Health Canada Shared A Tip To Reduce Time At The Border If You’re Returning To Canada
If you’re entering Canada via a land border, Health Canada has shared one important tip to help speed up the process upon arrival.
In a new tweet, the federal agency confirmed that land travellers could save time at eligible ports of entry by registering their COVID-19 day-one test kit in advance.
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Arriving to Canada at one of the land ports of entry with a #COVID19 Sample Collection Site? Here’s a tip to shor… https://t.co/Tl9ZwqMiau— Health Canada and PHAC (@Health Canada and PHAC) 1616338859.0
This can be done via phone or online, but is only possible if the land port of entry has a COVID-19 sample collection site.
Following an update to Canada’s travel restrictions earlier this year, all incoming travellers must now take multiple COVID-19 tests to gain entry into the country.
Although residents are legally allowed to return home without proof of a negative COVID-19 test, they could still face hefty fines for non-compliance.
