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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
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
Canada has extended both international travel restrictions and the closure of the border with the U.S. for another month, until June 21, 2021. Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness made the announcement in a tweet on Thursday, May 20. The restrictions had been due to expire on May 21. “We are extending
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,”
Starting Monday February 22, all travellers coming to Canada by air for non-essential reasons need to stay in government-designated hotels for three days at their own costs after getting a COVID-19 test. But the costs of those hotel stays might be less than the previously-announced sum of $2,000. “The cost of each stay will vary
Ottawa is extending its restrictions on non-U.S. international travel to Canada for another two months and its restrictions on those from the United States until March 21. “Non-essential travel restrictions with the United States have been extended until March 21,” tweeted Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair. “We will continue to base our
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced air travellers landing in Canada will be required to quarantine in a hotel at their expense from February 22. The strict measure, first announce in January, means those arriving on flights will be required to take a COVID-19 test on arrival, then stay in a government-approved hotel for three
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