Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced late Friday that the closure has been extended to March 21 — precisely one year after the world’s longest undefended border was first shut down to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Non-essential travel restrictions with the United States have been extended until March 21st, 2021. We will continue to base our decisions on the best public health advice available to keep Canadians safe from #COVID19.
— Bill Blair (@BillBlair) February 19, 2021
Since then, the closure has been extended month by month.
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Blair tweeted that the government will continue to base its decisions on the border “on the best public health advice to keep Canadians safe.”
Our government will never hesitate to take the strong action needed to keep Canadians safe from emerging variants of #COVID19. Restrictions on non-US international travel into Canada have been extended until April 21st, 2021.
— Bill Blair (@BillBlair) February 19, 2021
