British Columbia’s top doctor is expected to ease COVID-19 restrictions this month, but the federal government still has an advisory against all non-essential international travel.
Fully vaccinated British Columbians who travel across the U.S. by land border for less than 24 hours to access or buy goods no longer need to take a pre-entry COVID-19 molecular test before arriving in Canada.
Vaccinated citizens of the U.S. or other countries and Canadians staying here longer than 72 hours will still have to show proof of a negative molecular COVID-19 test to enter Canada.
Imagine living in a town, but not being able to leave it. It's what nearly 1,000 people living in Point Roberts, Washington, have encountered for 20 months. They paid a high economic price because of it, but they are hopeful the full reopening of America’s borders on November 8 will bring change.