Facilitate the temporary entry of low risk travellers and lift the visa requirement for Mexico.

What success looks like

Canada is a more open country that does not impose unnecessary barriers to business travellers, tourists and other visitors.

Government's narrative on progress

In December 2016, Canada lifted the requirement for Mexican travellers to have a visa. To facilitate the temporary entry of low-risk travellers, the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) was put in place in November 2016 for visa-exempt foreign nationals (other than U.S. citizens) boarding their flight to Canada. In May 2017, Canada expanded eTA to Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania. The visa requirement for Bulgaria and Romania was fully lifted in December 2017. Additionally, in June 2018, Canada lifted the visa requirement for the United Arab Emirates.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.