ACTA contributes to Globe and mail story reviewing EU consideration to require Visas for Canadians

MICHELLE ZILIO, www.globeandmail.com
Immigration and business experts are trying to ease the concerns of Europe-bound Canadian travellers, as the European Commission decides this week whether it will bite back at Canada’s visa requirements for Romanians and Bulgarians by reciprocating with similar rules.

The European Commission must decide by Tuesday whether to require visas from countries that have similar requirements in place for one or more European Union states – except for Britain and Ireland, which have exemptions from the 28-member bloc’s visa policy. The talks come at a critical time, when Canada and the EU are working to build closer ties and ratify a historic free-trade deal. FULL STORY