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Border Reopening and Entry Exemption for Immediate Family Members

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateJune 8, 2020
CategoryFamily
Policy toolEligibility
Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

The Government of Canada announced an exemption to the COVID-19 discretionary entry ban for immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, provided they are asymptomatic and possess a 14-day quarantine plan.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

Services Agency The Government of Canada remains committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians and reducing the spread of COVID-19 in Canada. The Government recognizes however that the temporary border measures put in place to fight the spread of COVID-19, while necessary, have created challenges for some families. The Government has therefore been looking at ways to keep families together and support unity while respecting the need for continued vigilance and border measures at this time. The Canada Border Services Agency is announcing that as of June 8, 2020 23:59 EDT, foreign nationals who are immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and who do not have COVID-19 or exhibit any signs or symptoms of COVID-19, or who do not have reason to believe they have COVID-19, will be exempt from the prohibition on entry to Canada if entering to be with an immediate family member for a period of at least 15 days. Foreign nationals who are admitted into Canadapursuant to this exemption** must** [quarantine](https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/2019-novel-coronavirus-information-sheet.html) for 14 days. An immediate family member refers to a person’s: a) spouse or common-law partner; b) dependent child, as defined in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, or a dependent child of the person’s spouse or common-law partner; c) dependent child, as defined in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, of a dependent child referred to in paragraph (b): d) parent or step-parent or the parent or step-parent of the person’s spouse or common-law partner; e) guardian or tutor. All foreign nationals who have COVID-19 or exhibit any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 …
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) / IRCC NewsroomCanada Border Services Agency (CBSA) / IRCC Newsroom. Border Reopening and Entry Exemption for Immediate Family Members. Effective 2020-06-08.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2020/06/changes-to-travel-restrictions-for-immediate-family-members-of-canadian-citizens-and-permanent-residents.html

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