Canada will reimpose some visa requirements on Mexicans, official says [Video]

FILE – A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer informs a migrant couple of the location of a legal border station, shortly before they illegally crossed from Champlain, N.Y., to Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, using Roxham Road. Canadas government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Quebecs premier has been urging the federal government to slow the influx of refugees which he says has been straining resources. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) (Charles Krupa, Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

TORONTO, ONT – Canada’s government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Quebec’s premier has been urging the federal government to slow the influx of refugees which he says has been straining resources.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity as …