While one North American government is looking to limit undocumented immigrant arrivals, another is welcoming them with open arms.

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that Mexicans travelling up north will not require a visa, beginning Dec. 1, 2016. In exchange, Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto agreed to open a projected $250 million per year beef market to Canadians exporters.

Mexican nationals who want to work or study in Canada will need two things: a passport and an Electronic Travel Authorization, which can be purchased online for CAD $7. The eTA will be valid for five years, or until the passport expires.

"The Government of Canada has made it a top priority to re-establish and strengthen our relationship with one of our most important partners, Mexico," read a press release from the prime minister's office. "Lifting the visa requirement will deepen ties between Canada and Mexico will increase the flow of travelers, ideas, and businesses between both countries."

Canada's Conservative Party implemented visa restrictions in response to skyrocketing asylum claims between 2005 and 2008, of which about one-quarter came from Mexicans. Asylum claims reached 9,511 in 2009, but dropped by nearly 8,000 a year later with more stringent requirements.

Trudeau and Trump's Contrasting Immigration Views

Trudeau shocked outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper by campaigning on liberal ideals; a few being that parliament could resettle refugees and lift visa restrictions on Mexican visitors.

Conversely, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is not planning on loosening border policies. The real estate magnate has proposed strengthening the U.S.-Mexico border, denying Syrian refugees seeking asylum, and banning all Muslims from entering the country.

Trump has softened his rhetoric since becoming the presumptive GOP nominee - as it stands, he would only ban immigrants linked to terrorist countries - but a year-long campaign has alienated Muslim and Latino voters.

Trudeau has been careful not to cite Trump's immigration policy, or even mentioning Trump by name.

"I'm not going to pick a fight with Donald Trump right now. I'm not going to support him either, obviously," Trump said last March, adding that he would work with whoever wins in November, regardless.

North American Trade Relations Under Trump

Speaking in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Trump threatened to eliminate international trade deals and withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

In 2008, then-Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton said they would consider renegotiating NAFTA, but neither followed through. Trump has gone a step further on the campaign trail, proposing stiff penalties on American companies moving south of the border.

"Our politicians have aggressively pursued a policy of globalization - moving our jobs, our wealth and our factories to Mexico and overseas," Trump said. "Globalization has made the financial elite who donate to politicians very, very wealth. I used to be one of them. Hate to say it, but I used to be one of them."