Canadian Snowbirds heading home-Antigen Rapid Tests required

[Canuck_Travelle]

Seeing that soon there will be a swell of Canadian Snowbirds heading home and seeing the protocol at the border is a requirement of a certified Rapid Test (Antigen) test not more than 24 hours prior to crossing has anyone crossed yet or know of anyone crossing?

Anyone have any more info on this like did they or do they know of anyone crossing, where did they get the test, costs, was it certified, was there any problem at the border showing the Border personnel the test and acceptance.

Really appreciate any info, thanks....

[moisheh]

That test also discourages cross border shoppers. Both ways. Lots of Canadians have a mail box service in the USA. They retrieve parcels. Now you have to add the cost of a test. Crazy. I cold give a reason for that test but it would be political. American tourists will have to have a test for the whole family. Not only a PIA it is costly.

[pianotuna]

moisheh given how long the barn door has been open I see little point in the testing.

I would not skip the arivcan app. I have one phone that is older and will not run it. How brilliant of the designers.

And what about folks with no phone???

[moisheh]

I sure hope they do away with that requirement. A lot of useless nonsense . If you are triple vaxxed why must one be tested? If you travel to Alberta areas where there are so many unvaccinated people do you need a test before returning to your home province? If you travel to Winkler, mb where maybe 50 % of the people are unvaxxed do you need a test before heading back to Winnipeg?

[Canuck_Travelle]

Wow, that was fast, thanks for the very helpful information!

[Guthaways]

We did this last week. The test has to be done the day before you cross the border, so we did it in Oregon at a shopping mall. Cost was $129 US each, and results were emailed to us within half an hour.
Easy peasy. FYI, the border patrol person did not ask to see the ArriveCan app at all. She just wanted to see the emailed results of our Covid test, and our passports. Far less involved than I had anticipated. Shortest border return ever.