{"id":78060,"date":"2020-06-22T15:45:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T19:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/coronavirus-trudeau-says-canada-to-be-cautious-with-reopening-of-borders"},"modified":"2020-06-22T15:45:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T19:45:10","slug":"coronavirus-trudeau-says-canada-to-be-cautious-with-reopening-of-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/coronavirus-trudeau-says-canada-to-be-cautious-with-reopening-of-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Trudeau Says Canada to be Cautious with Reopening of Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the reopening of borders to international travel as the coronavirus crisis abates will happen carefully and cautiously.<\/span><\/p>\n

In his daily briefing on Monday June 22, the Liberal leader said he was keen not to make the mistake of reopening too quickly, with the potential of sparking a second wave of the deadly pandemic in Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n

Restrictions on international travel and the closure of the Canada-U.S. border have been in place since March, designed to stop the spread of COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n

The closure of the Canada-U.S. border was recently extended until July 21.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHealth and safety is our top priority,\u201d Trudeau said. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow obviously there are places where the crisis is not as serious, but places where it’s still raging, so we’ll have to look carefully at what we can do and when we can open our borders.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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He added that the federal government plans to \u2018move forwards gradually\u2019 with the easing of border restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Prime Minister said he was aware that many Canadian industries are desperate for international travel to resume, also pointing out that some countries have seen spikes in coronavirus cases.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the same briefing, Trudeau also addressed the issue of migrant farmworkers who died from COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n

After three death and several hundred cases among foreign workers, he warned companies found not to have followed quarantine and social distancing rules would \u2018face consequences\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mexican government, which initially stopped workers coming here, says Canada has committed to increasing the number of inspections and to working together to find solutions to the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite travel restrictions, Canada has provided exemptions for temporary foreign workers who are vital links in the country\u2019s food chain.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following occupations related to Canada\u2019s food chain currently qualify for priority work permit processing:<\/span><\/p>\n