Travellers must be fully vaccinated to enter Canada starting January 15 Essential travellers must be fully vaccinated to cross the border. Unvaccinated Canadians may face quarantine measures. Travellers to Canada will now have to be fully vaccinated in order to enter to country. Some exempt travellers may still enter, but will be subject to testing, quarantine and other public health measures. By Shelby Thevenot
Canada’s immigration backlog over 1.8 million applications in December The backlog has grown by 21,000 applications over two months. IRCC has more than 1.8 million applications in the queue, according to data from December. By Shelby Thevenot
U.S. to require international travellers to take a COVID test within 24 hours of departure Fully vaccinated Canadians will need a test taken within 24 hours of departing to the U.S. Travellers to the U.S. will soon need a negative COVID-19 test taken within 24 hours of departure. By Shelby Thevenot
New Canadian travel and border measures take effect tomorrow Anyone taking Canada's federally-regulated modes of transportation has to prove they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to board. Full vaccination against COVID-19 will be required in Canada for all travellers aged 12 years and older starting tomorrow, November 30. By Alexandra Miekus
Canada to recognize more vaccines, will soon require international students and workers to be fully vaccinated International students, temporary foreign workers, and other exempt travellers will soon need to be fully vaccinated in order to come to Canada. Canada announced several new measures at the border that will begin to take effect at the end of the month. By Shelby Thevenot
Canada has a backlog of nearly 1.8 million immigration applications The backlog has grown by almost 350,000 more applications since July. IRCC’s backlog stands at almost 1.8 million immigration applications. By Kareem El-Assal
Express Entry: No news from IRCC on when it will invite FSWP candidates Canada is yet to issue Express Entry invitations to FSWP candidates in 2021. With just two months remaining in the year, it remains uncertain if IRCC will resume invitations to FSWP candidates in 2021. By Kareem El-Assal
U.S. to reopen land border with Canada November 8 Fully vaccinated travellers from Canada will be able to cross the U.S. land border starting in November. The U.S. is reopening its land border to non-essential travel from Canada starting November 8. By Shelby Thevenot
Visitors in Canada continue to have access to work permits IRCC announced the extension of a temporary policy introduced a year ago to help employers find workers and allow temporary residents to enter the workforce. Canada announced that it is extending until February 28, 2022, a coronavirus-related measure allowing visitors to obtain work permits. By Alexandra Miekus
