Canada eTA Resources

Canada's fast-track visa program officially launched on June 12th but the news first broke in November 2016 as part of the Government's budget update. Now that Canada has officially launched the fast-track visa program, it's set to play a valuable part in the Government's Global Skills Strategy. The program has the overall goal of helping Canadian businesses to attract high-quality global…

Canada Unveils New Tourism Plan The Candian government has unveiled a "New Tourism Vision", a 20-point plan aiming to boost tourism numbers by 30 percent by the year 2021. The plan lays out a comprehensive strategy for affecting the desired change, based on the three pillars of marketing, access, and product. Amongst the multitude of planned changes is some developments…

Amendments made to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act through the Jobs and Growth Act enhance the safety and security of Canadians and strengthen the integrity of the immigration program by introducing the requirement that foreign nationals obtain an electronic travel authorization (eTA) before entering Canada. The eTA program is a key component of the Perimeter Security and Economic…