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.
Land travel
|
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 | Submit your:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| Submit with visa application |
Identity document | Yes – visa application | Documents we accept:
Documents we don’t accept:
| 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
If you have a travel document, it must be issued by a government and include your
| 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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