Canada – U.S. border to remain closed to non-essential travel until April 21

 The border closure does not apply to freight and to certain essential travel

Canada and the United States will be extending by another month the border restrictions put in place a year ago.

It has been determined that non-essential travel between the United States and Canada still poses additional risk of transmission and spread of COVID-19 and places the population of both nations at increased risk of contracting COVID-19.

The ban on crossing the border for leisure and tourism is therefore maintained until April 21. The two countries agreed that certain essential travel could continue.

The measure still does not affect trade, and the transport of goods is allowed to cross the border to preserve the supply chains between the two countries.