The cost of a PCR test for COVID-19 may make cross-border shopping less appealing for some Canadians, one expert says.
BARRIE -- The United States opened its land border to Canadians fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on Monday, but a mandatory negative PCR test upon arrival back in Canada may be dissuading some consumers from making the trip to America to shop.
Those tests are to be taken at the traveller’s expense, and while the costs of PCR tests vary, they often carry a price tag of more than $100. Soberman said while some people might still be willing to cross the border to buy those items, the majority of cross-border shoppers are people who visit outlet malls, Walmart or Target and who aren’t going to spend large sums of money.
The leaders cited several reasons the mandatory PCR tests should be scrapped, including preventing more needed travel and delaying family reunification.
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