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The Canada-U.S. border is to remain closed for another month to August 21, according to multiple sources. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reportedly confirmed the extended closure in a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this week. The border has been closed since March 21 to stop the spread of coronavirus. With multiple
Canada is set to extend its entry ban on all foreign travellers to prevent the spread of coronavirus for another month, until July 31, 2020. The restrictions, barring entry to all except citizens and permanent residents – with some exemptions – was due to expire at the end of June. However, a Canada Border Services
Coronavirus restrictions have made the first half of 2020 a major challenge for Canada’s immigration system. With international travel restricted and the Canada-U.S. border closed since mid-March, permanent resident arrivals initially slowed to a fraction of the number seen earlier in the year, before picking up again in May, with 11,000 newcomers welcomed. With COVID-19
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the reopening of borders to international travel as the coronavirus crisis abates will happen carefully and cautiously. In his daily briefing on Monday June 22, the Liberal leader said he was keen not to make the mistake of reopening too quickly, with the potential of sparking a second wave
The Canada-U.S. border will remain closed to non-essential travel until July 21 following a further extension announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday. The widely-expected 30-day extension was announced by Trudeau in his daily coronavirus press briefing. “I can now confirm that Canada and the U.S. have agreed to extend current border measures by
Canada has introduced a new exemption to coronavirus entry restrictions for immediate family members of citizens and permanent residents. The new exemption is in place as of June 8, 2020 at 11.59pm. What is the New Exemption? Foreign nationals who are immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and who do not have
A further extension to the ban on non-essential travel across the Canada-US border is highly likely, according to a report by the Reuters news agency. Although a final decision has not yet been reached, the border is set to remain closed until late July. The current closure expires on June 21. The closure, originally imposed
