Returning To Canada Via Land Border Crossing: During Covid-19 (Hotel Quarantine Loophole)
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In this video, I explain how you can legally return to Canada without paying $2000+ for a three-night stay in a quarantine hotel. As of Feb. 22, 2021, new rules were implemented, forcing Canadians flying into Canada to book a government-approved hotel through a 1-800 number, which was nearly impossible to get through to anyone.
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Appreciate this vid Trevor. Hoping they keep this loophole alive.
Your welcome man. I think it will stay alive because there are just too many borders to cross to implement a hotel stay. Good luck!
Thank you Trevor. Very helpful!
Do you recall some of the questions you were asked once you arrived at the border? Super nervous as you did mention they were quite rude.
@@reddz502 Please disregard those comments I made I feel like it's making people ancy when they're doing nothing wrong going back by land. They asked routine questions about where I came from, if I had my test and a quarantine plan.
For whatever reason by plane or land I'm always treated like some kind of drug dealer maybe it's the shaved head lol. You will be totally fine.
Thank you!
You're welcome! Hope it helped :)
Thanks so much brotha!
No worries man! I hope it helps.
Done this same even before the COVID ! Took the shuttles from SeaTac to Birch bay then caught the public transit to Blaine! When I walked to the peace arch and proceeded to the officer she surprised that I managed to do all these things after explaining all of these situations 😂
Haha nice!
Damn it's times like this that make me miss Rob Ford. RIP.
Do they make you take a test when you get to the boarder even if you showef them your negative proof? And if yes can you not decline testing based on your rights? They might fine you correct?
At all major crossings, they will ask you to take a test at the border and then you can leave. Yes you can decline it and it's possible you will get a ticket, but honestly, it wasn't a big deal took about a minute and I left with my friend.
The important part is you don't have to pay for a hotel.
Thank you Trevor! I was wondering if you had to quarantine when you got to the U.S? and what transportation you could use? like a Bus or Uber?
I only did a quarantine when I went to Hawaii from Vancouver (you can skip it with a test now). When I left Hawaii there is no quarantine because I was already in the US. I can’t speak on the rules for those coming from outside the US because I think it’s different depending on the state.
I caught a Lyft it was $35 and I was at the border it was very easy. I think you could catch a bus or taxi pretty affordably form any airport near the border.
thank you so so much for this video. My husband wants to come in to Canada but he is still US Citizen. We hate the fact that if he flies back to Calgary, we will need to pay so much money for the hotel room which we couldn't afford. I wonder if they have same procedure in Montana Border as this border is closer to me.
No problem. The loophole should work at any open border crossing, I didn't cross where I did for any particular reason just that it was closest for me.
Hello trevor! I appreciate you for making this, it answered so many questions, but apparently since yesterday, a friend from Vancouver cant go to the border to pick me up since there's a new restriction within the provinces so he told me he can't pick me up.
Now i was wondering if its possible to use a bus or taxi/uber/lyft to go to the apartment i'll be staying in?
Many thanks!
I think there is some new zoning restrictions coming into place but I think your friend is just paranoid. And yes you can just call a taxi or get an Uber, nobody at the land border cares what you do as long as you quarantine.
Thanks for the info. I am on my way back to Canuckistan in a few days. 2 day drive and wIll have negative test, Covid vaccine, and all documents. I’m still stressed about. Of course I will have to deal with provincial border crossing stuff. BTW I have heard that if you tell them you can’t afford the hotel stay they have to pay.
It's normal to be stressed I was also, but just remember you're a citizen/PR holder I assume and you belong here. Once you get to that booth you will be let in that's not even a question.
As for the hotel, I've heard there are designated government hotels that are separate from the ones mentioned for booking. This is likely where you end up if you don't pay, but I don't even want to get into my thoughts on that stuff.
@@TrevorSomerville I’m driving.... no indication of need to go to stupid hotel.... we shall see.
@@ianadkins471 what happen to you? , Did you pass?
@@alfredjohnson3642 Hello. Yes, back in Canuckistan and all is good. Thanks for asking. Arrived late April, had negative Covid test, was given two test kits and sent on my way home after declaring I had a safe place to Q. Tested day 2 and day 8. It was not to deep nasal insert thing. Process was quite good. Was called twice and did my daily check ins via phone. I crossed in Ontario and drove into Quebec with no checkpoint. Ironically when I told the border person I was a Canadian living in a southern state I was immediately asked about guns and whether I had any on me. More dangerous than Covid it would have seemed lol. At any rate, I hope you are well. Cheers!
@@ianadkins471 I'm at the border in Blaine WA, but I have no covid test, I went to the farmacy and the test will take some time so I'm wondering if I should try to cross without the test or wait until the results come back from the test
Thank you so much Trevor! I wonder how to you manage to get a rental car since folks have to go back home to quarantine right away... its hard to find one way international rental..
Call the rental company and see if it's possible but they can have a taxi drop them off at the border crossing. Then get picked up.
@@TrevorSomerville thanks man.. it has been so stressful hopefully will figure sth out soon! Take care.
Thanks for the video. Is a Visa not required to enter the US and transit into the US to enter Canada? Does it work only for Canadians? What did you tell American authorities when you landed?
I was going from Hawaii to Bellingham and then crossed the border on foot into Canada. As a Canadian, you get an automatic six-month visa on arrival into the US. Since I was already in the US there were no questions until I got to Canada.
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I was going to take it down because it’s not really relevant to the channel anymore but I think I’ll keep it for awhile now.
Hey Trevor, thanks for the video. I’m also planning on crossing the peach arch border by foot like you…but kind of confused exactly where to walk through. Do I just need to ask the taxi driver to drop me off at the park? Are there any signs at the park that says where pedestrian can get through? I just want to know where I’m going and not get confused…because as you know…the border guys can give you some hard times just for crossing the border, and I don’t want to get into any sort of trouble. Thanks a lot
It's a piece of cake. Ask the taxi to drop you off at the park. Walk to the end of the parking lot and there is a path that continues on straight and you go down a slight hill that brings you to the road, you can't miss it.
On the left side of the road, there is a side walk for people crossing on foot you just walk that for maybe half a km or less and you've arrived. There is a special foot crossing door at the end of the sidewalk and they will call you in when they're ready.
It can seem intimidating when you haven't done it before but it's really not a big deal at all. Lots of people go to that park just to hang out and see family, so don't feel like you're breaking any rules.
Trevor Somerville thanks a lot for the information!! Really appreciate it. I’ll definitely try out then. Thanks again!
Thanks for sharing helpful tips. I am planning to travel back to Canada but I am still not ready to spend $2000 for three days hotel stay. I am wondering, is it allowed if my friend Picked me up once crossed Canadian border? I heard that, I have to use personal car to travel to my destination once I crossed Canadian border.
Your friend can pick you up on the Canadian side of the border. That's exactly what I did.
@@TrevorSomerville thanks. Is Buffalo the closest border to get to Ottawa or is there any border I can use.
Hey Trevor, I was wondering how did you find the one way rental car from Seattle to Vancouver? It seems like pretty hard to find cars travel internationally. Thank you very much!
Hey Harry. I checked online trying to find one that could be dropped off in Vancouver at YVR from Bellingham and I also looked for a shuttle or driver and I couldn't find anything for cross border online. (Call them to be sure).
All I did was take a $35 Lyft to a small town called Blaine and walked across the Peach Arch park and over the border. You can easily get picked up or a cab from the border crossing into Vancouver.
@@TrevorSomerville What address should I asked to get dropped off at Blaine to walk across to Canada so I can get my next cab/taxi?
Just ask for them to drop you off on the US side at the park. They can drive into the parking lot and then all you need to do is walk down the hill and go up to the booth. You can’t miss it and the whole process is super simple.
Do you still have to do the 14 day quarantine at home after arriving by land?
Yes, that's mandatory.
Hi, what questions they ask u from the border? Did u tell them that u want to avoid 2k mandatory hotel?.
They asked where I came from, what I was doing there, Do I have my PCR test with 72 hours, etc. They cannot enforce the hotel quarantine at land borders, so you don't have to mention the hotel at all :)
You said they gave you a sh*t time at the border, what happened? (I'd probably still take that over an unnecessary $2000 quarantine)
They just made me wait a long time and asked a lot of questions and were generally ruder then normal to make sure I was compliant with the test. Don't be afraid of crossing the border into your own country you have rights.
Is it because they do not get many flying in and then stumbling across a land border? Did they ask where you came from? I guess you could quite rightly say the US. Does Hawaii Homeland Security stamp the passport with 'Hawaii'?
Well technically thousands of essential workers and trucks shipping things cross the borders everyday untested, but id imagine they're trying to scare people off from traveling to some extent. The program has received a lot of heat since it started.
They did ask and I told them Hawaii although by the time you're at the booth you're on home soil they have to let you in regardless.
@@TrevorSomerville I guess you can’t be deported from your own country!
@@tinglestingles Certainly not!
Lol being on hold for 18 hours or more. Classic Canada forcing you to call and wait forever just to get disconnected.
I'm just shocked they decided to use a 1800 number for the entire country. Why couldn't we book online it's not 1990 anymore.
@@TrevorSomerville Its punitive.
Is this still possible to do?
Yep. Returning to Canada by land is still allowed and it bypasses the hotel rule.
@@TrevorSomerville which car rental company did you rent from to get to the border? A lot of the ones I called don't have drop off locations near the border
@@tysonfiske1577 When I did this there wasn't any cross border rentals, but maybe there is now not sure. Just catch a taxi or an uber and walk across it's cheap.
@@TrevorSomerville ok thanks. I'm from BC so I would fly to Seattle, take the amtrac north, the furthest its currently going is Bellingham. So I guess from Bellingham I could take an uber to the border.
@@tysonfiske1577 Yes it would be like $30-40 probably. You could just fly to Bellingham like I did and it probably wouldn't change the price much.
Thanks for the video.. is the covid test required to cross from Canada in US by land? or is that only by flight
To enter Canada you need a valid PCR test meaning it was taken within 72 hours of arriving at the border crossing. They will ask you for it, but realistically once you get to the booth you're on Canadian soil and they cant deny you entry. Id get the PCR test though and avoid any drama.
@@TrevorSomerville thanks... what about crossing from Canada into the United States ?
@@vxconsulting Oh gotcha. I’m not sure if it’s required or it may vary by state. Check the government website or just call where you’re planning to cross and they’ll tell you.