Historical note: this reflects Canada's COVID-19 border and vaccine-approval rules from that period, which no longer apply — kept here only as a record of how the group handled the situation at the time.
A COPR (Confirmation of Permanent Residence) holder whose country only offered Sputnik V — a vaccine not approved by Health Canada at the time — asked whether they'd still be allowed to travel to Canada.
What the thread suggested:- Members expected entry would still be allowed regardless of which vaccine was taken, on the reasoning that taking whatever vaccine was available in your country would be accepted at the border.
- There was anticipation of an imminent policy announcement on vaccine recognition, though no confirmed detail was shared in the thread.
Takeaway (historical): during COVID-era travel rules, having taken any available vaccine was generally expected to be sufficient, but always confirm against the current official Government of Canada travel/vaccine policy rather than a Facebook thread, since these rules changed frequently and are now retired.