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Visitors To Canada Dept: And because the measures are crammed into the sweeping bill that covers many unrelated topics, they may not get proper scrutiny, the critics say, according to Montreal Gazette. A type of mini visa that could be issued online within minutes, ETAs already exist in the United States. Details about drug use and medical conditions are among the personal details the Americans seek from visitors and oTTAWA Critics fear that new border security measures in the latest federal budget bill may force visitors to Canada to reveal whether they re a drug user or have a communicable disease such as gonorrhea. According to the budget implementation bill tabled this week, Canada is set to adopt the Electronic Travel Authorization ETA system by 2015 for people arriving by air from visa-exempt countries, including many European nations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.