While no official date has been set, a recent meeting with Ontario border-city mayors and the federal government suggest June 22 could be a date to watch.

A meeting with Ontario mayors from border cities and the public safety minister suggests travel restrictions may start to ease on the southern border by the end of June.

Mayor Drew Dilkens from Windsor told iHeartRadio that while the feds did not provide an official date, they are expecting enough Canadians to be vaccinated by June 21 to consider easing restrictions on travel between Canada and the U.S. Earlier in May, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested that 75 per cent of Canadians would have to be vaccinated and coronavirus cases would have to remain low in order to scale back restrictions.

Coronavirus cases are down in both countries, the U.S. seeing the lowest numbers since March 2020 and Canada is down to October levels. About 41 per cent of the U.S. is fully vaccinated, and about 58 per cent of Canadians have received one dose with only five per cent being fully vaccinated.

The mayor of Niagara Falls, Jim Diodati, also said Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is expecting 75 per cent of Canadians to have their first dose and 20 per cent to be fully vaccinated by June 21, then for 75 per cent of the population to be fully vaccinated by July 21. In an interview with CHCH TV, Diodati said the federal government is looking at gradually opening up the border, and is optimistic that a reopening plan will be out soon.