An agreement was reached between the federal government and the union that represents border agents in Canada late Friday, ahead of the easing of travel restrictions for Americans looking to come to Canada on Monday. The deal was announced after more than 30 hours of talks between the two sides and a work-to-rule campaign that lasted a day, creating long lineups at border crossings across the country. 

The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Customs and Immigration Union represents 9,000 CBSA employees. They had been working without a contract since 2018. Roughly 90 percent of the staff is classed as essential, which meant they were unable to strike. 

The union members opted instead to implement a number of job actions Friday morning at airports, land borders, shipping ports, postal facilities and office locations. 

The new agreement is for four years. Further details are expected to be released upon ratification.