Canada's Ambassador to the United States has agreed to looking into how Canada can make it easier for Americans with minor convictions to cross the border.
Gary Doer was questioned about the policies now carried out at Canada's borders during his visit Friday to International Falls.
He agrees it's vital to growing Canada's tourism industry to resolve the problem.
Area tourism officials says millions of dollars have been lost because of American being turned back at the border for minor convictions, some decades old.