✈️ Visiting Canada
For visitors, and for the citizens and PRs inviting them — the visa to enter (TRV), the document that sets how long you stay (Visitor Record), and the long-stay Super Visa for parents and grandparents.
Three different documents — people mix them up constantly
- TRV (visitor visa) — lets you travel to Canada and ask to enter.
- Visitor Record — sets or extends how long you may stay once you are here. It is not a visa and does not guarantee re-entry.
- Super Visa — a multi-entry visa specifically for parents and grandparents, with much longer stays per visit.
Visitor Record: Extending Your Stay in Canada
How to extend a visitor's stay with a Visitor Record: who needs one, applying before status expires, maintained status, and what happens if you leave while it's pending.
EssentialSuper Visa: Bring Parents & Grandparents to Canada Longer
The Super Visa for parents and grandparents: eligibility, the host income requirement, required medical insurance, the medical exam, and how long you can stay per visit.
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV): the Visitor Visa to Enter Canada
What a TRV is, who needs one versus an eTA, single vs multiple entry, and how it differs from the Visitor Record that governs how long you stay.
Also in this topic
Family Sponsorship
The permanent-residence route for close family — and why the Super Visa is the current answer for parents and grandparents.
in WorkMaintained Status (Implied Status)
How maintained status lets you stay on the same conditions while an on-time extension is pending — the deadline, and what breaks it.