Source: https://cibtvisas.com/forms?formname=CIBTvisas_Coronavirus_Global_Information.pdf Exemptions exist for: Exemptions exist for:

▪ Immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents if entering to be with an immediate family member for a period of at least 15 days.

▪ Immediate family members here include spouse or common-law partner; dependent child of the person or of their spouse or common-law partner; dependent child of a dependent child;parent or step-parent of the person or of their spouse of common-law partner; guardian or tutor.

▪ Immediate family members must have a quarantine plan showing they will quarantine for 14 days on arrival.

▪ Immediate family members staying for less than 15 days must be travelling for an essential (non-discretionary) purpose;

▪ Extended family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents if entering to be with an immediate family member for aperiod of at least 15 days.

▪ Extended family members here include persons who have been in an exclusive dating relationship for at least 1 year and have spent time in the physical presence of that person at some point during the relationship; or a non-dependent child (adult child), a grandchild (dependent child of a non-dependent adult child), a sibling, half-sibling or step-sibling or a grandparent.

▪ Extended family members must have a quarantine plan showing they will quarantine for 14 days on arrival.

▪ Extended family members must have written authorization from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

▪ Extended family members staying for less than 15 days must be travelling for an essential (non-discretionary) purpose;

▪ Foreign nationals entering for compassionate reasons, with authorisation from the Public Health Agency of Canada;

▪ Certain essential and emergency service workers and transport crew members;

▪ Temporary foreign workers currently living in Canada with a valid work permit;

▪ Temporary foreign workers coming to work in Canada for the first time to begin work, with a valid work permit or work permit approval letter and proof of employment at an operating Canadian business;

▪ Some international students;

▪ Some people who have been approved to become a permanent resident of Canada, but who are not yet permanent residents;

▪ Immediate family members with written authorization from IRCC to reunite with a temporary resident of Canada (see Uniting with immediate family members for more information);

▪ Transiting passengers (must remain in the secure transit area of a Canadian airport to complete their connection);

▪ Members of the Canadian forces, visiting forces coming to perform official duties, Department of National Defence and their immediate family members;

▪ Accredited diplomats and their immediate family members (includes North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO], those under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement, other organizations);

▪ Air and marine crew members;

▪ French citizens who live in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and have been in only Canada, the US or Saint-Pierre and Miquelon during the 14 days before the day they seek to enter Canada;

▪ Any person who does not pose a significant harm to public health, in the opinion of the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, and who will provide an essential service while in Canada;

▪ Any person whose presence in Canada is in the national interest, in the opinion of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness; or Minister of Foreign Affairs.

▪ If you fall under this exemption, you don't have to demonstrate that you're entering Canada for an essential (non-discretionary) reason.

▪ Any person who is coming at the invitation of the Minister of Health for the purpose of COVID-19 assistance;

▪ Any person whose purpose is to make medical deliveries;

o Foreign nationals arriving from a country other than the United States must prove that they are listed as being exempted from travel restrictions (including immediate family members); that they are entering for an essential purpose; that they are not presenting signs or symptoms of COVID-19; and that they have a plan to quarantine for 14 days, unless exempted.