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How Canada uses personal information collected at the border on immigration applications The Entry/Exit program allows Canadian border services to communicate traveller information with Immigration Canada. IRCC expects overstay indicators for temporary residents will begin appearing in Entry/Exit search results in November 2022, once enough air carriers are on-boarded.

Since February 2019, the Entry/Exit Program has allowed the Canadian border to collect basic traveller information and share it with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

By Shelby Thevenot

What vaccinated travellers need to know before entering Canada Canada recently eased quarantine requirements for vaccinated travellers who are exempt from travel restrictions.

As part of Canada’s phased approach to easing border measures, fully vaccinated travellers who are exempt from travel restrictions will not need to quarantine nor will they need to take a COVID-19 test on day-8, beginning on July 5, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

By Mohanad Moetaz

When will Canada lift its travel ban on India? Although Canada has started easing travel rules, it recently extended its travel ban on India.

Last week, Canada extended the travel ban for all direct passenger and business flights from India until July 21, 2021.

By Mohanad Moetaz

Canada’s travel ban from India extended Canada has extended the suspension of flights from India, but not from Pakistan.

Canada has extended the travel ban for all direct passenger and business flights from India until July 21, 2021, but not from Pakistan.

By Mohanad Moetaz

Canadians not in a rush to reopen border Nearly half of Canadians think the world’s longest frontier should stay closed until at least September.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government started planning for the Canada-U.S. border to reopen, but Canadians are in no hurry.

By Mohanad Moetaz

Canada extends travel ban from India and Pakistan Direct flights from Canada to India and Pakistan will continue to be banned until at least June 21.

Canada has extended the travel ban for all direct passenger and business flights from India and Pakistan for another 30 days, until June 21, 2021.

By Mohanad Moetaz

Travel restrictions to Canada extended to June 21 Trudeau suggests Canada-U.S. border will reopen when at least 75 per cent of Canadians are vaccinated.

Canada has extended the travel restrictions in place to curb the spread of COVID-19, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

By Mohanad Moetaz

Canada planning to reopen U.S. border The world’s longest international border has been shut for over a year.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government have begun working towards reopening the Canada-U.S. border, according to Bloomberg.

By Mohanad Moetaz

Canada introducing stricter travel restrictions amid rise in COVID variants Travel ban in place for passenger and business flights from India and Pakistan to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants.

As Canada sees a surge in COVID-19 cases involving new variants, the federal government announced on April 22 that it will introduce tighter travel restrictions to halt potential spread and protect Canadians. 

By Mohanad Moetaz