computergeek
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zardoz said:
The issue is that if someone arrives in Canada and is found to be inadmissible, it is the airline that is fined and must pay transport costs back to the country of origin. CBSA actually has no issue how you get to the port of entry.
The various documents state they are not travel documents because they don't absolve the airline of responsibility. A visa exempt passport or a TRV in your passport are entered by the Airline into the passenger manifest system. If that system says there's nothing blocking your entry, you will be permitted to board the flight.
Once you (a permanent resident) are at a port of entry, it is a matter of law that you be permitted to enter Canada (Citizens have a Charter guaranteed right of entry). So, you can't be refused entry. The airline won't be penalized.
As Canada continues to tighten the border entry process (e.g., the new electronic registration scheme they announced) these loopholes will become more difficult to exploit.
For the OP, the greatest risk is that the visa is invalid. That will show up when the airline submits the passenger information to Canadian authorities and at that point they could refuse to permit that person to board the flight. The PRTD is the safest option, but of course transiting a land border crossing in a private conveyance works as well.
