I would suggest to read this pdf first and substitute the Lumber industry example  with “different Industries.”

http://tla.ca/sites/default/files/news_policy/2017summer_truckloggerbc_thejaytreaty_macneill.pdf

Canada implements measures to address Canada-United States border-crossing issues for First Nations Français

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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

Dec 12, 2018, 15:30 ET

OTTAWA, Dec. 12, 2018 /CNW/ - Border-crossing issues represent a longstanding set of concerns for First Nations, dating back to the creation of the Canada-United States (US) border in the late 18th century.

Acting on recent reports from a Minister's Special Representative and the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, the Government of Canada is working in partnership with First Nation communities to address these concerns. In doing so, the Government recognizes that the border can present challenges to the mobility, traditional practices, and economic opportunities of First Nations people and pose obstacles to their family and cultural ties to Native American communities in the United States.

Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced they will be implementing the following measures to address Canada-United States border-crossing issues for First Nations. These measures include:

·         The addition of a machine-readable zone to the Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS) card will help simplify the border crossing process for First Nations individuals using the SCIS as a piece of identification at land and sea ports of entry between Canada and the United-States.

·         The recruitment by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) of more Indigenous border services officers;

·         Enhanced training on Indigenous cultures for CBSA staff; and

·         Strengthened outreach and cooperation by the CBSA with concerned First Nation communities along the Canada-United States border.

In addition to the above measures, the Government of Canada is making a commitment to a longer-term process with concerned First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities to discuss potential solutions to a number of more complex border-crossing issues.

The implementation of these measures draws on the proposals contained in the 2017 Report on First Nations Border Crossing Issues by Minister's Special Representative Fred Caron.

If you look at the link below, you’ll see that Noront’s JP Gladu was at this event:

Jay Treaty

https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/first-nations-and-native-americans/

The Jay Treaty, signed in 1794 between Great Britain and the United States, provides that American Indians may travel freely across the international boundary. Under the treaty and corresponding legislation, Native Indians born in Canada are entitled to freely enter the United States for the purpose of employment, study, retirement, investing, and/or immigration.

The USMCA agreement

Exemptions and General provisions:

https://international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/assets/pdfs/agreements-accords/cusma-aceum/cusma-32.pdf

Article 32.5: Indigenous Peoples Rights Provided that such measures are not used as a means of arbitrary or unjustified discrimination against persons of the other Parties or as a disguised restriction on trade in goods, 32-8 services, and investment, this Agreement does not preclude a Party from adopting or maintaining a measure it deems necessary to fulfill its legal obligations to indigenous peoples.7