Visit Canada

Find out what document you need to travel, visit family and friends, do business, or transit through Canada, and how to extend your stay.

Exemptions ending for certain travellers entering Canada

Effective January 15, 2022, 00:01 (EST), some foreign national travellers who were previously allowed to enter Canada without being fully vaccinated will now be required to be fully vaccinated in order to enter Canada. There will also be changes to testing and quarantine exemptions for certain travellers, regardless of citizenship, entering Canada.

Find out if you can enter Canada

Instructions for visitor visa applicants

Instructions available for those who

Foreign nationals can travel to Canada as visitors only if they’re eligible.

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Find out if you need a visa

Answer a few questions to find out if you need a visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to visit or transit through Canada

Apply for a visitor visa

What a visitor visa is, eligibility and how to apply

Apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)

What an eTA is, eligibility and how to apply online

Visit your children or grandchildren

Eligibility and how to apply for a visa that lets you stay with family in Canada for up to 2 years at a time

Stay in Canada longer

Visitors, students and workers who want to extend their stay (temporary resident status) in Canada

Visitor visas for workers and students

How to get a new visa if you have a work or study permit, your visa has or will expire soon and you want to leave and come back to Canada

Transit through Canada

What it means to transit through Canada and which documents you need

Visit Canada on business

Who business visitors are, and how to bring business visitors or delegates to your meeting or event

Get border information for visitors

Travel tips, what happens at the border, and prohibited or restricted goods

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Apply online

It costs $100 CAD to apply for a visitor visa and $85 CAD for your biometrics fee.

Ask a family member or friend for help

A family member or a trusted friend can help you with your application as an unpaid representative.

Consultant fraud

If you give an immigration agent (consultant, lawyer or Quebec notary) money for their services, they’re considered a paid representative and must be authorized.