Travel to Canada by Navigators Overseas Solutions

Travel to Canada | Navigators Overseas Solutions

Canada is one of the best places for higher studies pursued by many potential international students from all around the world. Canadian qualifications are highly appreciated and recognized by employers and leading educational institutions in many countries. Students prefer to choose Canada because of multicultural society, peaceful environment, technically advanced studies with research facilities. Canada boosts of having lower crime rates in the world adding to it of having stable political situation.  

Even the United Nations has declared Canada as one of the best countries to study and to live in. It has one of the best and most advanced education systems in the world. Every year, thousands of students from other countries pursue their educational goals in Canada. With new ways to gain valuable Canadian work experience during and after the studies, the advantages of studying in Canada are invaluable. Navigators Consultants for past 25 years making it reality for hundreads of aspiring students every year to archive their goal.

Exception for eligible fully vaccinated international students and other allowed  travelers:

On 5th July, 2021 at 11:59 PM EDT, Canada authorities announced that fully vaccinated students and other travelers, who are fully vaccinated and are entering Canada, may not have to:

·               Follow to federal isolation requirements

·               Take a COVID-19 test on day 8

·              Stay at a government-sanctioned hotel

This means that the international students, who have an approved study permit and are fully vaccinated and are meeting the requirements as per Government of Canada website, can avoid 14 days quarantine and can also avoid added expenses to stay at a government approved hotel for quarantine purposes.

International Vaccines which Canada Government has approved are as below-:

·        Pfizer-BioNTech

·        Moderna

·        AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD\ 

·     Janssen (Johnson & Johnson)

The supporting document/certificate of being vaccinated should be either in English or in French otherwise translation of that certificate needs to be carried along for a documentary proof. Though one can get themselves vaccinated from any country but supporting document related to the vaccine is must and it has to be one out of the above four vaccines.

These new measures apply to international students who:

·        have a valid study permit.

·        test negative for COVID-19 upon arrival in Canada.

·        are fully vaccinated with Government of Canada approved vaccines.

·   will be attending a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) with an approved COVID-19 readiness plan. 

International students must inform about their travel plans to the respective college or university they would be attending and must declare as to where they would be getting themselves quarantined upon entering Canada. An international student must have a 14-day quarantine plan ready in case it is determined at the border that they do not meet all of the conditions required to be exempt from the quarantine. This is still the case even if they believe they meet the criteria for being considered a fully vaccinated traveler.

To be eligible for exemptions, fully vaccinated travelers must meet the pre-entry and on-arrival testing requirements, including being tested within 72 hours pre-departure. NavigatorsConsultants helps and guides students step by step how to follow and proceed further with this process they must also be asymptomatic and submit all required COVID-19 information electronically into Arrive CAN prior to travel to Canada and must have a paper or digital copy of their proof of vaccination, and have a suitable quarantine plan.

Indian students entering Canada have to go through one of the following laboratory COVID-19 tests, both on pre- arrival and on-arrival. Testing requirements have to be completed within 72 hours with a negative result on departure: 

·   A molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)

·      Upon arrival at a Canadian airport to undertake a PCR test. 

Flights by Indirect routes from Canada to India

As direct flights are banned from India to Canada since from May, 2021, all the visa holders or students whose visas are getting expired or the institutions’ commencement date is approaching or whose employment date is nearing, or any other visa holders who is going to Canada by indirect route, needs to follow certain instructions issued by the Canadian Government. Passengers who travel to Canada from India via an indirect route will need to obtain a pre-departure negative COVID-19 molecular test result from a third country before continuing their journey to Canada. Travelers who have previously tested positive for COVID-19 must provide proof of a positive COVID-19 molecular test conducted between 14 and 90 days prior to departure, instead of a negative COVID-19 molecular test. This proof must be obtained in a third country before the continuation of the journey to Canada and for this they might need to seek the entry and stay in a third country for at least 14 days time period.

Direct flights from India to Canada

During second wave in India, Canada is not allowing direct entries to its country as in the past Indians were found guilty on using false COVID 19 reports to get entry into Canada. This has led to further travel bans for Indians. This is the 4th time that direct flights have been suspended from India to Canada since from the month of May, 2021. Direct flights ban has been extended till 21st August, 2021.