July 16, 2020
Where in Canada Can I Fly To?
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THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN JULY 2020 AND THEREFORE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN ARE NO LONGER UP-TO-DATE.
As pilots become less homebound as COVID-19 social distancing guidelines are relaxed across the country, they may begin to make plans to go flying beyond the confines of their local airport’s circuit.
However, each province and territory in Canada sets its own guidelines and regulations, which can be confusing at times. Nav Canada has gathered travel restriction information from across the country and tabulated them into a handy table which pilots can use in their flight planning.
Pilots are reminded that there is a mandatory 14-day period of self-isolation for people entering Canada, regardless of one’s citizenship or residency. That essentially rules out discretionary trips to the U.S. while the border restrictions are still in place.
The table is recreated below:
| Province/Territory | Travel Restrictions and Quarantine Requirements |
| British Columbia | • None |
| Alberta | • None |
| Saskatchewan | • Essential travel only to and from Northern Saskatchewan
• No restrictions for the rest of the province |
| Manitoba | • No quarantine required for residents of BC, AB, SK, YT, NT, NU or Northwestern Ontario
• 14-day quarantine upon entry to province from other areas |
| Ontario | • None |
| Quebec | • Essential travel only in Cree Territory of James Bay and Nunavik |
| New Brunswick | • Atlantic Bubble (no quarantine required for Atlantic Canadians)
• 14-day quarantine upon entry to province from outside bubble |
| Nova Scotia | • Atlantic Bubble (no quarantine required for Atlantic Canadians)
• 14-day quarantine upon entry to province from outside bubble |
| Prince Edward Island | • Atlantic Bubble (no quarantine required for Atlantic Canadians)
• Essential workers and seasonal residents must be approved to enter and undergo 14-day quarantine |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | • Atlantic Bubble (no quarantine required for Atlantic Canadians)
• Essential travel only and 14-day quarantine is required |
| Nunavut | • Residents only following a 14-day self-quarantine in approved locations prior to entry
• Common Travel Area established between Nunavut and NT |
| Northwest Territories | • Residents only following a 14-day self-quarantine in approved locations prior to entry
• Common Travel Area established between Nunavut and NT |
| Yukon | • No quarantine required for residents of BC, NWT and Nunavut
• 14-day quarantine upon entry to territory from other areas |
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