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The United States is not going to allow Canadians to cross the border until at least Aug. 21 despite Canada saying it will likely re-open to fully-vaccinated Americans on Aug. 9. According to a CBC news report, the United States pre-published a notice in its U.S. Federal Register Wednesday in which it explains the risk
The long-awaited re-opening of the Canada-U.S. border is now only three weeks away – with Ottawa planning to allow fully-vaccinated Americans and permanent residents into the country starting Aug. 9. «Thanks to the incredible progress that Canadians have made in our fight against the pandemic, we are now able to take the next step in
Canada could start welcoming fully vaccinated international travellers from early September, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has indicated. In a COVID-19 status update with provincial premiers, the Prime Minister also said fully vaccinated Americans could be allowed to travel from mid-August. The dates are the first time Trudeau has given a real indication about a possible
Canada is working on a plan to ease border restrictions for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Bloomberg is reporting. Quoting sources familiar with the plan, the news agency says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could make an announcement within days on a loosening of the 14-day isolation period currently required. Those entering Canada will
Canadian Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is in talks with his American counterpart, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, to re-open the Canada-U.S. border as the COVID-19 pandemic gradually comes under control. “Today, I spoke with my U.S. counterpart (U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security) Alejandro Mayorkas,” tweeted Mendicino on Thursday. “We advanced our partnership on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s own Members of Parliament are urging him to re-open the Canada-U.S. border, a move the Canadian leader said in mid-March was too soon to even discuss. Maybe March was too soon – but several of Trudeau’s MPs think the time to discuss the border’s re-opening has finally arrived. Wayne Easter, a
Canadians want their border with the United States to stay closed despite calls from Americans to re-open it and the United States’ faster pace of vaccination against COVID-19, an Angus Reid poll reveals. “We’re all eager to be able to travel again,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said recently. “But I think we’re all going to
Canada has extended both international travel restrictions and the closure of the border with the U.S. for another month, until May 21, 2021. The extensions were announced in two separate tweets on Tuesday morning from Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. “As cases rise and variants of concern continue to emerge across
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau is hoping to allow more people into the country during the pandemic under expanded categories of just who is an essential worker. “We are specifically talking about different groups that would be potentially considered to be essential workers, that have the need to cross the border for specific reasons,”
Canada has confirmed a new month-long extension of the closure of the Canada-U.S. border to all but essential travel to stop the spread of COVID-19. “Non-essential travel restrictions between Canada and the U.S. have been extended by another 30 days – until Apr. 21.,” tweeted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 18. “We’ll continue to
