Thousands of tourists, shoppers still trying to enter Canada despite COVID-19 travel ban

Part of Canada's land border with the United States is pictured closed at the Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, B.C., Tuesday, April 28, 2020. VICTORIA -- Canadian border agents have turned away more than 7,500 foreigners – mostly Americans – trying to visit Canada for non-essential purposes, including sightseeing, shopping and recreation, since pandemic restrictions on travel were imposed.

Americans accounted for 87 per cent of those denied entry, with 6,615 U.S. citizens being sent home by Canadian border agents. The remaining 1,024 people denied entry were citizens of other countries not specified by the CBSA. Likewise, the border agency says it turned away 827 Americans trying to visit Canada for recreational purposes and 418 Americans coming to Canada for non-essential shopping.

Certain border-crossers are exempt from the ban, including temporary foreign workers, health-care workers who live and work on opposite sides of the divide, and those who are visiting immediate family in Canada for non-discretionary reasons.

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America has the highest rate of infection in the world. They are carriers. We don't want them reinfecting Canadians.

To soon to open borders.

They are sneaking in by way of saying they’re going to Alaska. They should only be able to fly from USA to USA and bypass Canada.

toddcoyne Keep the ban! 😉

Americans are going to be apply for Covid-19 refugee status anytime now.

It’s a wonderful country!👍

Hmmm set up a water cannon at the border and use it on them. They are likely Republican anyway

This isn’t new! I’m 5 hrs north from the boarder. This shot was taken 5 days ago at Homedepot. Travelling to their cottage maybe. That’s not essential travel. Not the first - won’t be the last.

There will be some non-delivery vehicles from the US in Canada. It would be nice if they had a sticker or sign indicating that the vehicle and people have been here longer than 2 weeks.

For those legitimately going to Alaska, between Interstate 5 and 15, there are no routes that go through tourist places like Banff AB or downtown Vancouver according to Google Maps. cdnpoli bcpoli

Build wall make the u.s. pay for it

Are these people that retarded they don't understand the border is closed we don't want them up here because the Americans are spreading the virus like wildfire

Turn round

Don’t let anyone in from China they have a new virus and it’s not COVID. They said it transmitted from a “European fish” at the wet market into a human 🤔

They don't watch the news? realDonaldTrump don't run shit around here. We ARE CLOSED FOR BUSINESS

News Flash already here someone’s been parked from NY since before the announcement 🤦🏻‍♀️

CTVAtlantic Stay out! Not welcome

Then we have to close the borders to all the world meaning no more flights coming in, is that really what we want? Being kept prisoners inside Canada?

Open the F border enough madness already

That's better. This is not a right time for travel StayHome StaySafe

Stay out of my country ya poofs

Build a wall and get Trump to pay for it

Charge them COVID19 tax. $10k per day. Lol

Let them try, chances are they are asylum seekers at this point!!

don't let them in,,,,cmon Canada,,, shake your head

STAY OUT

What part of borders closed and pandemic do you not understand......US is rampant with Covid 19.....please please keep the border closed......rules are rules....not to be broken.....

Any word on the 479,000 non Canadian citizens who were allowed entry by air between March 21 and June 2? Separated families are just wondering 🤔 FamilyReunification FamilyIsEssential

Stop being so rude. As long as Covid 19 is rampant in the US stay HOME!

Maybe it'll be open when we get there.

Keep them out, there's a pandemic going on!

They are freely coming over the B.C. and Alberta - US border on vacation by sayin they are travelling to Alaska.

Keep the border closed. This will reduce COVID-19 cases and guns crossing.

Keep border close at least 2years

What part of the border is closed can't Americans understand?

Entitlement attitude maybe?

Real news. Trudeau spent billions of taxpayer money for a seat nobody but him cares about. The corrupt UN doesn't want to be seen with him because his corruption is to obvious and attracts bad publicity. LiberalShill

I cross the border twoce a week and haven't seen those thousands you're writing about. Another day another bs story.

I was at a gas station here yesterday and the vehicle in front of me had Texas plates... filling up to head to Alaska🤔

JustinTrudeau cafreeland - We have already lost TOO MANY LIVES. Be sure we take the time we need to recover before let tourists visiting us. We need a strong economy but also healthy population.😷

Lol, who the hell would come to Canada to shop?

Keep on turning them away, please! Don't they know that they should use that soft part between their ears inside their head?

Open up, let them in. Look at data, not headlines.

Keep the borders closed indefinitely.

Tell me whether roxhamroad is closed or not.

If they are too stupid to realize that they cannot then they shouldn’t be up here.

Noooooooooooo!

NighJamie BflisFB TheSKDude

Doesn’t anyone check first before making the drive. Stupidity

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