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2023-03 New Policy: Canada Removed COVID-19 Testing For Travellers From China, Hong Kong or Macao

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect the health and safety of Canadians, the Government of Canada has taken a prudent and measured approach to adjusting border measures. On January 5, 2023, in response to the surge of COVID-19 in the People’s Republic of China and given the limited data available at that time on those cases, the Government of Canada put in place temporary pre-departure test requirements for air travellers entering Canada from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macao. Today, the Government of Canada announced it will remove those temporary measures.

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Operational instructions and guidelines: Operational Bulletin 553 – Obtaining passports or travel documents for landing

Operational instructions and guidelines: Operational Bulletin 553 – October 17, 2013
Obtaining passports or travel documents for landing from the Canada Border Services Agency and officer’s discretion to waive the passport requirement for landing purposes

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