Business Visitors
Keeping life simple for today’s highly mobile international business community is a key focus at Capelle Kane. Federal government policies can help facilitate the entry of business visitors to Canada.
Business visitors who plan to stay in Canada less than six months—exploring business opportunities, seeking investments or advancing business relationships—normally do not require a Canadian work permit.
However, business visitors from non-visa-exempt countries are required to obtain a visitor’s visa before entering Canada. Not sure if you require a visa? Check the list of countries where a visa is required in order to enter Canada.
Visitors from the USA don’t require a visa. But frequent business travelers from the United States can eliminate delays at the border by obtaining the Canada/USA Nexus card—available for $50.
Capelle Kane is an experienced leader in every aspect of business workforce mobility—advising business owners and executives on short-term immigration issues and long-term mobility and immigration options.
People from the following countries and territories require a visa in order to visit Canada
As a rule, citizens of the following countries and territories require a visa in order to visit Canada.
Exemptions may apply
Macao S.A.R.
Macedonia,
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives Islands
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Fed. States
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Nauru
Nepal,
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Authority
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland (holders of non-biometric passports only)
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Sao Tomé e Principe
Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Surinam
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola,
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Republic of Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
People’s Republic of Colombia
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of Costa Rica
Cuba
Czech Republic
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador,
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel (only Israeli citizens holding valid Israeli "Travel Document in lieu of National Passport")
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea
North Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania (holders of non-biometric passports only)