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To: pocotrader who wrote (1308691)	7/19/2021 8:03:29 PM
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Fully vaccinated tourists will soon be able to visit Canada again Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens can enter Canada Aug. 9, other travellers Sept. 7 Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Jul 19, 2021 9:14 AM ET \| Last Updated: 1 hour ago The federal government announced today it plans to let fully vaccinated tourists visit Canada again soon. Ottawa now says that — starting Aug. 9 at 12:01 a.m. ET. — fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents living in that country will be able to visit Canada without having to quarantine for two weeks. The government said it then plans to open Canada's borders to fully vaccinated travellers from all other countries on Sept. 7. Officials also announced today that as of Aug. 9, children under 12 — who aren't yet approved to receive a vaccine — will be exempt from the quarantine requirement after entering Canada and can move around with their parents if they follow public health measures. But those children are advised to avoid group settings such as school, camps and daycares — especially indoor ones. "The key here is for parents or any travellers coming to Canada to understand what are the requirements and plan accordingly," said a government official speaking on background to journalists today "It is possible that they are attending tourist locations or activities — as long as things are outdoors, I think the risks are limited." Today's announcement comes as a relief to expat Andrew Boggs, a fully vaccinated Canadian living in the U.K. Because his spouse is a U.K. citizen, they haven't visited Canada since the beginning of the pandemic and their two-year-old son has no memory of meeting his Canadian grandparents and uncles. While Boggs said he's been content to abandon in-person visits to protect his elderly parents, the prospect of an actual visit fills him with joy. "It's been so long and especially for my little boy, so much of his engagement with his relatives is tactile, is being able to be with them and touch them, and not having that for so long has been hard and particularly hard on my parents," he said. "It's hard. It's been cut off for quite a long time." Proof of vaccination Foreign travellers entering Canada will need to present proof (in either English or French) that they've received a complete round of one of the vaccines authorized for use in Canada. That means two doses of either the Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca products, or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, at least 14 days before arriving. All travellers must use the government's ArriveCAN portal to submit their information. If they meet the government's criteria, they will not have to quarantine upon arrival in Canada. Anyone entering Canada would also have to follow provincial and territorial public health measures.