If I may, let me just clarify. The movement of people across our borders, not at points of entry but through irregular migration such as at Roxham Road, we believed could not be managed safely in the circumstances of the restrictions we put in place for non-essential travel. So we did restrict the irregular migration at the non-border point of entry. We put those restrictions in place as part of our COVID measures.
I think you're also referring to the fact that we continue to operate the safe third country agreement at the point of entry. I can confirm with you that there's been a significant reduction in the people crossing from the United States into Canada. Some people have been able to meet the exemptions under the safe third country agreement. As I'm certain you are also aware, a Federal Court decision vacated the safe third country agreement, but left it in place for six months to allow us to seek clarity from a higher court on their decision on the agreement. The justice department is seeking that greater clarity and defending that agreement. Just on Friday, we received a court decision that keeps it in place until the superior court has an opportunity to review that decision.
Finally, I can advise this committee that we've been working very closely with the United States in bilateral discussions on how that agreement might be modernized. That work has continued in parallel to the determinations that are being made in court.