Visitor Visa/Temporary Resident Visa
If you plan to visit Canada for a vacation or to visit family and friends, you may need a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV), depending on your country of citizenship. You may also require a visa if you are transiting through Canada.
- Satisfy an officer that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay.
- Show that you have enough funds to maintain yourself and your family members during your stay, and to pay for your return home.
- Prove that you do not intend to work or study in Canada unless authorized to do so.
- Provide all other necessary documents to support your application.
Temporary Resident Visa as a Business Visitor
If you plan to come to Canada for international business activities without directly entering the Canadian labour market, you may apply for a Business Visa.
- Prove that your main source of income and your main place of business are outside of Canada.
- Satisfy an officer that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay.
- Show that you have enough funds to maintain yourself and your family members during your stay, and to pay for your return home.
- Prove that you do not intend to work or study in Canada unless authorized to do so.
- Provide all other necessary documents to support your application.
Electronic Travel Authorization
If you are a citizen of a visa-exempt country and plan to travel to Canada, you will need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to enter Canada by air. The eTA will be electronically linked to your passport and is valid for up to five years. When you arrive, a border services officer will ask to see your passport and other documents. You must convince the officer that you are eligible to enter Canada. The eTA does not guarantee your entry to Canada.
- You must be a citizen of one of the visa-exempt countries, or be a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
Super Visa
If you are seeking to visit your child or grandchild who is either a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in Canada, you may apply for a multiple-entry super visa, which allows you to stay in Canada for a period of up to two years on each entry, and can be valid for a period up to 10 years.
Even if you are a citizen of a visa exempt country, in this situation you must submit a Super Visa application to the Canadian consulate office.
- You must either be the parent or grandparent of a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
- Have an invitation letter from the child or grandchild promising financial support for the duration of your stay in Canada.
- Complete a medical examination.
- Obtain medical insurance from a Canadian insurance company that provides at least $100,000 of coverage and is valid for a minimum of one year following your date of entry to Canada.
- You may be required to submit your biometric fingerprints.
- Provide all other necessary documents to support your application.
