Canada Liberals and Visa Requirement

government advertising: The new requirement is intended to make it easier and faster for low-risk travellers to come to Canada, according to CBC. Liberals consider covering all refugees' travel costs as 1st budget nears Liberals spend $3.5M in government advertising in first 4 months Trudeau formally commits to lifting visa requirement for Mexicans "However, from March 15, 2016 until fall 2016, travellers who do not have an eTA can board their flight, as long as they have appropriate travel documents, such as a valid passport," said a notice posted on the Canadian government web site Thursday. "During this time, border services officers can let travellers arriving without an eTA into the country, as long as they meet the other requirements to enter Canada." The new requirement applies to foreign nationals who don't normally require a visa to travel to Canada such as British, Australian and French citizens, among others, as well as permanent residents of the U.S. However, U.S. citizens and travellers with a valid Canadian visa are exempt from the new requirement. Some three million travellers flying to or passing through Canada will be required to have what is known as an electronic travel authorization prior to boarding their flight, according to the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Canadian citizens, dual citizens, and permanent residents of Canada do not need to apply for an eTA. Travellers can apply for an eTA online by answering a few questions and paying $7. The authorization is electronically linked to the person passport and is valid for five years or until the passport expires, whichever comes first. "We are very pleased with the leniency period the government extended to travellers," said Rob Taylor, a spokesperson for the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, in a phone interview with CBC News. "Travellers will not be turned away at the airport, that what we were looking for." Advertising for eTA 'inadequate' Taylor said there were concerns from the tourism and travel sector that the previous Conservative government had not done a good enough job of telling travellers about the eTA. "The one challenge we've had is the government communications strategy … which was in many cases inadequate," Taylor said on Friday. According to the government, applicants will get their authorization within minutes of submitting the online form. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.