Originally Posted by
jerryhung
Hmm, I'm now confused
I believe one needed VISA to transfer in Canada anyway, before this eTA, no?
Just like EVERYONE who transfers in USA needs a VISA, before ESTA was introduced
eTA is meant to shorten and money-grab, and make pre-arrival screening easier, just like ESTA?
Pre-arrival suggests arrival, but ESTA was launched to cut some arrivals.
The implementation of ESTA didn't improve processing times on arrival. ESTA was not started to make pre-arrival screening easier for passengers; it was launched to prevent arrivals of people who were previously not required to have a visa to fly to the U.S but whom the USG wanted to stop and charge -- and charge for reasons not just related to a money-grab.
Europeans' visa-free connections via Canada for US trips are mainly biting the dust. And what will US LPRs from most of Asia, for example, have to get for Canada if wanting to transit Canada on trips to/from the U.S.? ETAs aren't allowed for all nationalities.
Lots of US LPRs with Asian passports, for example, would transit Canada without a visa.