Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): International students
New requirements for travel to Canada

As of February 21, 2021 at 11:59 pm ET, you must meet the new testing and quarantine requirements when coming to Canada.

Use the checklist that applies to you:

Flying to Canada requirements checklist
Driving to Canada requirements checklist
We recognize that the travel restrictions have an impact on many people who can’t travel to Canada right now. These restrictions stop most discretionary travel to Canada

Travel exemptions and restrictions for international students
To be able to enter Canada as a student, you must

have a valid study permit or a letter of introduction that shows you were approved for a study permit
be attending a designated learning institution (DLI) with a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by its province or territory
Who can study in Canada as a family member
You can come to Canada as a family member to study if

you meet the requirements to reunite with a family member in Canada and
you have a valid study permit or a letter of introduction that shows you’re approved for a study permit and
either
your DLI is on the approved COVID-19 readiness plan list. If your DLI is on the approved COVID-19 readiness plan list, you don’t need to get a written authorization from IRCC to travel to Canada.
or

you have a written authorization from IRCC to travel to Canada
If you cross the border into Canada regularly for school
You’re exempt from the COVID-19 mandatory requirements if

you have a study permit, and
you live in the United States and cross the border daily or regularly to attend your classes in British Columbia
While in Canada, you must

wear a mask in any public setting where you can’t maintain physical distancing
follow all public health guidelines for the municipality and province or territory in which you study
If someone will be driving you to and from your DLI
They’re also exempt from the mandatory requirements as long as

they only leave their vehicle to escort you to and from your school, and
they wear a mask at all times while outside their vehicle
Mandatory quarantine, COVID-19 testing and other requirements
Before you travel to Canada, make sure you know the rules and what you need to do before and after you arrive:

Quarantine or isolation plan
COVID-19 testing for travellers
Requirements for flying to Canada
Mandatory hotel stay for all air travellers
When the mandatory hotel stay is over, you must then follow the COVID-19 readiness plan for your approved DLI.

If you’re an unaccompanied minor, you’re exempt from the mandatory hotel stay for air travellers.

ArriveCAN
You must use ArriveCAN before checking in at the airport or crossing the border to submit your

travel and contact information
quarantine plan
COVID-19 symptoms self-assessment
Please bring your ArriveCAN receipt (electronic or paper) with you to show the border services officer upon arrival

One of Australia’s leading infectious diseases experts has warned the nation’s coronavirus vaccine rollout must be delivered to those in need within three months.

As the Southern Hemisphere enters autumn, Professor Peter Collignon, from the Australian National University, said the next three months was a vital period for protecting Australia’s vulnerable from a potential surge in infection.

“I think next winter is our next big risk time because winter viruses spread more readily,” Prof Collignon told Sky News.

He said the “big goal” was for everyone over the age of 70, along with frontline healthcare and quarantine workers, to have received the jab by June.

The federal government says it took a meticulous and thorough approach when it came to approving the vaccine, unlike many of its Western counterparts who fast-tracked jabs and approved their roll-outs earlier as they battled daunting waves of infection.

Just over half of the nation’s vaccines have been given to recipients so far, with Prof Collignon acknowledging there will be complications.

He said the Pfizer vaccine’s need to be kept at -70C had created a “logistic difficulty”.

• However he said with the AstraZeneca roll-out beginning in March, which can be kept at a warmer temperature, the nation should see a rise in efficiency in terms of uptake.
  Australia has acquired 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 53 million of the AstraZeneca jab.
  
  ‘Very different world’ expected in just months
  New research from the UK has supported existing evidence a single dose of the vaccine is highly effective in preventing serious illness.
  
  Public Health England data suggested both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs reduced the chance of needing hospital treatment in elderly people by 80 per cent.
  
  In January there were fears a single jab offered immunity as low as 33 per cent.
  
  England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said the success experienced so far was “going to hopefully take us into a very different world in the next few months”.
• Health authorities however warned people it is vital for them to get their second jab.

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Canada Authorizes AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine
By Carolyn Crist

— Health Canada, the country’s health regulatory agency, approved the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for all adults ages 18 and older on Friday.

Two versions were authorized — one manufactured by AstraZeneca and developed by the University of Oxford, and the Serum Institute of India’s version of the vaccine. Canada has previously authorized the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

“This is very encouraging news. It means more people vaccinated, and sooner,” Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, said during a news conference.

Canada will receive 6.5 million COVID-19 vaccines before the end of March, the AP reported, including 500,000 AstraZeneca doses from the Serum Institute. The country has ordered 22 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in total, which will arrive between April and September.

AstraZeneca’s vaccine clinical trials showed 62% efficacy, according to Health Canada, which appears to offer less protection than the other COVID-19 vaccines. However, public health officials have said any vaccine with 50% efficacy or higher could help bring an end to the pandemic.

Canada’s chief public health officer is encouraging Canadians not to dial back health and wellness visits despite ongoing restrictions across the country and COVID-19 concerns.

“As we continue to follow public health advice and limit our outings to keep everyone safer, we should not let that extend to the health visits that are necessary for maintaining our well-being now and into the future,” Dr. Theresa Tam said in a statement on Sunday