Given the progress on COVID-19 vaccine coverage in both countries, one U.S. lawmaker believes it's time to rethink the current rules at the border. 

The mutual bilateral ban on non-essential travel, an agreement that initially went into effect in March and was extended by an additional 30 days last month, is now scheduled to expire May 21.

The federal government says Canadians will need to wait for at least a few days — and possibly longer — for a fully updated plan. Many of the newest arrivals are from Nigeria.