I've seen several news stories in the past week or so about the closure of the US-Canada border due to Covid-19. Stories that mention a grocery store on a small US owned island that is going broke because they are surrounded by Canadians who are prohibited from entering the US - stories asking why the Canadian border remains closed while illegal immigrants (undocumented visitors - or whatever the politically correct term of the day might be) pour across the Rio Grande.
It was beginning to tick me off, and I was blaming the idiots in Washington until I did a little research.
While the border is closed both ways, and will be until at least July 25th, It is Canada that is insisting on the closure. With some exceptions, you can't board a plane to Canada without a negative Covid test, even if you've been vaccinated, and anyone arriving in Canada is expected to self-quarantine. Failure to comply can result in huge fines, being thrown out of the country and banned from reentry for a year.
Travel is even restricted between some provinces. If you're from Quebec, you are not really welcome in the Maritime Provinces. At the least, you'll have to self quarantine for a minimum of 14 days.
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