Canadian border crossing

Anyone know??
Trying to plan a trip waterfowl hunting in late October in Saskatchewan with a buddy. He just got COVID in hospital recovering. I understand you cannot get the vaccine for awhile after being sick. Will him having and surviving COVID cover him getting across the border

Thanks

mann4ducks wrote:

Will him having and surviving COVID cover him getting across the border

I doubt that but maybe someone who has been or is going to Canada can confirm that for you. I think you also need a negative test within 72 hours of arrival.

Thanks he has a few places up there and I haven’t been up since 08.

Yes he needs to be vaxxed to cross the border, so probably a no go.

He would not need a negative test though since he has a positive test less than 180 days old… need to have proof of that positive molecular test.

Read this for answers straight from the source:

https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/exemptions?utm_source=travel-covid_travel-restrictions_entering-canada-checklist&utm_medium=redirect&utm_content=en

Simply have him start the vaccination process now. My buddy had covid and then got the shot within a week. You can have covid and get vaccinated. He will not get over without vaccine regardless of having covid. Hope he gets better soon covid can ge nasty

Vaccine waiting period after having covid depends on the treatment he received. Have him ask his doctors how soon he can safely take the vaccine.

To enter Canada in late October he would need his first vax dose like NOW. 2nd dose needs to be done 14 days prior to crossing the border.

Thanks everyone for the info and thoughts. He is kind of in this situation refusing to get Vax. Looks like the ducks will have to wait he is talking like he is all good with the antibodies instead of the vax. His choice. Great hunting up there have seen duck tornadoes over swaths of barley lay in the row and they land on top of you.

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3Rivers wrote:

Curious on opinions. Will unvaccinated American anglers ever be allowed to travel to and fish in Canada ever again?

Not for the foreseeable future.

Why the waiting period for vaccination after covid ? What about all the asymptomatic people that got the vaccine, unbeknownst that they have or just had covid ? Science ?

big_g wrote:

unbeknownst that they have or just had covid ?

Specifically speaking about going there to fish, that is why they also currently require a negative test for entry.

gimruis wrote:

Specifically speaking about going there to fish, that is why they also currently require a negative test for entry.

A positive test (within 180 days) is accepted as long as it was a “molecular” test – PCR or NAAT. I crossed with a month old positive test result and no recent negative test.

tswoboda wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>gimruis wrote:</div>
Specifically speaking about going there to fish, that is why they also currently require a negative test for entry.

A positive test (within 180 days) is accepted as long as it was a “molecular” test – PCR or NAAT. I crossed with a month old positive test result and no recent negative test.

Wasn’t aware of that. Good to know.