Ebola disease: Temporary measures
Because of the high risk of the Ebola outbreak in some countries, we put temporary measures in place for foreign nationals living in the affected countries.
Foreign nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan and Uganda cannot travel to Canada as of May 27, 2026
This means that
- we temporarily suspended the immigration documents of foreign nationals living in these countries. This means they can’t travel to Canada right now even with an approved visa, permit or electronic travel authorization.
- we’ll continue processing new and existing applications from these countries but we won’t finalize any applications at this time.
These measures took effect at 23:59:59 ET on May 27, 2026 and will end at 23:59:59 ET on August 25, 2026.
Once the measures expire or are repealed, applications and documents will be reinstated.
How to contact us
If you’re affected by the Ebola response situation and need to contact us, use IRCC’s Crisis webform (opens in a new tab):
- If you are in-transit when the OIC measures take effect and need urgent assistance, you must include the keyword TRANSIT2026 in the enquiry textbox.
- For all other enquiries about the Ebola response situation, you can submit a webform via the Crisis webform (no keyword is needed).