Business visitor to Canada (visitor visa or eTA): summary

For people who come to Canada for short business trips while their job, income and employer stay outside Canada. Business visitors travel on a visitor visa or an electronic travel authorization (eTA), depending on nationality. They must not enter the Canadian labour market; hands-on work for a Canadian business usually needs a work permit.

The process in brief: Check whether a visa or eTA is needed → Get letters from the businesses → Apply for the visa or eTA → Travel and meet the border officer → Leave on time.

Full guide above: requirements, costs, step-by-step process and FAQs, checked against official government sources.