Arriving in Canada as Business Visitor? Here’s what you need to know
Canada is a significant and economically stable country in the global economy. Canada ranks sixth in terms of nominal GDP and tenth in terms of PPP GDP. Canada may be an ideal test market for the United States because it is a significant entry point to American markets. Furthermore, corporate costs in Canada are 15% cheaper in general than in the United States. Canada provides a plethora of chances for seasoned businessmen, investors, and entrepreneurs who have a successful firm in their home country and wish to develop or establish a new business in Canada.
What exactly is a Business Visitor?
You are a business visitor if and only if you:
- Come to participate in international commercial operations without becoming a member of the Canadian labor force.
- Are you temporarily in Canada looking for methods to expand your business, invest, and enhance your business partnerships.
- Visitors who come to Canada on business often stay for a few days or a few weeks, although they are permitted to stay for up to six months.
How to Present Yourself as a Business Visitor
You must demonstrate the following to qualify as a business traveller to Canada:
- Your intended stay will be shorter than six months
- You have no intention of entering the Canadian labor market.
- You operate outside of Canada, where you also derive most of your revenue and earnings.
- You have papers to back up your application.
- You fulfill Canada’s minimum entrance criteria because
- Possess a passport and other appropriate travel paperwork
- Having sufficient funds to cover your stay and return home
- Plan to depart Canada after your visit.
- Are not a threat to Canadians’ safety, security, or health
If you want to stay in Canada longer than six months or if you intend to work there, you can be categorized as a temporary worker and need to get a work visa.
Different types of activities
As a business visitor, you may engage in the following activities:
- Purchasing Canadian goods or services on behalf of a foreign company or government.
- Accepting product or service orders.
- Attending meetings, conferences, conventions, or trade shows.
- Providing post-purchase assistance as a condition of a warranty or sales agreement.
- Training provided by a Canadian parent firm for which you work outside of Canada.
- Staff training for a foreign company’s Canadian branch.
- Receiving training from a Canadian business that has provided you with goods or services.
What you will require to enter Canada
You will require one of the following:
- A visa for visitors.
- Digital travel permission (eta).
- Other papers, for example.
- A valid passport from the United States
- Formal proof of legal status in the United States (such as a green card) and a valid passport
- Your nationality-related passport
Determine whether you require a visiting visa to enter Canada – There is a distinction to be made between business visits and business personnel. A free trade agreement allows business people to come to Canada to work.
What should you bring to Canada?
When you reach the checkpoint, make sure you have the following paperwork:
- An ongoing-validity passport or other travel authorization
- A verified visiting visa,
- Traveling with the same passport as when applying for an eta is required.
- If you’re a legitimate permanent resident of the United States, a current green card (or other official document proving your status there) and a passport from your place of citizenship (or an equivalent document).
- A letter of invitation from the Canadian host firm, letters of support from your parent company, and either a letter of recognition from the Canada Border Services Agency or a letter of recognition from the CBSA.
- Additional documentation related to your visits, such as warranty or service agreements or contracts.
- Contact information for your Canadian business host is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Evidence of sufficient funds for both your stay in Canada and your return home.
- Evidence of COVID-19 immunization
The following is required to fill out the ArriveCan app with your details:
Contact and travel information
Strategy for quarantine
COVID-19 symptom self-evaluation
When you arrive, carry the ArriveCan receipt (paper or electronic) to present to the border services agent.
