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Re: [81attendees] New Requirement for US Employees traveling to Canada

"John R. Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> Sat, 09 July 2011 15:40 UTC

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Subject: Re: [81attendees] New Requirement for US Employees traveling to Canada
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> New Requirement for Employees Traveling to Canada
> Canada now requires that US travelers who are not traveling on a visa
> from the US to travel with a business cover letter on company letterhead
> stating the purpose for their visit, duration of stay and a Canadian
> contact name, address, and phone number.

This is absolutely not true.  If you have a US passport, you can make the 
usual oral statement at the border, as I have done multiple times since 
the October 2010 date on your letter.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
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