Beginning November 8, travellers from Canada who are properly vaccinated will be able to cross the border into the United States.

For people who have been completely vaccinated, the US will eliminate restrictions on overseas travel that have been in place since March 2020 on that day.

Air travellers will be required to produce confirmation of vaccination upon arrival in the United States, as well as a negative COVID-19 test taken prior to departure within three days of boarding, according to current information. Air travellers arriving in Canada from the United States are likewise subject to this legislation.

Non-essential travellers crossing a land border will be required to produce proof of vaccination, but not a negative COVID-19 test, unlike air travellers.

Which vaccines are expected to be recognised?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States is currently working out the details of what constitutes acceptable vaccination proof and which exceptions, if any, will be given.

Vaccines approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) for international air travel will be allowed, and experts expect the same to be true at land borders.

It’s still unclear whether those who have gotten doses of two separate vaccines will be considered completely immunised, a circumstance that affects an estimated four million Canadians.