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Amid plummeting travel to U.S., new bill would let Canadian snowbirds stay south of the border for longer

Under the bill,Canadians who are at least 50 years old and own a U.S. residence orhave signed a rental agreement there would be able toreside in the U.S. for 240 days a year without a visa, up from the current 182 days.

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Banners in downtown Palm Springs, Calif., show support for Canadians. The city is a popular tourist draw for snowbirds.


A new bipartisan billintroduced in U.S. Congress proposes extending the time that snowbirds can stay south of the border, amid blowback to a new registration regime for Canadians and dropping tourism dollars.

“Many of our members would like to see this legislation passed because it would give them greater flexibility in their travel plans,” saidEvanRachkovsky, director of research and communications for the Canadian Snowbird Association, which has been lobbying for the legislation.

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