Canada eTA Guides by Travel Task

The short answer: on an Alaska cruise, which Canadian document you need turns on the passport you hold and the way you get into Canada. With an eTA-country passport you need only the passport when the ship calls at a Canadian port, but you do need an eTA if you fly into Vancouver, and you can apply for a Canada eTA online before you book that flight. With a visa-required passport you need a visitor visa for any Canadian port call, and no exception is published for passengers who stay on board. That link leads to a paid private service, separate from the Government of Canada. ...

The short answer: for most passport holders, no. The eTA is a flying document, and the government’s rules say that if you come from an eTA-required country and arrive by train, you normally do not need one; you do need a valid passport. A visa-required passport needs a visitor visa on a train, even if it could get an eTA for a flight. If your trip also includes a flight into Canada, you can apply for a Canada eTA ahead of that flight; the service behind that link is private and paid, separate from the Government of Canada. ...

The short answer: at Calgary International (YYC) you pick a sign before you reach the officer. If Calgary is where your trip ends, follow “Baggage/Exit”; if you are flying on within Canada, follow “Connections”. Either way a self-service kiosk reads your passport, and no officer asks for a printout of the eTA, because it sits in the system against the passport number you entered when you apply for a Canada eTA; your airline verified it before you boarded. That link leads to a paid private service that is separate from the Government of Canada. ...

The short answer: the Canada eTA fee is set and charged in Canadian dollars, whichever country your card comes from, so the figure in pounds, euros or US dollars on your statement is your bank’s conversion, not a different price. Your card issuer picks the exchange rate and may add its own foreign transaction fee, which is why the amount rarely matches what you worked out in advance. If you’d rather have someone walk you through the form, you can apply for a Canada eTA with a paid private service, separate from the Government of Canada. ...

The short answer: after an international flight into Montréal-Trudeau (YUL), follow the signs to Canadian border control, scan your passport at a kiosk (YUL has kiosks, not eGates), take the receipt to a border services officer, collect your bags and pass one last CBSA checkpoint on the way out. If you are flying on, your onward ticket and whether the airline transfers your bags decide the route. There is no eTA document to show at YUL: it is linked to your passport, and the airline already checked it before you boarded. No eTA yet? You can apply for a Canada eTA through a paid private service, separate from the Government of Canada. ...

The short answer: on a trip that mixes flights and driving, Canada asks for an eTA only for the flight that brings you into Canada (or through a Canadian airport). Fly into Toronto or Vancouver and drive on to the US, and you need the eTA before you board; fly into New York or Seattle and drive north, and the Canadian side needs only your passport, unless your passport requires a Canadian visitor visa (which includes the passports that can use an eTA only by air), in which case the car crossing needs that visa. Plan the paperwork leg by leg, and if any leg is a flight into Canada, apply for a Canada eTA before you book it. That link leads to a paid private service, separate from the Government of Canada. ...

The short answer: international and US flights land at YVR’s main terminal, and the choice of sign comes before customs. If Vancouver is the end of your trip or your bags are not checked through, go down to the customs hall, use a kiosk (YVR has no eGates) and show the receipt to an officer; if you are flying on, follow the Canada, International or USA Connections signs. Nobody asks to see the eTA itself: it is linked electronically to the passport you used when you apply for a Canada eTA, and the airline checked it before you boarded. The service behind that link is a paid private service, separate from the Government of Canada. ...

The short answer: after an international flight into Toronto Pearson you follow the signs to customs in Terminal 1 or Terminal 3, scan your passport at a primary inspection kiosk or, in Terminal 1, an eGate, answer the declaration questions, and hand the printed receipt to a border services officer before collecting your bags. You never show the eTA itself: it is linked to your passport and was checked by the airline before boarding, so the only thing to have ready is the passport you used to apply for a Canada eTA. That service is a paid private one, separate from the Government of Canada. ...

The short answer: you don’t need an eTA to walk or drive across to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. The eTA is only for travellers flying into Canada; at the bridge, what matters is your passport and, for some nationalities, a Canadian visitor visa. Visitors from Europe, the UK, Australia and other eTA countries need only a valid passport. Americans need proof of citizenship, and a passport is the safest choice. Anyone whose passport requires a Canadian visa needs that visa even for an afternoon at the falls. ...

Do Swedish citizens need a visa for Canada? No, but a Swedish passport needs an eTA before boarding any plane that lands in or connects through Canada. Sweden is on Canada’s eTA list, so the Canada eTA for Sweden is an online authorization that replaces a visa for short stays. A single visit is usually capped at about six months, and the authorization runs for as long as five years, or less if the passport ends first. The place to apply for a Canada eTA is get-eta.com, a private, paid service independent of the Government of Canada. Crossing the border by road or rail, or arriving on a ship, needs nothing beyond a valid passport. ...