Short answer
No. iVisa is not the official Canada eTA site. The government application is operated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on canada.ca.
The official fee is CAD $7. An eTA is an electronic travel authorization for eligible air travelers, not a visitor visa and not a general entry form for every route.
Check the route before the price
An eTA is normally needed only when an eligible traveler flies to Canada or connects through a Canadian airport. You do not need one when arriving by car, bus, train, or cruise ship.
This omission can cost more than the service markup: a land or cruise traveler may be sold an application that the trip never required. Canada lists one narrow sea exception for certain arrivals from Saint Pierre and Miquelon other than by cruise ship; check Canada.ca only if that unusual route applies.
U.S. citizens do not need an eTA. U.S. lawful permanent residents have also been exempt since April 26, 2022. For air travel, a green card holder carries a valid passport plus a valid green card or other proof of status accepted by IRCC.
The price test
IRCC charges CAD $7 on Canada.ca. Commercial prices observed on July 14, 2026 were:
- iVisa: Canada ETA prices from USD $89.99, with delivery advertised as fast as 3 hours.
- canadavisas.net: USD $99 final price, including a stated USD $93 service fee. The page separately displayed a USD $6 government fee, while its footer said the total included the CAD $7 fee.
The currencies and labels differ, but neither commercial price is the CAD $7 government application price. IRCC says most approvals arrive within minutes. A commercial rush label does not control the IRCC decision.
Documented commercial Canada eTA sites
The cards below reproduce the evidence recorded in data/official_urls/canada.toml. These companies may sell application assistance. They are not IRCC.
Observed 2026-07-14: the iVisa Canada page advertised Canada ETA prices starting from USD $89.99 and delivery as fast as 3 hours. The official Canada.ca application charged CAD $7, and IRCC said most approvals arrive within minutes without an intermediary.
Observed 2026-07-14: the page advertised a USD $99 final price, including a USD $93 service fee, and separately displayed a USD $6 government fee while its footer said the total included the CAD $7 fee. The official Canada.ca fee was CAD $7.
What a middleman may do
A paid service may copy your details into the same IRCC application and keep the markup as a review or handling fee. The eTA can still be valid. The extra charge is not an IRCC fee and does not extend the authorization beyond 5 years or the linked passport’s expiry.
A service may use its own email address. If you already paid, get the approval email and compare its passport number with your passport. A mismatch requires a new application.
Four checks before you enter passport data
- Route: air arrival or airport transit can require eTA; car, bus, train, and cruise arrival normally do not.
- Status: U.S. citizens and U.S. lawful permanent residents are exempt.
- Site and fee: the official application is on
canada.caand costs CAD $7. - Control: use your own email and keep the approval message and eTA number.
An approved eTA supports multiple entries and lasts up to 5 years or until passport expiry, whichever comes first. It does not guarantee admission to Canada.