Canada Will Reopen Borders to Fully Vaccinated Americans Starting Next Month

Canada will allow Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country next month, officials said on July 19.

The Public Health Agency of Canada said that U.S. citizens and permanent residents living in the United States who have received the vaccine at least 14 days before trying to cross the border can enter on Aug. 9, according to a statement from the government of Canada.

They will have to have a full set of shots accepted by the Canadian government. That includes vaccines made by Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson.

“Entry to Canada will continue to be prohibited for U.S. travelers who are not fully vaccinated and for all other foreign nationals, unless they already meet an exemption set out in the Orders made under the Quarantine Act,” the Canadian government’s news release said.

Those who try to cross the border have to “provide evidence supporting their vaccination” in English or French, or with a certified translation of their vaccine.

The government said they’ll also have to “provide COVID-19-related information electronically through ArriveCAN (app or web portal) including proof of vaccination prior to departing for Canada,” meet testing requirements before entering, be COVID-19 asymptomatic, and have a digital or paper copy of their vaccination documentation.

Travelers, according to the health agency, will also need to provide Canadian authorities with “a suitable quarantine plan” and will have to “be prepared to quarantine.”

“They will also be required to follow public health measures in place, such as monitoring for signs and symptoms of COVID-19, wearing a mask when in public, and keeping a copy of their vaccination documentation and test results—as well as a list of close contacts and locations visited—for 14 days after entry to Canada,” the release stated.

The WHO is working to add proof of Covid vax to their internationally recognized Yellow Card. Those of us who travel to tropical Africa or Latin America already have them for yellow fever, dengue and typhoid fever vaccines required to enter those counties as has been for 25+ years now. This is the way it will be done in the world scale the WHO is also working on a QR code version of the yellow card as a means of mass distribution since paper cards take time and effort to distribute but nearly every traveler on earth has a smart phone with basic net access needed for a digital QR version.

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