A one-time exemption for vaccinated travelers is being approved by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for those who were unaware of the obligation to submit their information in ArriveCAN, Global News reported.
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This measure has been in place at the land border since May and applies to travelers with no history of violations.
“Canadian citizens, permanent residents and registrants under the Indian Act entering Canada who may not have been aware of this requirement […] are once exempt from quarantine, testing and fines,” CBSA spokeswoman Rebecca Purdy said in an email to media.
The exemption has been extended to fully vaccinated foreign nationals entering the country from a land point since July 29.
“Following this one-time exemption, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and persons registered under the Indian Act who do not submit their information through ArriveCAN will be subject to quarantine and testing, and may also be fined,” Purdy said.
However, a foreigner who does not meet the ArriveCAN criteria after the one-time exemption will be denied entry to Canada.
Remember that the ArriveCAN application was launched in April 2020 to control the admissibility of travelers due to the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From May 24 to August 4, the exemption was used 308,800 times by the 5,086,187 travelers who crossed the land border.