On March 18, 2020, Canada closed its borders to international travelers.
Since September 7, 2021, they are again open to foreigners who have completed a complete vaccination schedule for more than 14 days.
Enough to allow the French to go there again while the United States is slow to reopen at its borders.
Canada is classified in green by the French authorities, which means that "no active circulation of the virus is observed and no variant of concern has been identified".
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Arrival in Canada: what are the conditions for French tourists?
Like all foreigners, the French must have completed a complete vaccination schedule for at least 14 days and have a negative result in a PCR test carried out at least 72 hours before the flight departure time.
The Canadian government site recalls that “
if you have received only one dose of an accepted vaccine
[Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Janssen, Editor's note]
, you cannot benefit from the exemption for fully vaccinated travelers, unless you have received a single dose of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine
”.
Specifically, travelers must submit their mandatory information, including their digital proof of vaccination in English or French, using ArriveCAN (mobile app or website) within 72 hours of arriving in Canada and before boarding their flight. .
Be aware that random tests may be performed by customs at the arrival airport.
Restrictions, bars, restaurants, hotels, curfew ... What are the measures in force in Canada?
The restrictions vary from province to province and are detailed on the Canadian government site. "
On site, wearing a mask is mandatory indoors, but here, it has become like a habit
", explained a few weeks ago to
Figaro
Martin Soucy, CEO of the Alliance of the tourist industry of
Quebec
. In this province, bars have a 50% gauge and the sale of alcohol is prohibited from 1 a.m. A health pass is required from 13 years old to enter a bar, restaurant, cinema or any event welcoming more than 50 people. West of the country,
Alberta
, the wearing of a mask in indoor public places has been mandatory again since September 4, and the sale of alcohol in restaurants and bars is prohibited after 10 p.m., recalls
Radio-Canada
.
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What transport offer?
Waterton Lakes National Park in the province of Alberta.
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Air France offers nearly 25 daily direct flights between Paris and three Canadian cities (Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver).
Air Canada provides two daily round trips between Paris and Montreal and three to four per week between Paris and Toronto.
The company will offer flights between Montreal and Martinique and Guadeloupe from October 30, 2021, and will reopen the Lyon-Montreal line on December 11, 2021. For its part, Air Transat is currently offering a daily return trip between Paris and Montreal.
The health situation in Canada
As of September 7, 2021, 67.74% of the Canadian population has received a complete vaccination schedule, while 6.28% are awaiting their second injection, recalls the Our World in Data site. The number of deaths linked to the epidemic is 27,164 out of a population of 38 million inhabitants. The country is not spared by the fourth wave: on average, more than 1,600 new cases have been recorded every day over the last three weeks.