longest nonmilitarized international border in the world, and strong economic ties.About 90 per cent of the Canadian population lives within a one-hour drive of the border.
More than two million people traverse the countries’ 119 border crossings each month.Part of the largest international megalopolis in the world, what’s called the “Golden Horseshoe” region of New York and Ontario, encircles Lake Ontario and accounts for the greatest number of cross-border shoppers between the two countries.Key cities in the Golden Horseshoe — Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Hamilton and Toronto — have strong economic connections and account for as much as $10 billion in cross-border retail sales which continues to increase annually.But the recent closure of the.