When the Czech Republic joined the European Union with 9 other countries in 2004, the European Union started a dialogue with the Canadian government to lift visa requirements for citizens of these countries to receive visa reciprocity between all Schengen countries and Canada.
當捷克共和國在2004年與其他9個國家加入歐盟時，歐盟與加拿大政府曾展開對話希望解除這些國家的公民簽證要求，以獲得所有申根國家和加拿大之間的簽證互惠。