The Canadian-US border will remain closed to all non-essential travel until at least August 21, reports the Canadian network CTV.
Talks have been ongoing between the two countries, and the current shutdown will expire on July 21. Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump received a call yesterday to discuss the situation, and the Canadian Prime Minister later said his administration “was going to continue to work hard.” to keep Canadians safe and to keep our economies flowing. “
Government figures in the United States have been calling on Canada to reopen the border, which has been closed since March, with an open letter recently written by 29 members of Congress requesting “a comprehensive framework for the gradual reopening.”
However, Canada has kept the health of its citizens a priority, and with the increase in coronavirus cases in the U.S., the one-month extension at closing was somewhat predictable. Confirmed infections in the US have now reached nearly 3.5 million, with nearly 140,000 deaths, while Canada, by contrast, has nearly 110,000 cases and fewer than 9,000 deaths.
Essential travel remains permitted, and while film and television work is considered nonessential, the cast and crew of the U.S. may obtain temporary work visas to cross the border, although in some cases they will be subject to a quarantine period upon arrival. .
