3. Visiting Canada Visit

Supporting Documents for a Business Visitor If Submitted After 2021/09/07

September 29, 2021June 15, 2023 admin

Document	Required	Description	Details to include	When you may need this document
Proof of vaccination	Yes – COVID-19	You must use ArriveCAN to enter your proof of vaccination information. You must enter this information within 72 hours before your arrival in Canada.	Consult details about what you need to enter in ArriveCAN	Show a border services officer when you arrive in Canada (at a Canadian airport or a land port of entry).
Proof of a negative COVID-19 test result	Yes – COVID-19	The COVID-19 test must be taken within 72 hours before your scheduled arrival in Canada.	Consult details about COVID-19 testing for travellers coming to Canada.	Air travel Show airline staff when you board your flight to Canada. If you don’t present a negative test result at check-in, the airline won’t allow you to board the flight. Land travel Show a border services officer when you arrive at a Canadian land port of entry. If you don’t present a negative test result, the border services officer won’t allow you to enter Canada.
ArriveCAN receipt (electronic or paper)	Yes – COVID-19	You must use the ArriveCAN app before checking in at the airport or crossing the border. Learn about ArriveCAN and download the app.	Submit your: travel and contact information quarantine plan COVID-19 symptom self-assessment COVID-19 proof of vaccination	Show border services officer on arrival in Canada
Travel history	No (optional) – visa application	If you’ve travelled to Canada or to other countries, this can show that you’ve been able to get a visa in the past.Proof of this includes copies of previous visas in your passport.	A clear copy of 1 or more of the following: your previous passports and/or visas (used within the last 10 years to travel outside your country) entry and exit stamps study and/or work permits that indicate your duration outside your country expired or valid visas	Submit with visa application
Itinerary	No (optional) – visa application	Documents that show how long you plan to stay and what you’ll do in Canada.	Copies of any of the following: flight details hotel reservations registration for an event	Submit with visa application
Account statement	No (optional) – visa application	This can help us understand if you have enough money to support yourself during your stay in Canada.	Bank name and contact This allows us to contact your bank or financial institution with questions.Proof it is your account Your name and address on the statement show that the account is yours.Account details At least 6 months of account details, including balances, helps us understand your financial situation.	Submit with visa application
Employer information	No (optional) – visa application	A letter from your employer can confirm that you have a stable job and will return to it. It can also show that your employer supports your visit to Canada.	The letter should be printed on your employer’s official letterhead. The letter should include: date, no earlier than 3 months before you apply confirmation that you have a job with the employer your full name and date of birth date you started the job brief description of your job current salary contact information of your manager phone number email address employer information company name address street city state/province country Signature of employer. Your manager or human resources contact should print their name and sign the letter.	Submit with visa application
Identity document	Yes – visa application	Documents we accept: passports (regular, official or diplomatic) from most countries (see exceptions below) alien’s passport for stateless persons US Permit to Re-Enter (Form I-327) US Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571) other refugee travel documents for non-citizens Documents we don’t accept: any passport issued by Somalia non-machine readable passports issued by the Czech Republic temporary passports issued by the Republic of South Africa provisional passports issued by Venezuela	A clear colour copy of your valid passport or travel document that you’ll use to travel to Canada.If you have a passport, you must provide a copy of the page that shows your birth date and country of origin, and any pages with stamps, visas or markings If you have a travel document, it must be issued by a government and include your name date of birth document number citizenship or residency status photo, and expiry date (if applicable)	Submit with visa application
Use of a representative (IMM 5476)	Yes (required) – if applicable	Family members who apply on behalf of the applicant or third parties need to complete this form.	A completed IMM 5476 form.	Submit with visa application
Authority to release personal information to a designated individual (IMM 5475)	No (optional) – visa application	Use this form if you want to allow Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to release your personal information to someone you choose.The person you choose will be able to get information on your case file, such as the status of your application.	A completed IMM 5475 form.	Submit with visa application

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