BUSINESS VISA

Business visitors usually stay in Canada for a few days or a few weeks, but are able to stay for up to 6 months. If you want to visit Canada on business, you’ll need to understand what a business visitor is, what you can do as a business visitor, and what you’ll need to do and bring to enter Canada.

  • come to take part in international business activities without being part of the Canadian labor market
  • are visiting Canada temporarily to: look for ways to grow your business, invest, advance your business relationships

    • How to show you’re a business visitor

  • you plan to stay for less than 6 months
  • you don’t plan to enter the Canadian labor market
  • your main place of business and source of income and profits is outside Canada
  • you have documents that support your application
  • you meet Canada’s basic entry requirements, because you

  • have a valid travel document, such as a passport

  • have enough money for your stay and to return home

  • plan to leave Canada at the end of your visit

  • are not a criminal, security or health risk to Canadians.

    • Types of activities

  • buying Canadian goods or services for a foreign business or government
  • taking orders for goods or services
  • going to meetings, conferences, conventions or trade fairs
  • giving after-sales service (managing, not doing hands-on labor)
  • being trained by a Canadian parent company that you work for outside Canada
  • training employees of a Canadian branch of a foreign company
  • being trained by a Canadian company that has sold you equipment or services.

    • Make sure that you have the following documents when you arrive at the border (don’t pack them in your suitcase)

  • a passport or travel document that is valid for your entire stay
  • a valid visitor visa, if applicable
  • if you need an eTA, you must travel using the same passport you used in your application
  • letters of support from your parent company and a letter of invitation from the Canadian host business or a Letter of Recognition from the Canada Border Services Agency
  • other documents such as warranty or service agreements, or contracts, if relevant to your visit
  • 24-hour contact details of your business host in Canada
  • proof that you have enough money for both your stay in Canada and your return home.

    • …Let Us Facilitate your Canadian Business Visa Application…

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