You are a business visitor if you plan to visit Canada temporarily to:

• look for ways to grow your business,
• invest or
• advance your business relationships.

As a business visitor, you must show that:

• you plan to stay for less than six months,
• you do not 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 and
• 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 and
  • are not a criminal, security or health risk to Canadians.

Cross-border business can 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 (managing, not doing hands-on labour),
• being trained by a Canadian parent company that you work for outside Canada,
• training employees of a Canadian branch of a foreign company or
• being trained by a Canadian company that has sold you equipment or services.

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

For further information, please contact our office either by email or by phone.