Fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to drive across the border into the United States once again.
The Department of Homeland Security announced late Tuesday that the land border will reopen in November.
“Cross-border travel creates significant economic activity in our border communities and benefits our broader economy,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a news release.
“We are pleased to be taking steps to resume regular travel in a safe and sustainable manner.”
The U.S. land border has been closed to non-essential travel since March of 2020, although air travel has been allowed with certain conditions.
Canada reopened its land border to fully vaccinated U.S. travellers back in August.
New York Congressman Brian Higgins announced the border reopening shortly before it was confirmed by Homeland Security.
Higgins said for months they have heard from businesses that are suffering and families distraught over the separation imposed by the continued border shutdown.
“A robust cross-border exchange between the United States and Canada is fundamental to our binational relationship and mutually beneficial to our nations’ citizens, businesses and economies,” Higgins said in a statement.
“Strong vaccination rates in Canada made the continued border shutdown absurd and unjustifiable.”
No official date for the reopening has been announced as of yet.
At long last, there is action by the U.S. to open the doors & welcome back our Canadian neighbors beginning in November.
This is good news for businesses & families that have suffered under the continued border shutdown.
Further details coming tomorrow.
My statement herepic.twitter.com/YEN7LuxGle
— Brian Higgins (@RepBrianHiggins) October 13, 2021
