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Posted date : Jul 22, 2021

Earlier this week, the federal government announced that starting August 9, 2021, Canada plans to begin allowing entry to American citizens and permanent residents, who are currently residing in the United States, and have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to entering Canada for non-essential travel.

Posted date : Jun 17, 2021

U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) reintroduced the Canadian Snowbirds Act, legislation that would allow some Canadian citizens to spend up to eight months a year vacationing in the United States, two months longer than they are allowed to stay now.

Posted date : Jun 10, 2021

CSA Member Advisory – Yesterday afternoon, federal government officials announced that fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents returning to Canada by air will no longer be subject to the mandatory hotel quarantine requirement effective early July 2021…..

Posted date : May 28, 2021

As President of the Canadian Snowbird Association (CSA), I am writing to request that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) revises its guidance on quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated Canadian residents returning to Canada from the United States on the basis that these individuals do not pose a risk of significant harm to public health.

Posted date : May 12, 2021

When we come back from the U.S., if I have two COVID-19 tests – the first on day one of getting back and another on day seven − and both are negative, why would I be required to continue to be quarantined?..

Posted date : May 12, 2021

I am hearing conflicting information about Form 8840 for 2020. Is the one-time policy change allowing snowbirds to exclude the days spent in the U.S….

Posted date : Feb 21, 2021

CSA Member Advisory – The Government of Canada has recently provided updated details on the further measures they have and will be implementing in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and its variants in Canada.

Posted date : Jan 18, 2021

CSA Member Advisory – Beginning on January 26th, all air passengers arriving to the US from a foreign country are
required to get tested for COVID-19 no more than 3 days before their flight departs and to provide proof of the negative result or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 to the airline before boarding the flight.

Posted date : Oct 27, 2020

CSA Member Advisory – As was reported last week, the Canada/U.S. land border will remain closed to all non-essential travel until at least November 21, 2020. CSA representatives continue to discuss the issue of the border closure with government officials and agencies on both sides of the border.

Posted date : Sep 24, 2020

CSA Member Advisory – Recently, Canada and the United States agreed to extend the land border restriction on all non-essential travel until October 21, 2020. This means that travel for tourism purposes will not be permitted at any land border crossing until at least October 21, 2020, but we anticipate this closure may well extend into 2021.