Alberta RCMP have confirmed to CTV News that seven tickets for violating the public health rules for COVID-19 were given out to Americans last week.
RCMP Cpl. Deanna Fontaine told CTV News Sunday the U.S. citizens were located by police last week. Four of the $1,200 tickets were handed out on June 16 and two more on June 18.
Under the rules set out by the Canada Border Services Agency , American citizens can travel through to Alaska provided they show they are travelling there for an essential reason, such as going home or going there for work. "Should an officer have any doubts with regards to the traveller’s intended purpose, the traveller will be required to prove/substantiate their purpose of travel," CBSA spokesperson Jacqueline Callin wrote in an email to CTV News.
However, any foreign nationals who are admitted to the country under this exemption must quarantine themselves for 14 days.CBSA penalties much more serious "If you provide false immigration information or false information about the purpose of your travel, you may be denied entry and/or be banned from returning to Canada."
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