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Whether you plan on visiting Canada for a few days or several months, you must meet some important immigration requirements. This pamphlet will help you find out about these requirements before you make final travel plans.

In order to visit Canada:

you must be in good health and a law-abiding person, and you must have enough money to support yourself and your dependants during your stay;
in most cases, you will need a valid passport, proof of identity or other travel documents;
you must have a temporary resident visa to travel to Canada if you are a citizen of one of a number of countries; and
you may need a study or work permit if you are coming to study or work.
If requested, certain people must have a medical exam. They include:

some foreign nationals who are applying to stay in Canada for more than six months and who, during the one-year period immediately before seeking entry to Canada, have lived for six consecutive months in a designated country or territory that has a higher incidence of serious communicable diseases than Canada. Please see the Designated Country/Territory list in the Visitors section of the CIC Web site at www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/dcl.html;
applicants intending to work in an occupation in which the protection of public health is essential (for example, teachers, child-care workers, live-in caregivers and health-care workers).
Before you leave home …
If you require a temporary resident visa, you must obtain it before you come to Canada. To find out whether you need a temporary resident visa, which documents you will need to include with your application for one, and how long it will take to receive it, visit the CIC Web site at www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit or contact the visa office of the Canadian embassy, high commission or consulate that serves your place of residence. There are Canadian visa offices in 88 cities throughout the world. Please visit www.cic.gc.ca/english/offices/missions.html for more information.
If you want to work or study, apply early. It will take time to receive all the papers and certificates you will need (you may have to get some from Canada). A study or work permit can be processed in a matter of days or it can take up to six months, depending on how quickly you can provide the necessary supporting documents and whether a medical examination is required.

Cost-recovery processing fees apply for temporary resident visas and work or study permits. There is also a cost-recovery processing fee for an application to extend temporary resident status in Canada.
For information on processing fees, please see our brochure Fee Schedule for Citizenship and Immigration Services or ask an immigration officer. There are no refunds for unsuccessful applicants.
Before leaving home, you should also get a health insurance plan to pay for any emergency hospital or medical services you may need while in Canada.

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