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Canada-US Extended Land Border Closure, Testing and Hotel Quarantine

Canada and the United States announced the further extension of their mutual ban on non-essential land-border crossings through 21 May. These restrictions were first imposed bilaterally back in March 2020 to mitigate transmission of the COVID-19 virus and have been renewed by both nations following review on a monthly basis ever since. Canada’s COVID-19 measures…
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USA: CDC Issues ‘Very High’ Warning Against All Travel to Canada

With over 1 million COVID-19 cases in Canada, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning against all travel to Canada due to the “current situation” in the country.  The United States CDC issued a Level 4 or “very high” warning against all travel to Canada, stating: “Because of…
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US Land Borders With Canada, Mexico Extended Again

The U.S. government has announced that the country’s land borders with North American neighbors Canada and Mexico will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least another month, through April 21 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Homeland Security reiterated that the goal of the extended border closures is to limit the…
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Canada Extends Travel Restrictions

Nearly a year after Canada went into lockdown, border measures have become more strict though more people are exempt. With new COVID-19 variant detections increasing in the country, Canadian authorities will impose further testing and quarantine requirements for international travellers arriving at Canada’s air and land ports of entry. Canada has extended travel restrictions until…
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Canada Requires Mandatory COVID-19 Test at Land Border with USA

The Canadian Government is moving to extend its testing requirement for international arrivals to now cover land borders crossing starting 15 February.  Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, told Canadians that the test must have been done within 72 hours, and it must be a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Travellers who come to the border…
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