{"id":3957,"date":"2025-05-10T11:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T15:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediawall.news\/canadiens-snowbirds-sejour-etats-unis-loi\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T11:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T15:03:10","slug":"canadiens-snowbirds-sejour-etats-unis-loi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediawall.news\/fr\/canadiens-snowbirds-sejour-etats-unis-loi\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Canadiens &lsquo;Snowbirds&rsquo; Prolongent leur S\u00e9jour aux \u00c9tats-Unis gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un Nouveau Projet de Loi"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>La semaine derni\u00e8re, un groupe bipartisan de s\u00e9nateurs am\u00e9ricains a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 un projet de loi qui pourrait consid\u00e9rablement allonger la dur\u00e9e de s\u00e9jour des retrait\u00e9s canadiens au sud de la fronti\u00e8re. Pour des milliers de \u00ab<strong>snowbirds<\/strong>\u00bb qui fuient nos hivers rigoureux chaque ann\u00e9e, ce changement potentiel apporte l&rsquo;espoir de prolonger leurs escapades ensoleill\u00e9es sans les maux de t\u00eate actuels li\u00e9s \u00e0 l&rsquo;immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Le projet de loi intitul\u00e9 \u00ab<strong>Canadian Snowbird Visa Act<\/strong>\u00bb permettrait aux citoyens canadiens admissibles \u00e2g\u00e9s de 50 ans et plus de rester aux \u00c9tats-Unis jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 huit mois cons\u00e9cutifs, une augmentation substantielle par rapport \u00e0 la limite actuelle de six mois qui frustre les voyageurs depuis des d\u00e9cennies.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abCela fait longtemps que nous l&rsquo;attendions\u00bb, d\u00e9clare Patricia Wilson, pr\u00e9sidente de l&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowbirds.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Association canadienne des snowbirds<\/a>, qui repr\u00e9sente plus de 100 000 membres. \u00abNos membres militent pour cette r\u00e9forme depuis le d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 2000, et nous sommes prudemment optimistes quant aux chances de r\u00e9ussite du projet de loi.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Actuellement, les Canadiens peuvent visiter les \u00c9tats-Unis jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 six mois dans une p\u00e9riode de 12 mois sans visa. D\u00e9passer cette limite peut entra\u00eener de graves cons\u00e9quences, y compris des interdictions potentielles de rentrer au pays. De nombreux snowbirds ont d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 des syst\u00e8mes \u00e9labor\u00e9s de suivi du calendrier pour s&rsquo;assurer de respecter les r\u00e8gles.<\/p>\n<p>Parmi les promoteurs du projet de loi figurent des s\u00e9nateurs de la Floride et de l&rsquo;Arizona, des \u00c9tats ayant d&rsquo;importants int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e9conomiques dans le tourisme hivernal canadien. Selon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Statistique Canada<\/a>, les Canadiens effectuent environ 4,5 millions de voyages en Floride chaque ann\u00e9e, les snowbirds contribuant \u00e0 hauteur d&rsquo;environ 6,5 milliards de dollars annuellement \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9conomie de l&rsquo;\u00c9tat.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abLe moment est politiquement opportun\u00bb, explique Dr. Michael Byers, professeur de sciences politiques \u00e0 l&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubc.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Universit\u00e9 de la Colombie-Britannique<\/a>. \u00abAlors que les communaut\u00e9s frontali\u00e8res se remettent encore des restrictions li\u00e9es \u00e0 la pand\u00e9mie, prolonger la saison des snowbirds pourrait apporter des avantages \u00e9conomiques significatifs aux \u00c9tats comptant beaucoup de retrait\u00e9s.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Le projet de loi propos\u00e9 comprend plusieurs crit\u00e8res d&rsquo;admissibilit\u00e9 cl\u00e9s. Les Canadiens \u00e9ligibles doivent :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00catre \u00e2g\u00e9s d&rsquo;au moins 50 ans<\/li>\n<li>Poss\u00e9der ou louer une propri\u00e9t\u00e9 aux \u00c9tats-Unis<\/li>\n<li>Maintenir une r\u00e9sidence au Canada<\/li>\n<li>Disposer d&rsquo;une couverture d&rsquo;assurance maladie suffisante<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cette derni\u00e8re exigence r\u00e9pond aux pr\u00e9occupations de longue date concernant les co\u00fbts des soins de sant\u00e9. Le projet de loi exigerait que les visiteurs maintiennent une assurance sant\u00e9 priv\u00e9e pendant leurs s\u00e9jours prolong\u00e9s, \u00e9vitant ainsi une charge suppl\u00e9mentaire pour le syst\u00e8me de sant\u00e9 am\u00e9ricain.<\/p>\n<p>Pour Jean et Robert Tremblay, un couple de retrait\u00e9s de Trois-Rivi\u00e8res qui passe ses hivers \u00e0 Naples, en Floride, la proposition offre une flexibilit\u00e9 bienvenue. \u00abEn ce moment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La semaine derni\u00e8re, un groupe bipartisan de s\u00e9nateurs am\u00e9ricains a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 un projet de loi qui pourrait consid\u00e9rablement allonger la dur\u00e9e de s\u00e9jour des retrait\u00e9s canadiens au sud de la fronti\u00e8re. 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