THUNDER BAY -- Ottawa will provide next steps for the Canada/United States border and international travel on Monday.
This past week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hinted the country may allow fully vaccinated Americans to cross into Canada as soon as mid-August, and international travelers to become eligible for entry in September.
The Canadian border with the United States has been closed to non-essential travel since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began to widen. On July 5 the federal government loosened restrictions on fully vaccinated travelers already eligible to enter Canada, including citizens, permanent residents and students, allowing them to skip mandatory quarantines if they presented a negative COVID test at the border and completed a test given upon arrival in Canada.
Partially vaccinated or non-vaccinated travelers are still required to quarantine for 14 days and those flying into the country must still stay for three days at a government approved hotel while awaiting COVID-19 test results.
Trudeau has said non-vaccinated tourists will not be allowed into Canada for some time to come.
