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Changes to Medical Examination Requirements
Work permit applicants who have resided in designated countries are required to undergo immigration medical examinations (IME) when seeking admission for greater than six months or in cases in which the work is in direct contact with the Canadian public (e.g., teachers, nurses, etc.). The government of Canada has recently revised the list of designated […]
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Changes to Electronic Travel Authorization for Brazilians, Romanians, and Bulgarians.
The Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) is needed for nationals of most Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) exempt countries prior to eligibility to fly to Canada. Those subject to the TRV requirement would need to apply to a visa office for an entry visa but would not normally be eligible for travel on the basis of an […]
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Global Skills Strategy Program
The Government of Canada has announced that it anticipates launching its Global Skills Strategy program to facilitate the admission of high-skill foreign workers on June 12 2017. The program, which targets quickly-growing Canadian companies in need of global talent to accelerate progress and investment, and for foreign companies making significant financial investment into Canada, relocating […]
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Bulgaria and Romania Visa-Exempt After December 01 2016
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it intends to remove the passport-visa requirement for citizens of Bulgaria and Romania effective December 1st. This will mean that nationals of this country will be eligible to travel to Canada temporarily without first applying to a visa office. As with citizens of most other visa-exempt […]
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Mandatory Electronic Travel Authorization Requirement Postponed
Since the original announcement of the requirement of Electronic Travel Authorizations for passport visa exempt travellers flying into Canada, the approval has been optional. That requirement had been postponed on a few occasions and was set to be implemented on September 29 2016. However, the government has announced another delay in the mandatory requirement, now […]
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Mexican Passport Visa Requirement Lifted
Effective December 01 2016, citizens of Mexico will no longer require a passport visa in order to travel to a Canadian port of entry. After this date, an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) will be needed, as is the case for most passport-visa-exempt nationals. This means that Mexicans will not need to apply to a visa […]
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Electronic Travel Authorization Requirement Delayed
In August of 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (now Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada – IRCC) implemented new rules requiring most passport-visa-exempt nationals to seek an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) prior to travelling to Canada by air. These rules were implemented by the former Conservative Government, just prior to the 2015 election win of the […]
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Changes to Temporary Resident Visa Requirements
Effective August 01 2015, the Government of Canada has announced two changes to the requirements for Temporary Resident Visas (TRV). 1. Entering Canada from the USA for the purpose of attending an interview with a US consular officer is no longer considered grounds for exemption from the requirement of a TRV. Nationals of countries subject […]
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Electronic Travel Authorizations are Currently Optional
As of August 01, the Government of Canada has introduced the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system, allowing citizens of most Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) exempt nations to seek advanced approval prior to travel to Canada. The system is currently optional, but will become mandatory on March 01 2016. After that date, airlines will refuse to […]
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Electronic Travel Authorization for Passport Visa Exempt Air Travellers
At present, temporary residents seeking to enter Canada may either be required to seek a passport visa or may be exempt from the requirement of such. Those who require a visa apply to a Canadian visa office internationally to seek the determination of an official on their admissibility on a temporary basis (e.g., visitor, temporary […]
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