Citizenship and Immigration committee  We will be planning fairly aggressive communications around the launch of the eTA. We think there will be about a six-month period between the eTA being available for application and its actual use by airlines through the IAPI system that CBSA is advancing under the perimeter str

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, I would agree.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If there is adverse information available, it's certainly likely not to be shared with airlines, so if an individual who is of concern does manage to board a plane, the first point of contact is the port of entry.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There are about 50. The United States is a key one. Most of western Europe, the European Union, all EU countries except Romania, Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic, and also Australia, New Zealand, and Japan....

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, we have a very robust visa system now. We know that in key markets, such as China, India, and Brazil, the numbers are skyrocketing. People are continuing to apply for visas. That's why we're expanding our visa application centre network: to help deal with some of the growth

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, if there are opportunities to add to our tool kit, to be able to manage access to Canada and to reduce threats, I think it makes sense that those types of initiatives be advanced.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That's right.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Over time, yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That would be built into the fee.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, as I said, in terms of rejected claimants, under the new system that's coming on stream toward the end of the year under Bill C-31, we estimate taxpayer costs at about $29,000 a year for a failed claimant. If we're able to address a number of those issues, particularly from

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We have had initial conversations with industry around how the eTA will affect them, in particular the airlines. One of the critical aspects of our work will be working with our partners in the private sector, particularly the airlines, regarding how they can benefit as much as p

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely. A number of issues we have, which are irritants for the tourism industry, relate to people who have criminal convictions or security issues that need to be addressed. Those are only determined once they arrive at the port of entry. The person is examined. They may ha

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, the individual traveller would need to go online to complete the form.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No. We would expect that they would align with the questions that are now asked of individuals who are applying for a temporary resident visa, but, as Ms. Welbourne said, in some countries there are issues that run deeper than what we think we may need for the eTA to function eff