Hacker News Reader

Comment by triceratops | Hacker News Reader

Small correction: you can't board a flight to Canada. You're always welcome at a land border without a test report in hand. In which case you'll be required to spend 14 days in government quarantine.

View on HN

You spend the 14 days in quarantine either way - land or air. And it's not 'government quarantine' for most people - it's just a hotel room, airbnb or wherever your approved plan says you're going to quarantine.

"As has been the case for months, all travellers will have their quarantine plans reviewed by a government official and, if not suitable, will be required to quarantine in a federal quarantine facility."[1]

Canadian citizens and permanent residents always have a right to enter. Presumably if you come to a land border without a negative test, you won't be trusted to self-quarantine properly and will be whisked off into a federal facility.

https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2020/12/pre-d...

I think it's highly dependent. I came to Canada a few months back, completed the Federal and Provincial quarantine plans. All I got at immigration was a "be careful" and 2 calls from the province asking if everything was ok.

I've heard that that is generally the case. I was merely pointing out that if you show up at a border crossing without a negative test despite it being required, you likely won't be trusted to "be careful".

Reply on news.ycombinator.com