He chose this particular point of entry from the United States to avoid the mandatory three-day stay at a quarantine hotel that applies to air travellers entering Canada. The temporary measures and the Canada-U.S. land border closure, which went into effect in March 2020, have both been extended to May 21. Land travellers must go directly to their quarantine destination after crossing the border. Between Feb. 21 and April 19, more than 111,000 air travellers and 43,000 land travellers had received a compliance verification visit from a third party, according to PHAC. Airlines seem to have also caught on to the land border loophole.

Source: CBC News April 23, 2021 08:00 UTC