Canada will reimpose some visa requirements on Mexicans, official says

Published February 28, 2024 5:00 PM

By ROB GILLIES
Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) — An official familiar with the matter says the Canadian government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada. Quebec’s premier has been urging the federal government to slow the influx of refugees which he says has been straining resources. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government lifted the visa requirement for Mexican visitors in late 2016, removing a major irritant in relations between the two countries. Canadian Immigration Minister Mac Miller has said asylum claims from Mexico have shot up since Canada lifted the visa restriction in 2016.

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