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Maritime Declaration of Health

 

Instructions for Reporting Communicable Disease on Maritime Conveyances

1. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) requires that marine vessels report cases of communicable disease amongst passengers and crew upon entering Canada pursuant to section 34 of the Quarantine Act. 

 

When to Contact the Public Health Agency of Canada

  1.  (a) If a traveller has a fever of 38 degrees C or greater,

OR

if a traveller has two (2) or more signs of fever (e.g. shivering, flushed skin, excessive sweating, complains of feeling feverish);

AND

  1. (b) The traveller has one or more of the following symptoms:
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Repeated cough
  • Diarrhea
  • Headache
  • Recent Confusion
  • Skin rash
  • Bruising/bleeding without previous injury

OR

  1.  The traveller has one or more of the following symptoms:
  • A traveller appears obviously unwell
  • A traveller has a cough with blood
  • Death on board
  • Human remains are identified onboard

 

2. The person in charge of a vessel shall provide the Maritime Declaration of Health (MDH) to PHAC. Notification is requested 24 to 48 hours prior to arrival in Canadian waters or at the last international marine port (if less than 24 hours). Should there be any change in the situation being reported, an updated report must be sent as required by the Quarantine Officer

3. If the link to submit the Maritime Declaration of Health is not operational, please complete the form and the corresponding Annex(es) and submit to the following email: cns-snc@phac-aspc.gc.ca

4. Cruise ships reporting gastrointestinal illness (GI) on board should continue reporting to the Public Health Agency of Canada-Gastrointestinal Illness Surveillance System (http://www.healthspace.ca/hcsc)

 
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