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.
How COVID-19 is affecting applications to visit, work or study in Canada
If you meet the criteria for the travel exemptions, and you want to apply to come to Canada, there are changes to the application process. Learn more.
You can travel to Canada only if you are exempt from the travel restrictions and are coming for an essential purpose.
Find out what steps you need to take to stay in Canada longer if you’ve been affected by the explosion in Beirut.
Services and information
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
Features
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.
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