Be ready!

Before travelling to Canada, make sure you have the following documents on hand when boarding:

• Your study permit or letter of introduction approving your study permit
• A written or electronic documentation of your negative laboratory test result
• A letter from your Canadian educational institution (au besoin)
• A quarantine plan duly filled with the ArriveCan mobile app **

** As of November 21, 2020, air travellers whose final destination is Canada will be required to submit their information electronically through ArriveCAN before they board their flight. This includes travel and contact information, quarantine plan, and COVID-19 symptom self-assessment. Travellers must be ready to show their ArriveCAN receipt when seeking entry into Canada; a border services officer will verify that they have submitted their information digitally.

Your journey to the airport

When you arrive at the airport, make sure you have your passport, required documents and your smartphone if you have completed forms using the ArriveCAN and CanBorder mobile applications.

Do you have to take a connecting flight? See below for the scenario that suits your flight plan.

Passport control and customs declaration

When you arrive, or through the CanBorder mobile application, you will have to fill out the customs declaration form.

Health control

Before boarding your flight to Canada, you will have to answer questions to assess your health condition through the ArriveCAN mobile application. Your quarantine plan will also be evaluated by a border services officer or quarantine officer. This plan is mandatory, even if you have no symptoms. If you don’t have a plan, you should not travel to Canada. Otherwise, you may not be allowed to enter the country.

Here is the information you will need to provide:

• your flight details to Canada
• your destination (address of the place of quarantine)
• your contact details (phone number and email address)

You will also need to complete a self-assessment and a quarantine plan questionnaire. Here are the questions you will be asked:

• Do you currently have a cough, difficulty breathing, or have a fever?
• Do you have an accommodation where you can quarantine yourself for 14 days?
• Are there any vulnerable people where you plan to quarantine?
• Is your place of quarantine a group living environment (e.g. a family home, student residences) or is it currently housing different families?
• Can you have food, medicine or other essentials delivered to your accommodation during the quarantine?

Personal information collected by officers of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), either through the paper form or with digital tools, such as the online form or the ArriveCAN application, will be used by Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to verify travellers’ compliance with the Quarantine Act. The information will be shared with provinces and territories, as well as law enforcement agencies, to monitor travellers and ensure they meet isolation or quarantine requirements.