Currently Canada has the following four vaccines on the approved list:?
- Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinameran, BNT162b2)?
- Moderna (Spikevax, mRNA-1273)?
- AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria, COVISHIELD, ChAdOx1-S, AZD1222)?
- Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (Ad26.COV2.S)??
Starting November 30th, 2021,?Canada will?add the following to the approved list of vaccine for travel purposes.?
- COVAXIN?(Bharat Biotech)?
- Sinopharm?(Beijing)??
- Sinovac??
CIC students?entering Canada and?meeting the requirements?are?
- to be considered fully vaccinated??
- can be exempt from?the?14-days quarantine?
At the time of writing, according to the Province of Ontario?requirement, students with one of the three vaccines listed above may still require a 3rd?dose of an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) to be considered fully vaccinated.??
As part of our?Stepped-Up Safety Protocols, CIC requires that fully vaccinated students who?return?from abroad or leave the campus?independently (sign-out,?hospital?visit, etc.)?undergo a?5-7?day?quarantine. This?quarantine is?required?to ensure?students?have a negative COVID-19 test before joining?our?CIC “Safe?Bubble”?in school and residence.??
Quarantine may?be?extended?if?a?test result is positive.??
The COVID situation, as well as travel and vaccination requirements, are constantly changing and are being updated by the Canadian Government and Health Canada. This information is subject to change at any time without?notice.??
To understand if you may be eligible to be considered fully vaccinated when?you?enter?Canada,?please?check?the?Government of Canada website:?
