2021-Mar-25
GBA Pushes for Safe Access for Our American Members for the 2021 Season (hopefully by June)
GBA is renewing efforts to persuade the various levels of government to allow an exemption or variation from the rule banning non-essential cross-border travel for US citizens who own a seasonal property in Canada in time for the 2021 cottage season, when safe to do so, and with appropriate isolation, vaccination, and other conditions. Arguments include the very low risk to Canadians posed by our American friends and neighbours visiting their Georgian Bay homes due to widespread vaccination of Americans and public health protocols in place at the border.
Read our letter to federal government ministers here.
As pressures mount on the US and Canadian governments to develop a cohesive plan to reopen the border, GBA has submitted this request for consideration subject to conditions that will minimize the risk to Canadians.
Restrictions on non-essential travel at our international land borders have been extended through to May 21. GBA continues to closely monitor the situation and will follow up with the various levels of government on the issue of access for American seasonal residents as vaccination rates climb in both the US and Canada and travel restrictions are relaxed.
Read more about the current COVID restrictions here.