21st May 2020 – Non essential travelers will have to wait at least another month for cross border trips between the US and Canada as both administrations left it late to formally announce that the current sanctions must continue for 30 more days at least.

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said yesterday that: “It was the right thing to further extend by 30 days our closure of the Canada-U.S. border to travelers other than essential services and goods, but we will continue to watch carefully what’s happening elsewhere in the world and around us as we make decisions on next steps.”

This is the second 30 day extension to the border closure, which normally sees more than 200’000 crossings per day. Essential crossings, including trucks carrying trade, is still permitted. It’s been reporting that truck crossings have risen in recent weeks, a trend which is set to increase as businesses strive to get back to normal, even with pandemic still virulent, especially in the US.