A new phenomenon has emerged in the friendly American neighbor of the North, while the land border between the United States and Canada remains closed: the Canadian citizens involved keep an eye on the American plates.
This resolution comes at a time when the non-essential maximum for Canada in the United States has been interrupted, but there are exceptions, leading to some U.S. plates crossing the northern border. In the end, it also led Canadians to wonder if cars are legally in the country.
However, although many non-essential drivers were denied borders, the New York Times reported, some approved and issued nine fines at Banff National Park in Alberta in June. In addition to the fines, Canadians deplore the situation, and the federal police department reported 53 court cases on foreign registrations from June 17 to 29 and 121 other registered court cases from July 1 to 28.
On the situation, John Horgan, the prime minister of British Columbia, kindly reminded those who lead (legally) to Canada with U.S. license plates and who may be concerned: “With regard to those who have license plates on the high seas and feel harassed, I might recommend public transportation. I would recommend that you replace your plates. I recommend that you ride a bike.
Anyone entering Canada by air, land or sea will have to be quarantined for 14 days, according to the Canadian Public Health Agency. And those who take advantage of the loophole that allows them to cross canada to Alaska can only enter safe border crossings and must demonstrate a “flying label” during the trip, the Canada Border Services Agency said.
“There is a high degree of certainty in British Columbia that we must keep our borders closed until neighboring jurisdictions have more on COVID-19,” Horgan said, according to CBC. “I think those who brayly claim through their license plates from other places will have to take this into account and act accordingly.”