A maximum stay in Canada of up to six months. Can be extended.
Thinking about how to do business in Canada? Going to Canada on a short visit as a business visitor lets you hold meetings and attend conferences. While you cannot enter the Canadian labour market as a business visitor, you can gain some understanding of the same.
Here, you will get to know the procedure for applying for Canada Business visa, documents required, processing fee, and other details.
Generally, a foreign national will need any of the following for a short visit to Canada -
You must have either of the above to enter Canada as a visitor. You can easily find out online if you will require a Canada visitor visa or eTA. Generally, those with Indian passports will have to get a Canada visitor visa.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) defines a business visitor or a business traveller as someone who -
No. You will have to apply to another visa category - such as the Start-Up Visa, Saskatchewan’s Entrepreneur pathway, or British Columbia’s Entrepreneur Immigration route - to be able to set up your business in Canada. A Canada Business visitor visa allows you to do just that, visit Canada for business.
You can apply for the Canadian Business visa, also called the Canada Business visitor visa, if you will be going to Canada temporarily to -
Those coming to Canada as business visitors cannot enter the Canadian labour market.
Generally, a business visitor to Canada remains in the country for a few days or a few weeks at a time. However, the Canada Business visa allows a maximum stay in Canada of up to six months.
A business visitor to Canada must have -
You must also meet the basic entry requirements.
You must have -
You must not be a criminal and hold any risk, of health or security, to Canadians.
Business visitors don’t require a Canada work permit.
No, you can’t work in Canada when in the country as a business visitor. A Canada work permit will be required to work in Canada as a temporary foreign worker.
Activities that you can take part in as a business visitor in Canada include, among others -
A Letter of Invitation will be required. This must be from the Canadian company hosting you as a business visor from abroad. A representative of the Canadian company should write the letter of invitation. Each visitor will require two originals of the Letter of Invitation - one of them will be used for the Canada Business visa application. The other will have to be presented on entering Canada.
The Invitation Letter for Canada Business visa must contain information about -
No. Dependents can’t be included in Canada Business visa applications.
You will have to apply online through the IRCC portal.
The basic steps to apply for a Canada Business visa -
STEP 1: Check your eligibility to travel to Canada.
You must be fully-vaccinated against COVID-19.
STEP 2: Check the list of documents based on your situation.
STEP 3: Apply Online
STEP 4: Give your biometrics, fingerprint and photograph.
Biometrics will have to be given at a Visa Application Centre (VAC).
STEP 5: Passport submission, if visa application approved.
STEP 6: Prepare for your travel to and arrival in Canada.
Keep your documents ready with you to be shown to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer at the port of entry.
A travel history proves that you have been able to secure a visa - from Canada or any other country that you might have travelled to - in the past. Your travel history will include a clear copy of one or more of the following -
Submission of the travel history is optional and can be included with the visa application.
An itinerary contains documents showing how long you plan on staying in Canada and what you intend doing while in the country. Your itinerary can include your -
Submission of the itinerary is optional and can be included with the visa application.
A bank account statement can help IRCC understand that you have enough money for supporting yourself during your stay in Canada. Your account statement must contain -
Submission of the account statement is optional and can be included with the visa application.
A letter from your employer, printed on your employer’s official letterhead, can -
Submission of your employer information is optional and can be included with the visa application.
Yes, you can extend your stay in Canada. Generally, visitors can stay in Canada for up to six months.
If you want to extend your Canadian stay as a visitor, you will be required to apply for a Canada visitor record.
You will have to apply online through the official IRCC website.
$100 is the IRCC fee for processing Canada visitor visas for business purposes.
As of now, the processing time is 106 days when applying for a Canada visitor visa from India.
A visitor record is not a visa. The visitor record will have to be applied for if you want to stay longer in Canada as a visitor.
A business visitor can be -
No, a business person is not the same as a business visitor. Business people might enter and work in Canada if they qualify under a free trade agreement, such as Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). A business visitor is someone that comes to Canada to participate in international business activities.
Linked electronically to a passport, an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) for Canada is an entry requirement for foreign nationals from visa-exempt countries that will be travelling to Canada by air.
Depends on whether you want to go to Canada on business or to set up a business. If you have to go to Canada for a short stay for business reasons, you will have to apply for the Canada Visitor visa. A Start-Up visa for Canada can be your route to Canadian immigration, provided you have an innovative business idea that will give jobs to Canadians.
If going to Canada as a visitor on business, you will need proof of having sufficient funds covering your stay in Canada and trip back home.
The federal Immigrant Investor Program of Canada is closed and not accepting applications. Quebec Investor Program is temporarily suspended.
No. To be able to start a business in Canada you must first be a business immigrant. Canada’s Start-up Visa lets you immigrate to Canada by -
Owning a business in Canada as a foreign national is possible. However, starting and managing a Canadian business will require due work authorization. It is recommended to get PR status in Canada so that you can manage your Canadian business on a permanent basis.
You can apply for Start-Up visa or Entrepreneur streams under the Canadian Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
Fees for Canada visitor visa extension is from $100.
The differences between a Canadian visitor visa and Canada visitor record are -
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