From 28 February, fully vaccinated travellers will be able to use a rapid Covid antigen test taken the day prior to their scheduled flight departure, or a molecular test (taken no more than 72 hours before their scheduled flight) to meet entry requirements.
The Public Health Agency of Canada said antigen tests taken at home were “not sufficient” to meet the pre-entry rules and must be administered by a “laboratory, healthcare entity or telehealth service”.
The agency added recent Covid data showed Canada’s wave of the Omicron variant had passed its peak and it was time to “move towards a more sustainable approach to long-term management of Covid-19”.
