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* Interactive feature: "DO I NEED A CANADIAN VISA?"
* http://www.canada.com/news/visas/index.html
* Last updated: July 16, 2009
*
* Compiled by:
* Philip Ling, Canwest News Service
* mailto:pling@canwest.com
*
* Copyright (c) Canwest News Service, a division of Canwest Publishing Inc. All rights reserved.
* Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited.
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