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Academics who fall into the following categories should exercise extreme caution:

• Citizens or residents of a country identified in media reports as likely to be subject to a travel ban.
• Citizens or residents from countries encountering diplomatic tensions with the U.S.
• Travellers with passport stamps showing recent travel to countries that may be subject to a travel ban or where there are diplomatic tensions with the U.S.
• Those who have expressed negative opinions about the current U.S. administration or its policies.
• Anyone whose research could be seen as being at odds with the position of the current U.S. administration.
• Travellers who identify as transgender or whose travel documents indicate a sex other than their sex assigned at birth.

“Academics should carefully consider what information they have, or need to have, on their electronic devices when crossing borders and take actions to protect sensitive information where necessary,” CAUT said in the release.

Search of electronic devices

that border officials in the U.S. and Canada can require access to electronic devices such as laptops, notepads and cellphones, potentially compromising the protection of research confidentiality and academic freedom.

“While the search powers granted to border agents that cover such electronic devices may not be new, reports suggest that those search powers are being more frequently and arbitrarily exercised,” CAUT added.

New registration rules for extended visits

While the number of Canadian travellers headed to the U.S. has plummeted this year, according to data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, if you’re still planning a trip south of the border there are some new requirements for extended stays. As of April 11, foreign nationals who are visiting the U.S. for 30 days or more must .

The U.S. government said all non-citizens 14 years of age or older, with a few limited exceptions, who were not fingerprinted or registered when applying for a U.S. visa and who remain in the United States for 30 days or longer, must apply for registration and fingerprinting.

Counter tariffs now apply to U.S. goods

While fewer Canadians may be planning to travel south amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war and a low Canadian dollar, those headed back to Canada could face another hit to the wallet.

Places like Palm Springs, California are desperately looking to attract more Canadians to shore up declining tourist revenues. But snowbirds could be hit with unexpected costs when they return home.

New counter tariffs

In response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian-made goods, Canada’s government is reminding snowbirds and shoppers that a now applies to brought back to Canada.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) collects the tariffs on the federal government’s behalf in the form of a surtax.

“This means you may need to pay a surtax (as well as any applicable duties and taxes) on some of the goods you have purchased and are bringing back with you from the U.S.,” the CBSA said in a .

Canadian residents have personal exemptions that allow them to bring goods, excluding alcohol and tobacco (up to a certain value), back to Canada without paying regular duty and taxes, the CBSA notes.

For example, if you’ve been away for 48 hours or more, you can claim goods worth up to $800 Canadian without paying duties or taxes, including the new surtax. The surtax only applies on the amount of goods that exceeds your personal exemption.

– With files from Evelyn Harford