A strike by Canada’s foreign service workers is causing problems for Mexicans. Not only are there delays in issuing visas, but on occasions there are delays in returning passports. Four years ago, Canada began requiring Mexican tourists to obtain visas, a time-consuming and costly process that severely curtailed Mexican pleasure travel to Canada. Promotional campaigns attempted to counter this. Then came the strike. Passports must be delivered to Canadian officials for visas to be inserted. With the strike, according to press reports, there have been delays in returning passports, forcing cancelation of travel plans.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting From Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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