Canada has listed 17 countries whose citizens may be eligible to travel to the country by air with an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) instead of a visitor visa, subject to meeting specific requirements.
The eTA option is available to citizens of certain countries whose nationals normally require a visa to enter Canada.
However, eligibility is not automatic. Travellers must meet all the requirements set by the Canadian government before applying for an eTA.
To qualify, travellers must have held a Canadian visitor visa within the past 10 years or currently hold a valid United States non-immigrant visa.
They must also be travelling to Canada for a temporary stay, normally of up to six months, and must be flying to or transiting through a Canadian airport using a valid passport from one of the eligible countries.
