Canada And US Agree To Extend Border Closures For Another Month

Sign with a Canadian flag (the maple leaf has been replaced with the symbol of a house) urging Canadians to stay at home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada on April 12, 2020. The Ontario provincial government extended the state of emergency until April 23 due to the COVID-19 outbreak on Saturday. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
Sign with a Canadian flag (the maple leaf has been replaced with the symbol of a house) urging Canadians to stay at home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada on April 12, ... Sign with a Canadian flag (the maple leaf has been replaced with the symbol of a house) urging Canadians to stay at home to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada on April 12, 2020. The Ontario provincial government extended the state of emergency until April 23 due to the COVID-19 outbreak on Saturday. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday the U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their border closed to nonessential travel for another 30 days.

Trudeau said it will keep people on both sides of the border safe amid the pandemic.

“The agreement is the same terms. It’s just extended for another 30 days. It will ensure we continue to get essential goods and services back and forth across the border,” Trudeau said.

U.S. President Donald Trump said this past Wednesday that the U.S.-Canada border will be among the first borders to open and said the U.S. and Canada are doing well in handling the pandemic. The U.S. has more confirmed cases and deaths from COVID-19 than any country in the world.

The U.S. and Canada agreed last month to limit border crossings to essential travel amid the pandemic, but that agreement was due to expire this coming week. Nearly 200,000 people cross that border daily in normal times.

Essential cross-border workers like healthcare professionals, airline crews and truck drivers will still be permitted to cross. Truck drivers are critical as they supply grocery stores and medical goods in both directions. Much of Canada’s food supply comes from or via the U.S.

Canadians who live in the U.S. for part of the year and are returning to Canada are among those who are also exempted from the current travel ban.

Canada sends 75% of its exports to the U.S. and about 18% of American exports go to Canada. The U.S. Canada border is world’s longest between two nations.

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  1. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    I’m sure DeVos’ protestors will get right on this.

  2. It won’t be long now before this administration achieves a coup on immigration: all of the world’s countries will close their borders to us.

  3. Interesting that means until the end of May so why the push to “open” the U.S. economy now?

  4. Liberate…Canada?

  5. Avatar for tena tena says:

    Simple - to own the libs.

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