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

Visit 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