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Canada’s COVID-19 test requirements on incoming travellers

Credit to Author: Mohanad Moetaz| Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:11:50 +0000

Canada has required all incoming international travellers over age five to take a COVID-19 test since February 22. Proof of having a vaccine does not exempt travellers from the test requirement at this time. Generally speaking, travellers need to show a test that has been taken within 72 hours of entry at the border, or […]

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Canada Immigration

Negative coronavirus test required for travellers crossing Canada-U.S. land border

February 9, 2021 admin cbsa, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, covid, covid-19, covid19, Immigrate, national & regional news, pcr test, travel to canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:26:43 +0000

Canada is extending the requirement for travellers to provide a negative COVID-19 test to land border crossers as early as Feb. 15. Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, told Canadians that the test must have been done within 72 hours, and it must be a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Travellers who come to the border […]

Canada Immigration

Man sentenced for forging documents to enter Canada illegally

February 7, 2021 admin canada border service agency, cbsa, covid-19, Immigrate, national & regional news, US border

Credit to Author: Mohanad Moetaz| Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2021 09:00:25 +0000

An American citizen has plead guilty for misrepresentation at the Canada-U.S. border. The man had stated that he was seeking entry in order to carry out essential work, when in reality, he wanted to visit his girlfriend who lives in Canada. The man, Lyell Sullivan Buttermore, looked to enter Canada through the Lansdowne port of […]

Canada Immigration

Travellers to Canada will now need a negative COVID-19 test

December 30, 2020 admin canada travel, cbsa, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, covid-19, Immigrate, national & regional news, travel restrictions

Credit to Author: Mohanad Moetaz| Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:24:01 +0000

Canada will now require arriving travellers to obtain a negative COVID-19 test three days before arriving. The test must be a PCR test, which is currently considered the most effective coronavirus test. In addition, there will be more border officials at Canada’s ports of entry to ensure those arriving understand the new rules. This is according […]

Canada Immigration

Canada releases new details on how traveller information is collected at the border

August 31, 2020 admin canada border, canada border service agency, cbsa, entry/exit program, Immigrate, national & regional news

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:00:13 +0000

Canada recently released more details on what information border officers collect from travellers, who can access the information, and more on data protection and rules for disclosure. Canada’s Entry/Exit Program allows the border to collect basic traveller information and share it with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The immigration department uses the information to […]

Canada Immigration

Sending kids to school in Canada from the U.S. amid travel restrictions

August 25, 2020 admin cbsa, International students, Students, study, study permit, u.s., usa

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:54:00 +0000

U.S. parents who send their kids to school in Canada have to navigate the travel restrictions that are now in place for another month. Canada has extended border restrictions on U.S. travellers until September 21, which is weeks after classes are set to start across the country. U.S. parents are facing prolonged processing delays this […]

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US Puts Up Three-Foot High Fence to Keep Canadians Out

August 20, 2020 admin canadian politics, cbsa, Donald Trump, news, RCMP, U.S.-Canada border, us border patrol, US Politics, worldnews

Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:18:28 GMT

The Americans put up the roughly four-kilometre long barrier earlier this week. Authorities say the fence will impede drug runners.

Canada Immigration

How CBSA determines “essential travel” revealed in internal memo

May 27, 2020 admin cbsa, travel to canada, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 19:32:35 +0000

Border officers are on the frontlines enforcing Canada’s travel restrictions, but the particulars of how they determine “essential travel” for specific situations have not been made available to the public. Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) distributes internal instructions to the authorities who get the final say in who crosses the Canadian border. CIC News has […]

Canada Immigration

Canadian government can now verify how many days immigrants and visitors stay in the country

February 5, 2020 admin canada citizenship, canada immigration, canada permanent residence, canadian immigration, cbsa, entry/exit program, IRCC, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:42:35 +0000

Canada’s federal immigration ministry has been able to track the movements of travellers entering and leaving the country by land since February 2019. The number of days a foreign national stays in the country is relevant to applications for work permits, study permits, visitor visas, permanent residence status, and Canadian citizenship. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship […]