IRCC has clarified that travellers who are less than 18 years of age are exempt from the 3-night hotel stay. If a student is 18 years or older, they must book a 3-night hotel stopover before proceeding to their place of quarantine.

Please visit COVID-19 mandatory hotel stopover: About for more details.

Students arriving in Canada will be required to get tested before exiting the airport. Take a COVID-19 molecular test on arrival in Canada. To save time at the airport, register in advance for your arrival test by clicking here.

For more detailed information about COVID-19 testing upon arrival in Canada (test at the airport and during your quarantine) please visit the IRCC website Flying to Canada: COVID-19 testing for travellers.

Travellers will also be given a kit to take a test during the quarantine period. For an instructional video please click here.

As of February 22, 2021, all travellers arriving in Canada will be required to take a COVID-19 molecular test when they arrive in the country before they exit the airport, and another toward the end of their 14-day quarantine period.

Travellers will also have to reserve, prior to departure, a 3-night stay in a government-authorized hotel. Travellers who receive a negative test will, after these three days, proceed to their place of isolation to finish their 14-day quarantine. Ten days into their quarantine, they will use a take-home test provided at their arrival in Canada. A further clear result is required before leaving quarantine at 14 days.

Travellers who receive a positive test result after the initial test must be prepared to pay for additional hotel isolation should they receive a positive result.

All hotels will be located near one of the 4 Canadian airports currently accepting international flights, including Vancouver International Airport.

It is important to remember that the prior requirements are still in place. Travellers must still take a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of their departure from their home country and submit all required information into the ArriveCAN app before and after arriving in Canada.

A list of government-approved hotels for the mandatory 3-night stay upon arrivel can be found under the following link:

• • List of government authorized hotels 

For more detailed information please refer to the following weblinks:

• • Canada.ca Latest Travel and Health Advice
  • Information on COVID-19 mandatory hotel stopover
  • News release regarding updated travel restrictions from February 12, 2021

The current restrictions have been extended indefinitely. As a reminder please see the regulations below:

•  All events and social gatherings are suspended to significantly reduce COVID-19 transmission related to social interactions. 
• Please avoid all non-essential travel. This includes travel into and out of BC and between regions of the province.
• Educational Institutions remain open while following safety protocols approved by the Government.

VGC International College will remain open as long as it is safe to do so and recommended by the BC Government.

Access to more information can be found on the BC government website: Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley restrictions

The current restrictions have been extended until February 05th. As a reminder please see the regulations below:

•  All events and social gatherings are suspended to significantly reduce COVID-19 transmission related to social interactions. 
• Please avoid all non-essential travel. This includes travel into and out of BC and between regions of the province.
• Educational Institutions remain open while following safety protocols approved by the Government.

VGC International College will remain open as long as it is safe to do so and recommended by the BC Government.

Access to more information can be found on the BC government website: Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley restrictions

December 31, 2020 –  IRCC News Release: Pre-departure COVID-19 testing and negative results to be required for all air travellers coming to Canada

Effective January 7, 2021, “all air passengers five years of age or older will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before travelling from another country to Canada…Documentation of a negative laboratory test result must be presented to the airline prior to boarding a flight to Canada…. Anyone who receives a negative test result and is authorized to enter Canada must still complete the full, mandatory 14-day quarantine.”

Access to the full government release: Pre-Departure COVID-19 testing and negative results to be required for all air travellers coming to Canada.