Published: July 30, 2020
OTTAWA – Canada is tightening its regulations for foreign lers who have to drive through the country and Alaska, the executive said Thursday, after several U.S. citizens were fined by police for diverting them.
The Canada-U.S. border has been closed to places that are not essential since mid-March, but returning Canadians, must-have workers, truck drivers, strangers who pick up their families, and other Americans driving in Alaska have been allowed to enter.
Under current rules, which will take effect Friday, travelers to Alaska for non-discretionary purposes will have to move to the rustic at five specific border crossings in western Canada.
Travelers will reach a “flight tag” that should be attached to the rearview mirror of their vacation to or from Alaska and clearly indicate when they will have to leave Canada, authorities said.