Covid-19

COVID-19 Country Response

COVID-19 epidemic evolution

To find out about the latest status of the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Canada, please visit the official governmental portal and the Covid-19 Situational Awareness Dashboard with the official data.
For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.

Sanitary measures

To find out about the latest nationwide public health situation, please consult the Canadian government platform Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): prevention and risks. Each province has its own measures and laws. Links to each of the provinces’ COVID-19 webpages are available at Canada.ca - Provincial and territorial resources for COVID-19.

Travel restrictions

The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.

Import & export restrictions

For information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), please consult the Trade Commissioner’s website COVID-19 and Canada’s international trade.
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Canada on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.

Economic recovery plan

For information on the economic recovery scheme put in place by the Canadian government to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian economy, please visit the Canadian government’s webpage Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan.
For a general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and  macroeconomic) taken by the Canadian government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,  please consult the section dedicated to Canada in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.

Support plan for businesses

For information on the local business support scheme established by the Canadian government to help small and medium-sized companies to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on their activity, please consult the "support for businesses" section on the Canada.ca website.
For a general overview of international SME support responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the OECD's SME Covid-19 Policy Responses document.
You can also consult the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.

Support plan for exporters

To find out about the support plan for the Canadian exporting companies put in place by the Canadian government, please consult the dedicated page on the Trade Commissioner’s website.