Every year, Canada welcomes many visitors to the country by granting Visitor Visas to people who desire to visit Canada temporarily. And many visitors and tourists have used this permit to visit friends and family for a celebration, attend sporting or memorable events, or visit to experience and learn more about Canada’s nature, culture, and economic opportunities.

A Visitor Visa or a temporary resident visa is an official document attached to a foreign national’s passport as a testimonial that the foreign national meets all of Canada’s requirements for a visitor to enter and remain in Canada over a certain period.

The Canada Visit Visa allows foreign nationals to enter and remain in Canada for up to six months. This Visa could either be a single-entry visa or a multiple-entry visa. While foreign nationals with a single-entry visa can only enter Canada once, a multiple-entry visa allows foreign nationals to enter Canada as many times as they desire while the visa remains valid. Most applicants receive multiple-entry visas to visit Canada, however, an immigration officer could award a single-entry visa to a visitor under some exceptional circumstances.