Border Basics New entry requirements to
Canada are now in effect What you need to know about eTAs or Electronic Travel Authorization By Sera Madrigrano
document. It provides proof that you are a citizen and have the right to enter Canada without being subjected to immigration screening. Travellers should ensure that the expiry date of the passport is well beyond their planned return date. Canadian citizens will not need an electronic travel authorization, or eTA; however, many other travellers will. Dual Canadian citizens used to returning to or transiting
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through Canada by air with their non-Canadian passport are no longer able to do so. You will now need a valid Canadian passport to board your flight. If your country needs you to enter and exit their country using a passport issued by its gov- ernment, you will now need to carry both passports when you travel, as you will need a valid Canadian passport to board your flight back to Canada. As always, if you are a permanent resident of Canada and a
citizen of a visa-exempt country, you need to travel with your Canadian permanent resident (PR) card or permanent resi- dent travel document when flying to Canada. Otherwise, you may not be able to board your flight to Canada. You do not require an eTA. If you have a valid Canadian Refugee Travel document, you
are exempt from both the visa and eTA requirements. Most other travellers need a valid entry document such as an electronic travel authorization or a visa to visit Canada. Tis will depend on your citizenship or your situation. Vi- sa-exempt foreign nationals need an eTA to fly to or transit through Canada. A visa-exempt foreign national is a person who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, and who does not normally need a visa to enter Canada. Travellers exempt from the eTA requirement include U.S. citizens and those with a valid Canadian visa, Canadian citizens, including dual citizens, and Canadian permanent residents. American citizens, including American-Canadian citizens, must carry proper identification and meet the basic requirements to enter Canada. You do not need a Canadian passport, a Canadian visa or an eTA to enter Canada if you are travelling with a valid U.S. passport.
What is an eTA? An eTA is an entry requirement for visa-exempt foreign na-
tionals travelling to or transiting through Canada by air. Tis electronic document allows Canada to screen foreigners for their admissibility to enter Canada.
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s of this past November, all returning Canadian cit- izens will need a valid Canadian passport to board their flight to Canada. A valid Canadian passport is the only reliable and universally accepted travel
The leniency period that allowed travellers to board their flight to Canada without an electronic travel authoriza- tion, visa or valid Canadian passport ended in Nov. 2016.
Travellers that require an eTA will now need to apply for it
before booking their flight to Canada. All eTA-required trav- ellers, regardless of their age, will need an eTA when they fly to Canada. If you decide to travel to Canada while your ap- plication is still being assessed, you may experience delays or be prevented from entering the country. If your application was refused, you should not plan or undertake any travel to Canada.
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