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.
Special measures for Syrian and Turkish temporary residents in Canada
If you’re a Syrian or Turkish temporary resident in Canada, you can extend your stay in Canada for free by applying to
- extend your current temporary status in Canada
- change your temporary resident status
Special measures for Iranian temporary residents in Canada
If you’re an Iranian temporary resident in Canada, you can apply to extend your stay in Canada for free by applying to
- extend your current temporary status
- change your temporary resident status
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
Who is eligible and how to apply for a super visa that lets you stay with family in Canada for up to 5 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
Contributors
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Canada Border Services Agency
Features
Find quick and direct answers to your questions, including how to complete application forms, extend your stay as a visitor, extend permits, and replace lost documents.
Submit your customs and immigration declaration before you enter Canada.
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.