Temporary Resident Visa Exemption for Citizens of Mexico (SOR/2016-293)

Policy effect

Repealed the Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) requirement for citizens of Mexico travelling to Canada by adding Mexico to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the TRV requirement under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Comes into force at 00:00:01 a.m. Eastern standard time on December 1, 2016.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Repealed the Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) requirement for citizens of Mexico travelling to Canada by adding Mexico to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the TRV requirement under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

This regulatory amendment will add Mexico to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the TRV requirement for travel to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations). … 1 Paragraph 190(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following: (a) are a citizen of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland; … 2 These Regulations come into force at 00:00:01 a.m. Eastern standard time on December 1, 2016, but if they are registered after that time, they come into force at 00:00:01 a.m. Eastern standard time on the day after the day on which they are registered. … are a citizen of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland; … These Regulations come into force at 00:00:01 a.m. Eastern standard time on December 1, 2016, but if they are registered after that time, they come into force at 00:00:01 a.m. Eastern standard time on the day after the day on which they are registered.

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

Other Canada changes operative in 2016

• 2016-02-27Parents and grandparents sponsorship cap doubled for the 2016 intake year
• 2016-03-11Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2016-37)
• 2016-03-11Revised passenger reservation information privacy regime
• 2016-03-15Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
• 2016-04-01Canada restores equal basic, supplemental and prescription coverage under the Interim Federal Health Program
• 2016-05-07Employer-sanction grounds for work permit revocation updated
• 2016-11-19Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2016-1
• 2016-11-19Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Skilled Worker) (SOR/2016-298)
• 2016-12-15Ministerial Instructions on Spousal and Dependent Child Sponsorship Application Intake Simplification
• 2016-12-16Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2016-316)