THUNDER BAY - With COVID-19 cases continuing to surge in many parts of the U.S., restrictions to non-essential travel between the two nations will continue to be restricted for at least 30 more days.
Minister of Public Safety and Public Preparedness, Bill Blair, said in a message on social media federal government is extending the reciprocal restrictions at the Canada/U.S. border until Sept. 21.
The border has been closed to non-essential travel since March to slow the spread of COVID-19. Several potential opening dates have since been extended. Most recently, the border was to reopen on Aug. 21.
The U.S. has the most cases of COVID-19 worldwide and is seeing tens of thousands of new cases daily and more than 1,000 deaths per day from the virus.
In Ontario, fewer than 100 new daily cases have been reported for the last several days.
