{"id":10787,"date":"2016-09-08T20:24:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T20:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/fr\/?p=10787"},"modified":"2016-09-08T20:24:35","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T20:24:35","slug":"immigration-minister-mccallum-flies-brussels-hold-crucial-visa-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/immigration-minister-mccallum-flies-brussels-hold-crucial-visa-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration Minister McCallum Flies to Brussels to Hold Crucial Visa Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canada\u2019s Immigration Minister John McCallum will fly to the European Union\u2019s headquarters in Brussels on Sunday as the deadline looms in the wrangle over travel visas.<\/p>\n

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With discussions on visa requirements increasingly linked to the ratification of a crucial trade deal, McCallum must tread a fine line after the uncertainty created by Britain\u2019s vote to exit the EU.<\/p>\n

Romania and Bulgaria are set to veto the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) if Canada does not grant their citizens visa-free travel as part of new EU reciprocity rules.<\/p>\n

Canada has previously said neither country meets requirements for visa-free travel, with McCallum stating \u2018we don’t do it in terms of reciprocity\u2019.<\/p>\n

But Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos visited Canada in June and it said to have agreed to work together with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to solve the issue.<\/p>\n

The EU had been expected to ratify CETA at European Parliament level, but after turbulence created by the so-called \u2018Brexit\u2019 vote, part of the ratification process will now take place at state level, meaning it must pass through the individual parliaments of all 28 members.<\/p>\n

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Key Facts on Canada-EU Visa Reciprocity<\/strong><\/p>\n
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  • EU introduced rule in 2014 saying all countries with visa-free access must provide same privilege for all member states.<\/li>\n
  • Countries including Canada and US given two years to comply.<\/li>\n
  • Canada does not allow visa-free travel for Bulgarians or Romanians.<\/li>\n
  • Deadline expired on April 12, was extended to July 12.<\/li>\n
  • No agreement likely to mean Canadians will need visas to travel to Schengen area (not including UK and Ireland).<\/li>\n
  • Romanians using recent lifting of Mexican visa requirement as part of their argument.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Key Facts on CETA<\/strong><\/p>\n