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On April 19, 2021, the Biden administration extended travel restrictions along the land ports of entry between the United States and Canada and the United States and Mexico through May 21, 2021. The border restrictions were...more
Please note: while we address some country-specific updates related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the below contains information regarding global restrictions and closures as they stand today. Given the constantly changing nature...more
On March 16, 2020, Canada announced that it would be closing its borders to international travelers but for a few exceptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A few days later, Canada and the United States mutually agreed to...more
The Saga Of The Stimulus Deal Continues. As readers of this newsletter are well aware, the negotiations over additional stimulus legislation to confront COVID-19, and all of its attendant consequences, has seen a number of...more
In Washington: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) set a Tuesday deadline for her and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reconcile significant policy disputes if they want to pass a coronavirus relief bill before Election...more
In Washington - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised guidance for coronavirus testing is confusing and alarming many. The CDC now says people who have been in close contact with a person infected...more
In Washington - The media continues to highlight the woes of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the Trump administration moves to reorganize the independent agency during pandemic and upcoming elections. President Trump's...more
Senior Canadian government officials have confirmed that Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the Canada-U.S. border closure until at least August 21, 2020....more
In Washington: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday told reporters that when the Senate returns next week Republicans will start discussions on the next coronavirus stimulus package with their Democratic...more
In an effort to keep you informed of what’s happening in Washington, D.C., Shumaker Advisors has prepared this monthly federal policy and political update, a high-level review of the issues being discussed in the U.S....more
Canadian Border Closure Extended to July 31, 2020 for International Travellers - As anticipated, the Government of Canada has extended the restriction on all foreign nationals entering Canada from destinations other than the...more
On March 18, 2020, the governments of Canada and the United States announced they will be closing the border between the two countries for all non-essential travel....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Prime Minster Trudeau announced that travel to Canada is suspended for all foreign nationals, with the exception of U.S. Citizens and Canadian Permanent Residents (with other limited exceptions), as a...more
This article briefly summarizes the recent governmental guidance on Form I-9 requirements, travel, and visa processing and services, among other matters, in response to the national emergency caused by the COVID-19 outbreak....more
On March 16, 2020, the Government of Canada announced that effective 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, only Canadian citizens, Canadian permanent residents, their close family members, diplomats and U.S. citizens will...more
Safeguards are exceptional measures intended to temporarily assist domestic producers that have suffered, or are threatened by serious injury from increased imports of specific goods. Unlike anti-dumping or anti-subsidy...more
As the legal landscape of marijuana use shifts in both the United States and Canada, new questions arise as to the impact of drug use on admission to the United States. Currently, under both U.S. and Canadian federal law,...more
This is the second in a three-part series that provides guidance to new or foreign companies that are entering the U.S. market and seeking to employ either foreign nationals already in the United States on non-working visas,...more