Visa Requirements

Citizens of the following countries and territories require a Visa to VISIT or TRANSIT Canada:

A
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan

B
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,

Bosnia-Herzegovina,Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi

C
Cambodia, Republic of Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,

Chad, Chile,China, People’s Republic of Colombia, Comoros, Congo,

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Costa Rica, Cuba,

Czech Republic

D
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic

E
East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia

F
Fiji

G
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana

H
Haiti, Honduras

I
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel (only Israeli citizens holding valid Israeli “Travel Document in lieu of National Passport”), Ivory Coast

J
Jamaica, Jordan

K
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, North Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan

L
Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania (holders of non-biometric passports only)

M
Macao S.A.R., Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives Islands, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Fed. States, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma)

N
Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria

O
Oman

P
Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Authority, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland (holders of non-biometric passports only)

Q
Qatar

R
Romania, Russia, Rwanda

S
Sao Tomé e Principe, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Syria

T
Taiwan (except holders of the ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes their personal identification number), Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu

U
Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan

V
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam

Y
Yemen

Z
Zambia, Zimbabwe

For further information or to confirm that your country is exempt from requiring a visa to visit Canada please consult the following weblink: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp#exemptions

If you require a visa please consult your nearest Canadian visa office for all the relevant details and requirements. A full list of the visa offices in your country, or the closest to you, is supplied here:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/apply-where.asp

A list of Canadian embassies can be found here: http://www.international.gc.ca/ciw-cdm/embassies-ambassades.aspx?lang=eng

Relevant FAQs from the Canadian Immigration website http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/faq/visit/index.asp:

What is a business visitor?
A business visitor is someone who comes to Canada to engage in international business activities without directly entering the Canadian labour market. For example, someone who comes to Canada to meet with representatives of companies doing business with their country would be considered a business visitor.

Visitors may be in Canada for business meetings or site visits (to observe only). A person invited to Canada by a Canadian company for training in product use, sales or other functions related to a business transaction would also be included. Business visitors must prove that their main source of income and their main place of business are outside Canada.

Does a business visitor need a special visa to enter Canada?
No. There is no separate application for business visitors. The temporary resident visa covers all visitors, including those in Canada on business. See Do you need a visa? to find out if your visitor must apply for one.

The Organisers cannot be held responsible for any exhibitor who fails to obtain a visa as they are issued entirely at the discretion of the Canadian Authorities.