FBC Newsletter

In this third edition of Smart Borders, we focus on the latest developments surrounding COVID-19 vaccination and the challenges ahead for a safe reopening of the Canada-U.S. border, and we review the main outcomes of the webinar on testing and vaccination for safe air travel resumption that took place on December 8, 2020. Finally, we are featuring the Maritime Task Force, one of the four Task Forces under the Border Recovery Working Group.

In this second edition of Smart Borders, we focus on the latest developments surrounding rapid testing, health protocols and health passports across modes of transportation in the U.S. and Canada. We also introduce the leaders for each of the four Task Forces under the Border Recovery Working Group. Stay tuned!

In this first edition of Smart Borders we look at the inevitability of global pandemics, some initiatives to ease the burden of travel restrictions and we present our principles for the easing of U.S.-Canada border restrictions on non-essential travel. We also interview some of our leaders from the Supply Chain / Goods Movement Task Force.

In this fourth edition of Smart Borders, we focus on multi-modal perspectives for industry recovery. In particular, we review the outcomes of our webinar on safe travel resumption (February 26, 2021) and outline concrete proposals for three modes of transportation: air, land, and maritime travel. We are also extremely honored to feature Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner Diane J. Sabatino from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.