Ottawa takes step toward removing barriers to Indigenous Peoples’ mobility across Canada-U.S. border

By Cristin Schmitz ( October 10, 2024, 3:54 PM EDT) -- Stating that it “continues to work toward long-term solutions to address Indigenous border mobility challenges” across the Canada-U.S. border, the federal government has announced “temporary measures” to waive certain requirements for eligible American Indigenous people with families in Canada who want to work or study here and to enable eligible Indigenous people from the U.S. who are already in Canada to extend their stay for up to three years....