Business Visa

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What is a business visitor?You’re a business visitor if you:

• Come to take part in international business activities without being part of the Canadian labour market
• Are visiting Canada temporarily to
  • Look for ways to grow your business
  • Invest
  • Advance your business relationships

Business visitors usually stay in Canada for a few days or a few weeks, but are able to stay for up to 6 months.

How to show you’re a business visitor

To qualify as a business visitor to Canada, you must show that:

• You plan to stay for less than 6 months
• You don’t plan to enter the Canadian labour 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

Note: If you plan to stay for more than 6 months, or plan to work in Canada, you may be considered a temporary worker and have to apply for a work permit.

• Unsigned forms
• Incomplete questionnaires
• Incomplete or missing documents

Types of activities

Activities you may conduct as a business visitor include:

• 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 as part of a warranty or sales agreement
• 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

Under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, a U.S. or Mexican national may also take part in other activities, such as research, marketing and general services. For more information, see the Global Affairs Canada website.

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