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Overnight arrivals to Canada down 86% in 2021 versus pre-pandemic numbers

Total overnight arrivals to Canada in the 15 million Americans who arrived in Sep 7, 2021.
2021 were 3.1 million, slightly up on the Canada in 2019. France was Canada’s second largest
3.0 million in 2020, but still 86% less than Most Americans (1.4 million) arrived market in 2021, with 121,000 arriving last
the 22.1 overnight arrivals in 2019, pre- in Canada by car in 2021. year, followed by the UK (112,00), and
COVID-19. The number of sea and cruise arrivals, Mexico (86,000).
Arrivals from the United States, which accounted for around 4% of total In 2019, the UK was Canada’s second
Canada’s most important market were arrivals in 2019, is close to 0% in 2021. largest market, followed by China, and
2.1 million in 2021, up slightly from 1.9 Canadian borders opened to the U.S. France. 40,000 Chinese arrived in Canada
million in 2020, but still down 86% from on Aug 9, 2021, and to international on in 2021.

Canada removes pre-entry Covid test requirements; FDFA: “land border stores on

the road to recovery”

In a huge shot of good news for the lobbying to have the testing measures The removal of the testing
Canadian land border duty free operators, eliminated, issued a statement declaring requirement was also hailed by Canada’s
the Government of Canada announced that that the removal of testing will allow airlines.
effective April 1, 2022 at 12:01 am EDT, land border stores to “start on the road to “People are eager to travel and the
fully vaccinated travelers will no longer recovery.” end of pre-departure testing will provide
need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test “The news that fully vaccinated travelers with more certainty, allowing
result to enter Canada by air, land or water. travelers will no longer have to be tested them to plan their next trip with more
Fully vaccinated travelers seeking to for COVID-19 at the land border will allow confidence,” said David Rheault, Vice-
arrive in Canada before April 1, 2022, had to border businesses like land border duty free President, Government and Community
still have a valid pre-entry test, and travelers stores to get on the road to recovery. This Relations at Air Canada.
arriving to Canada from any country may could not be more welcomed news and we For partially or unvaccinated travelers
still be subject to random testing. are grateful to the federal government for who are currently allowed to travel to
The Frontier Duty Free Association, hearing our plea and having our back as we Canada, pre-entry testing requirements are
which had been in the forefront of heavy continue to struggle to recover.” not changing.

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