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Visa-free travellers need an eTA, and many previously refused applicants are now being issued long-validity visitor visas instead.
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Travellers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days must undergo a health assessment on arrival in Canada. Those without symptoms must quarantine for 21 days; those with symptoms will be isolated in hospital.
Canada is suspending certain immigration documents for residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan until 28 August 2026.
Travellers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days face a health assessment on arrival in Canada. Those without symptoms must quarantine for 21 days; those with symptoms will be isolated in hospital.
Canada has introduced a temporary suspension of certain immigration documents for residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan. The suspension runs until 28 August 2026.
Travellers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days must undergo a health assessment on arrival in Canada. Those without symptoms must quarantine for 21 days; those with symptoms will be isolated in hospital.
Travellers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days face arrival health assessments and mandatory quarantine or hospital isolation in Canada. Canada is also temporarily suspending certain immigration documents for residents of those countries.
Canada is suspending certain immigration documents for residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan until 28 August 2026 as an Ebola-related public health measure.
Travellers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days must undergo a health assessment on arrival in Canada. Those without symptoms must quarantine for 21 days; those with symptoms will be isolated in hospital.
Applicants with a clean travel record are increasingly getting multiple-entry visas valid up to ten years, while eTA eligibility widens for past visa holders.
