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WATCH: Borders still 'very much closed' in response to COVID-19: Trudeau

Trudeau said more information will come on immigration in the coming weeks

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clarified that while essential workers and families have been permitted to cross the border, Canada is still 'very much closed.'

In a livestreamed press conference, Trudeau acknowledged that immigration is an essential source of growth and opportunity to Canada, implying that immigration will resume when it is safe to do so.

Watch Trudeau's full response to reporters' immigration questions in the video clip above.