The Canadian government has apologised to the Indian government for the visa row. The Canadian Immigration minister, Mr Jason Kenney has written a letter to the external affairs ministry to this effect.<br/><br/>Mr Kenney has also deeply regretted the incident.<br/><br/>The external affairs minister Mr S M Krishna had termed the denial visa to serving and retired Indian intelligence and defence personnel as entirely unacceptable.<br/><br/>Talking to reporters in Bangalore, he said Canada has been asked to address the issue in a week's time.<br/><br/>Mr Krishna said the Canadian High Commissioner was called twice by his ministry to register the protest over the issue.<br/><br/>The Canadian High Commission over the last few years denied visa to a number of people claiming that their oganisations or they themselves have served in areas like Jammu and Kashmir and allegedly involved in human rights violations.