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Canada has seen a significant uptick in the number of people entering the country at airports and across the border with the United States, despite restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) figures show the number of international air travellers arriving at airports rose to 30,000 per week in
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
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
Canada will provide an exemption to the U.S. border closure to allow immediate family members of citizens and permanent residents to enter. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the ’limited exemption’ on Monday in response to numerous stories of families being separated by coronavirus border closures. “This is an incredibly difficult time to be apart from
Canada’s federal government officials tasked with implementing Canada-U.S. border restrictions in place due to coronavirus need to be on the same page in their interpretation of the new rules. Guidance from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on who can cross the border is differing in practice from the interpretation of Canada Border Services Agency officials.
The Canada-U.S. border will remain closed for a further month as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in a news conference on Tuesday. The original agreement, reached between Canada and the U.S. in March, was due to expire on May 21 but has been
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