The closure of the U. S. -Canada-Mexico land border has lasted until at least November and can last even longer, as the United States continues to see an increase in COVID-19 cases.
“To continue restricting the spread of COVID, the United States, Mexico, and Canada will impose greater restrictions on non-essential travel until November 21,” Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said Monday. working hard with Mexico and Canada to identify safe criteria to ease long-term restrictions and our border communities. “
Bill Blair, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, said on Twitter that all decisions “will continue to be based on the most productive public aptitude recommendation to keep Canadians safe. “
Land borders between the 3 countries have been closed since 18 March and have been extended every month since. There are exceptions, which are in addition to both industry and Americans returning to the United States and Canadians returning to Canada.
In addition, Americans traveling to or from Alaska can also cross Canada by car, according to the Canadian Border Services Agency, but will need to demonstrate a “flying label” on their adventure and can only pass through secure border crossings. , took advantage of this legal vacuum and were caught.
While the closure of the land border has been prolonged for a month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview last week with Canadian radio station Global News, which could take longer.
“The advice is to avoid the non-essential and that’s for the protection of other people. I know many other people are very involved in what’s happening south of the border in Florida, Arizona, California and other places where the virus isn’t under control, let alone under control than we are here,” he said.
“We continue to expand border closures because the United States is not in a position where we would be comfortable reopening those borders,” he added. “We will continue that Canadian security is at the forefront of our considerations as we move forward. We are seeing cases in the United States and around the world, and we want to keep border controls in place. “
But at least one couple discovered a (legal) solution to close this month, hosting their wedding along Canada’s New Brunswick border so that american and Canadian families of the bride and groom can look from the Holy Cross River.
Alison Fox contributes to Travel Leisure. When she is not in New York, she likes to spend her time on the beach or explore new destinations and hopes to make a stopover in every country in the world. Follow your adventures on Instagram.