The U.S. Border Is Finally Open Again… Or Is It?

The US Land border is finally open to Canadian travellers. It’s also open to European travellers by the way, so Canada didn’t get any sort of neighbourly preferential treatment, in case you were wondering.

Either way, here’s what you need to know in case you were considering a trip south this winter. I haven’t been to Vegas or New York for a while, and feel like I’m overdue for a trip. Are we there yet?

The State of Affairs

I don’t think we’re quite there yet, but we’re definitely heading in the right direction. In the last weeks and months there’s been a number of positive developments for Canadian travellers. Here’s the executive summary:

• Proof of full vaccination will soon be required to board any plane in Canada, whether travelling domestically or internationally.

• Canada has dropped their negative travel advisory, which didn’t really mean anything.

• About half the provinces are ready for the “national” version of the Canadian vaccine passport, which likely will be some version of the pro…