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24-hour Report

A standard GI report will be submitted to Public Health Agency of Canada no less than 24 hours, but no more than 36 hours before the ship’s arrival at a Canadian port. The report will contain the name of the vessel, ports and dates of embarkation and disembarkation, the total number of reportable cases of passengers and crew and the total number of passengers and crew.

When a cruise does not originate in Canada, routine reporting is to be submitted prior to arrival at the first Canadian port of call.


When a cruise originates in Canada, routine reporting is to be submitted prior to arrival at the last port of call in Canada.


4-hour Update Report

If the number of cases changes after submission of the initial report, an updated report will be submitted no less than four (4) hours before the ship’s arrival at the Canadian port.  The four (4) hour update report will be a cumulative total count of the reported crew and passengers during the entire cruise, including the additional cases. Routine reports and four (4) hour update reports may be made by telephone, facsimile, or preferably electronically. Proof must be maintained on the ship that the report was successfully received by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Special Report

A special report must be submitted at any time during a cruise, including between two Canadian ports, when the cumulative percentage of reportable cases entered in the gastrointestinal illness surveillance log, reaches 2% among passengers or 2% among crew and the vessel is within 15 days of expected arrival at a Canadian port. Routine 24-hour and 4-Hour Reports shall continue to be submitted. A telephone notification shall accompany a special 2% report.

A second special report must be submitted when reportable cases reach 3% among passengers or 3% among crew and the vessel is within 15 days of expected arrival at a Canadian port.