The Canada-US Border Closure Has Just Been Extended For The Tenth Time
Anybody hoping to take a non-essential trip across the Canada-U.S. border will have to wait a little longer.
In a press conference on Tuesday, January 12, Justin Trudeau confirmed that travel restrictions between the two countries would remain in place until at least February 21, 2021.
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February 21
The extended border closure date
Prior to this update, the border was scheduled to reopen on Thursday, January 21. It’s the tenth time travel restrictions between Canada and the United States have been extended, with Trudeau citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for the continued border closures.
Speaking outside Rideau Cottage, the Canadian PM explained that the measures “will keep people on both sides of the border safe.”
It was a message backed up by Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair, who confirmed the news in a tweet.
“Our Government will continue to ensure the safety of Canadians against #COVID19 and base our decisions on the best public health advice available,” he wrote.
Incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump has been unable to confirm the news via his own social accounts after he was banned from Instagram, Facebook and Twitter last week.
By the time the latest border extension is up, President-Elect Joe Biden will be sitting in the White House.