You can visit Canada for a holiday or meet a family member. The kind of visa you may need totally
depends on your reason for travel and the passport you hold.

Temporary Resident Visas (Visitor Visas) and eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization) for Canada

Canada welcomes more than 35 million temporary residents (non-immigrants) each year. Except for Canadian citizens and permanent residents, all other individuals require permission to enter Canada as a visitor and require either a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) or an eTA (electronic Travel Authorization), unless they are US Citizens.

TRV or an eTA?  You only need one of them, not both.

​Citizens of visa-exempt countries intending to travel to Canada by air are expected to have applied for an obtained an electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) before departure to Canada.

Exception: Citizens of the United States do not require a TRV or an eTA, but Green Card holders in the United States, require an eTA to come to Canada, regardless of their nationality.

​If you are NOT a citizen from a visa-exempt country, you WILL need a TRV to enter Canada.

 

Supervisa for Parents and Grandparents 

Tired of having your loved ones stay only for 6 months every visit and then leave as the visa does not allow it? Here is a solution: bring Parents and Grandparents to Canada through the Super Visa. This program allows family members to come to Canada as long-term visitors on a multiple entry visa that may last up to 10 years.  Every stay on a Super Visa is valid for 2 years.

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​This is an ideal option for Canadian Citizens and Canadian Permanent Residents who are waiting to sponsor their parents for PR, or who currently do not qualify for Parental PR sponsorship.

There are some eligibility requirements to be fulfilled in order to get a Super-Visa such as  minimum necessary income (for Super Visa) requirement,  Canadian healthcare insurance of $100,000 coverage for at least 1 year, Complete a medical examination and a written commitment of financial support from the Sponsor (child or grandchild).

Depending on the citizenship of the sponsored person, a TRV (Temporary Resident Visa) or eTA may also be required for non-visa-exempt countries to hop on a flight