COVID-19 rules apply to international marine traffic, just as they do at border crossings on land and at airports.“Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) continues to enforce the prohibition on U.S.
and foreign pleasure craft from crossing the border into Canada for tourism and recreational purposes,” Transportation Minister Marc Garneau wrote in a letter this week to the Council of B.C.
Yacht Clubs.A group of B.C. boaters associated with the council is trying to help border officials identify Americans trying to skirt the COVID rules.The boaters constantly monitor marine-traffic websites, looking for American vessels equipped with the Automatic Identification System (AIS) that electronically tracks a boat’s precise location, direction and.