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jsummers72
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Apr 06, 2020

Canada border crossing

I am an Alaskan resident. I am in AZ and am trying to read first hand reports of RV'ers crossing into Canada in order to drive back to AK. My US Senators office says they "have heard" that RV'ers are allowed to cross if they can prove they are Ak residents traveling home and are able to use their RV as their isolation location.

Can anyone substantiate these reports ? Thanks

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  • gbopp wrote:
    Are they allowing Canadian residents to cross the border to get home?


    Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 6 (1).
    "6.(1) Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada."
    Although some have suggested they've changed those rules. I haven't heard of anyone being turned away. Yet.
    They are deferring travel for citizens who exhibit symptoms from boarding transit (planes, ships, trains). Not sure about the status of those folks. Probably hung out to dry.
  • Are they allowing Canadian residents to cross the border to get home?
  • jsummers72 wrote:
    I am an Alaskan resident. I am in AZ and am trying to read first hand reports of RV'ers crossing into Canada in order to drive back to AK. My US Senators office says they "have heard" that RV'ers are allowed to cross if they can prove they are Ak residents traveling home and are able to use their RV as their isolation location.

    Can anyone substantiate these reports ? Thanks

    I would be surprised if it wasn’t true.
  • Current situation since March 21, for the next 30 days.

    I don't think returning home by transiting Canada is non-essential travel. It's not recreational and not tourism. You just want to drive home to Alaska.
    It would help if you did not display any symptoms of the illness, when you reach Canada Customs.

    I'm not a lawyer or legal aid, but I think it's pretty clear.
    Good luck.
  • You need to call both the US and Canadian border patrol.