Canada is dropping the COVID-19 testing requirement for air travellers from China, Hong Kong, and Macau that was put in place for less than three months after Beijing announced a sudden reopening of its borders in January.
The temporary pre-departure testing requirement will be dropped as of 12:01 a.m. EDT on March 17, 2023, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said in a statement on March 16.
“Air travellers to Canada on flights originating from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macao will no longer be required to provide evidence of a COVID-19 test result before boarding. This means that there will no longer be any federal COVID-19 border measures in place after that time,” the statement reads….