Important Border Change: What You Should Know
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Author: Sepehr Falahati | Immigration Consultant, CICC-IRB, Founder and CEO at SEP Immigration

I hope you enjoy reading this blog post. If you want our team to do your immigration for you, click here.

Author: Sepehr Falahati | Immigration Consultant, CICC-IRB, Founder and CEO at SEP Immigration

Traveler looking at airport departure board, representing Canada’s entry allowance for fully vaccinated foreign nationals starting September 7, 2025

As of September 7, 2021, fully vaccinated foreign nationals will be allowed to enter Canada for discretionary travel.

Travelers are no longer required to book a 3-night hotel stopover when entering Canada.

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Exemptions for Fully Vaccinated Travelers

Those who qualify for the fully vaccinated traveller exemption are exempt from quarantine and day-8 testing requirements.

  • Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2)

  • Moderna (mRNA-1273)

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

  • Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (Ad26.COV2.S)

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

  • Cansino (Convidecia, Ad5-nCoV)

  • Gamalaya (Sputnik V, Gam-Covid-Vac)

  • Sinopharm (BBIBP-CorV, Sinopharm-Wuhan)

  • Sinovac (CoronaVac, PiCoVacc)

  • Vector Institute (EpiVacCorona)

  • Other

The list of accepted vaccines may expand in the future.

It’s still accepted but proof of vaccination must be uploaded digitally in ArriveCAN and must only be in French or English, or certified translation into French or English.

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