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Old Mar 8, 2016 | 3:49 am
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The new Canadian ETA program (similar to US ESTA) is not a visa. This may be an issue of semantics, but the US did the same thing when the ESTA was introduced. ESTA and ETA are required by visa waiver travellers into the USA and Canada respectively. Canadians and Americans are "visa exempt" when visiting each others' countries.

The ETA program was to have become mandatory with effect from 15-March (before your entry date) so it would not apply to your SO on this coming Sunday. The Canadian government announced a few days ago that the start date has been pushed out by six months.

Your SO can travel to Canada on an EU passport without taking any other measures, prior to the restart ETA program in the fall of 2016.
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