COVID-19 border measures end on October 1, 2022
Starting October 1, 2022, all COVID-19 border requirements, including vaccination, mandatory use of ArriveCAN, and any testing and quarantine/isolation requirements will end for all travellers entering Canada whether by land, air or sea.
Until then, find out if you can enter Canada and use ArriveCAN before you enter.
On this page
- General information and news releases
- Guidance for marine industry
- Requirement for passengers onboard ferries to exit enclosed vehicle decks
General information and news releases
News releases
- Government of Canada announces one-year ban for pleasure craft and cruise vessels (February 04, 2021)
- Minister Garneau announces extended measures for cruise ships and pleasure craft in Canada (October 29, 2020)
- Minister Garneau announces new measures for the use of face coverings in the Canadian transportation sector (June 3, 2020)
- Minister Garneau announces updated measures for cruise ships and passenger vessels in Canadian waters up to October 31, 2020 (May 29, 2020)
- The Government of Canada announces new measures for pleasure craft in northern communities (May 14, 2020)
- New measures introduced for non-medical masks or face coverings in the Canadian transportation system (April 17, 2020)
- The Government of Canada announces new measures for ferries and commercial passenger vessels capable of carrying more than 12 passengers (April 5, 2020)
- Government of Canada announces intention to defer the start of cruise ship season in Canada as COVID-19 response measure (March 13, 2020)
Backgrounders
Posters
Guidance for marine industry
- Guidance for Cruise Ships: How to use the Maritime Declaration of Health
- Canada’s cruise ship instructional reference tool
- Guidelines for Pleasure Craft during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Regulations Maintaining the Safety of Persons in Ports and the Seaway
- Medical exemption request form (PDF, 191 KB)
- Religious exemption request form (PDF, 172 KB)
- Standards for the Development of a Ship-to-Shore Checklist Respecting Procedures at Ports
Interim Orders
- Interim Order No. 3 Respecting Vessel Restrictions and Vaccination Requirements Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Vessel Restrictions and Vaccination Requirements Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (January 18, 2022)
- Repealed - Interim Order Respecting Vessel Restrictions and Vaccination Requirements Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (November 29, 2021)
- Interim Order No. 3 Restricting Pleasure Craft Navigation Due to COVID-19 (March 1, 2021)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 7 Respecting Passenger Vessel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (October 30, 2021)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 6 Respecting Passenger Vessel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (August 11, 2021)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 5 Respecting Passenger Vessel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (March 1, 2021)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 4 Respecting Passenger Vessel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (October 30, 2020)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 2 Restricting Pleasure Craft Navigation Due to COVID-19 (October 30, 2020)
- Repealed - Interim Order Restricting Pleasure Craft Navigation Due to COVID-19 (May 30, 2020)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 3 Respecting Passenger Vessel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (June 30, 2020)
- Repealed - Interim Order No. 2 Respecting Passenger Vessel Restrictions Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (April 20, 2020)
Ship Safety Bulletins
Marine Security Notification
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Date |
MSN number |
Subject |
|---|---|---|
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May 10, 2022 |
2022-003 |
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May 11, 2021 |
2021-005 |
Special Marine Security Notification – 2021-005 (This Special MSN has been replaced by Special MSN 2022-003) |