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The United States Department of Homeland Security is keeping America’s border closed until at least Sept. 21 to even fully-vaccinated Canadians hoping to head south for non-essential travel. “To minimize the spread of #COVID19, including the Delta variant, the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings with Canada
Canada’s long border with the United States re-opened to fully vaccinated Americans today, generating both excitement at a return to a semblance of normalcy and more than a little anxiety about a possible fourth wave of COVID-19. Calgarian Mitul Adhiya is among those worried Ottawa is re-opening too fast given the recent finding that even
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
International students landing in Canada will no longer need to stay three nights in a government-designated ‘quarantine hotel’ after Aug. 9 – but they will still need to have 14-day quarantine plans. “The Government of Canada recognizes the tremendous social, cultural and economic benefits that international students bring to Canada and acknowledges that there are
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
With the summer tourism season now here and vaccination rates in Canada and the United States rising – and new daily cases of COVID-19 falling – there is a growing hope the border between the two countries will once again open and allow a more normal flow of Canadians and Americans travelling back and forth.
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
Hockey fans are cheering on a power play by Canadian immigration officials to allow National Hockey League playoff teams into Canada to duke it out for the Stanley Cup despite COVID-19 restrictions. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino tweeted out over the weekend that Canada is making a special exemption for the hockey players, their coaches and
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
