I am in the middle of planning my first xONEx. In the past I have done a fair number of *A RTWs. *A used to have the Canadian exception too. Then, at one point, the entire country-of-origin, country-of-sale wording was dropped from the rules; in 2008 I was able to buy and ticket in Finland an ex-NRT itinerary at the Japanese price. I haven't had occasion to check the *A rules for a while but looking at the latest version now, I see that the country-of-origin, country-of-sale restrictions are back -- but without the Canadian exception.

Makes the whole 'due to Canadian law' explanation (which was my understanding too) kind of empty. Maybe the free-trade modernisers in Canada changed the law?

cheers,

Henry