federal government announced the change in March, citing vaccination uptake and stable COVID-19 case counts at the time. 

Here's a look at what changes today. ......
Starting Friday, fully vaccinated travellers won't need a molecular COVID-19 test (such as a PCR test) or an antigen test to get into Canada by land, air or water.

Previously, travellers were required to get a test abroad to enter the country. 

A fully vaccinated traveller means you must have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 accepted vaccine or at least one dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

You are also considered fully vaccinated if you have had a mix of two accepted COVID-19 vaccines. 

The vaccines accepted by Canada for travel are:

AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD (ChAdOx1-S, Vaxzevria, AZD1222).

Bharat Biotech (Covaxin, BBV152 A, B, C).

Janssen/Johnson & Johnson.

Moderna (Spikevax, mRNA-1273) including for children 6 to 11 years old.

Novavax (NVX-COV2373, Nuvaxovid, Covovax).

Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2) including for children 5 to 11.

Sinopharm BIBP (BBIBP-CorV).

Sinovac (CoronaVac, PiCoVacc).