Trudeau, Biden Could Agree to End ‘Loophole’ in Safe Third Country Agreement: Source

A family of asylum-seekers from Colombia is met by RCMP officers after crossing the Canada-U.S. border at Roxham Road, Quebec, into Canada on Feb. 9, 2023. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

Canada and the United States are negotiating a deal that could designate all 8,900 kilometres of their shared border as an official crossing under the Safe Third Country Agreement.

A Canadian government official with knowledge of the talks says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden will discuss the issue when they meet in Ottawa on Friday.