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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Chilean Nationals may now apply for a Canadian Work Permit at a Port of Entry

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has recently announced that it is waiving the passport visa requirement for citizens of Chile. Such requirements – for any country – are governed by continuous assessment of numerous factors; some of these surrounding immigration matters like the integrity of documentation and travel documents experienced during application processing, in addition to […]

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Moratorium on Processing of Work Permit Applications of Individuals from Ebola Affected Regions

Individuals who have resided in or travelled to (including transit) countries affected by the Ebola virus disease within the past three months will not be eligible for processing of work permit applications. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced a moratorium on the acceptance of new applications and the temporary hold of existing applications. These […]

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Elimination of the Single Entry Visa

Effective February 06 2014, all temporary resident visa applications will be considered to be multiple-entry applications. Currently, applicants have the choice of applying for a single-entry visa at a fee of CAD$75 or a multiple-entry visa at a fee of CAD$150. The harmonization means that only multiple-entry visas will be processed and the processing fee […]

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Visa or Work Permit, Which do I Need?

The terms work visa and work permit are often used interchangeably, and we are often asked which is needed or if one could be used instead of the other. However, the two terms actually refer to very different immigration documents. A visa is a travel document that is needed by the citizens of many countries […]

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