US to Open Canada, Mexico Borders to Fully Vaccinated Travelers Next Month: Officials

Canadian and U.S. flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Windsor, Ont., on March 21, 2020. The Canadian Press/Rob Gurdebeke

The United States plans to reopen its land borders with Mexico and Canada to nonessential travelers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 starting in early November, Biden administration officials said on Oct. 12.

The restrictions for nonessential travel at the country’s land borders have been in place since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. News of the new rules from the Department of Homeland Security comes just weeks after President Joe Biden announced similar planned requirements for international air travelers.