Canadian Embassy Predicts Flood of Mexican Visitors After Lifting Visa Requirement Mexico News Daily
go to original July 3, 2016

Canada Is Welcoming Mexican Citizens with Open Arms (Newsy)

Some Canadian immigration officials have warned that removing the requirement for Mexicans to be obtain a visa before visiting Canada could trigger a flood of refugee applications.

The Canadian embassy in Mexico is also predicting a flood of Mexicans heading north, but as tourists rather than refugees.

Ambassador Pierre Alarie says preliminary estimates suggest that an additional 25,000 Mexican citizens will visit Canada next year once the visa is fully eliminated December 1.

Those travelers will still need documentation, however, in the form of an electronic travel authorization, or eTA.

The number of Mexicans heading north as tourists is expected to continue growing: in three years’ time the increase is expected to total 50,000.

About 200,000 Mexicans visited Canada last year.

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