ilovetotravel1977
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Will we need to quarantine for 14 days once in the US?
I'm in northern Alberta and my daughter, her hubby and the new grandbaby are just outside the Calgary area. It's killing me to not be able to see them. My parents are in Saskatchewan and other family members as well. I can totally relate to your situation. We can't even go from province to province really.
Is the government monitoring province to province travel? Can you be turned away at a provincial border?
Will we need to quarantine for 14 days once in the US?
In the US they seem to be doing that on a state by state basis. Right now Hawaii and Alaska have mandatory 14 day quarantines in place, I think Florida still has it for NY residents only. I don't know about any other states doing this.Will we need to quarantine for 14 days once in the US?
Is the government monitoring province to province travel? Can you be turned away at a provincial border?
I feel ya! I’m in the same situation as an American citizen living in Canada (married to a canadian) with all my family just a few hours drive away in Michigan. We normally cross the border all the time to go visit. I have a SIL in Chicago in the same boat as well (Canadian married to an American). This closed border is brutal and I can’t wait for it to open back up! Once the border opens up, we will try to plan a visit to my family even if it requires a 14 day quarantine afterwards. If my DH is still working from home it won’t be much of an issue. If he’s back at the office then that would be a problem so I’m not sure if we’d do it then. My DH said “Yes, 100%!” When I proposed the idea to him yesterday as he’s very close to my family as well. We booked a camping trip in Maine/New Hampshire/Vermont for the beginning of July but we will most likely cancel that now, and probably concentrate our vacation time on visiting with family in Michigan if that becomes possible.As a Canadian citizen living in the US (due to DH's employment....he is also a Canadian citizen) it is my hope that the borders open ASAP. We have a young adult son living in Ontario and elderly parents (one of whom has Alzheimer's Disease) from whom we are indefinitely separated. While I understand the reason for the closure, it doesn't make it any easier to bear.
And before anyone jumps in with "well, that's the risk you took when you chose to leave Canada", NOTHING like this had ever happened in our lifetimes. We were well educated and aware of the reasons which may cause us to be unable to travel home (visa/work permit issues, terrorism threats, those kinds of things) but "global pandemic" was not on anyone's radar when DH was transferred cross-border three year ago.
Yes and No. Most people are not going anywhere. I know in Alberta, unless it is an emergency or for work, they are urging us NOT to travel to different areas.Is the government monitoring province to province travel? Can you be turned away at a provincial border?
The PM hasn't mentioned the cruising industry (AFAIK) since his initial announcement in early March about our ports being closed til July 1. Obviously one can not exist without the other (ie. No cruises at all until the US CAN border is open). So this basically squashes the Alaska cruising season. I know that some cruise lines have cancelled all AK sailings for this year while some have drastically cut back their sailings but still offer some. Realistically, the Alaska cruising season won't even take place this year, I'm assuming?
I would agree with you.I don't see not essential travel to the US before January 2021
I would agree with you.
Didn't know that either, but air travel cross border for all intents and purposes was halted by the airlines.even for non essential travel, using air, sea or rail as of this moment and have been able to do so since March when the block was announced.
Reduced, maybe. Halted, no. Anyone who lives near an airport can tell you that the jets are still taking off and landing. Not nearly as frequently, but they are still coming and going. Here is an image of all of the aircraft over North America at this time (11:45 EDT Tuesday night). Surprising how many are UPS and FedEx flights (maybe not considering the situation), but lots of commercial passenger traffic too.Didn't know that either, but air travel cross border for all intents and purposes was halted by the airlines.
Uh no, I wasn't aware of this either! Huh...learn something new every day!Just FYI, the non-essential travel restrictions only apply to land crossings, for anyone who is not aware of this (full disclosure- that would be me as of four hours ago ). Canadians and Americans can cross back and forth, even for non essential travel, using air, sea or rail as of this moment and have been able to do so since March when the block was announced.
Sorry if I was the only person who didn’t know this!
I think it will stay closed until the US is able to get control of the spread. Currently The US has 33% of total known cases worldwide, 13% of recovered and 28% of deaths. To many people still not taking this virus seriously. I don't see not essential travel to the US before January 2021.
Just FYI, the non-essential travel restrictions only apply to land crossings, for anyone who is not aware of this (full disclosure- that would be me as of four hours ago ). Canadians and Americans can cross back and forth, even for non essential travel, using air, sea or rail as of this moment and have been able to do so since March when the block was announced.
Sorry if I was the only person who didn’t know this!