The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the temporary reduction of service hours at certain low-traffic ports of entry (POE) along the Canada-United States land border. These COVID-19 related measures are temporary and in effect as of April 15, 2020 at 11:59 pm EDT, and will remain in effect until further notice.
The Government of Canada continues to introduce border measures to limit the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Canada. All non-essential travel into Canada continues to be prohibited.
The CBSA will proceed with the temporary reduction of service hours at a total of 27 locations.
The locations including those in southeast Saskatchewan as follows:
• Northgate: the hours will now be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week;
• Oungre: the hours will now be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week;
• Regway: this crossing had been open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but will now be restricted to 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week;
• West Poplar River: the hours will now be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday;
• Estevan: the CBSA office will be open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week;
• Carievale: the hours will now be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week.
Economic supply chains and trade will remain open and the CBSA will work to ensure that access to goods and services is not interrupted. As such, these changes should not affect commercial traffic.
The CBSA remains committed to ensuring that Indigenous people continue to be able to move within and between their communities, and are able to provide and access essential goods and services.
This temporary reduction of service hours will be reviewed on an ongoing basis as the public health situation evolves.
A temporary 30-day restrictionon all non-essential travel at the Canada-U.S. border was put in place on March 21, including but not limited to tourism and recreation.
Travellers who are granted entry into Canada will be informed of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)’s mandatory 14-day self-isolation requirement. This is mandatory for all coming into Canada even if they do not have any symptoms, as they are at risk of developing symptoms and infecting others. If they do have symptoms, they will be provided a mask and referred to a health professional.
Travellers will also be required to provide their contact information and place of isolation to help PHAC monitor and enforce compliance with the 14-day self-isolation requirement.
