COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION

Title:

Mr.: identifies a male person who is either single or married.

Mrs.: identifies a female person who is married or widowed.

Miss.: identifies a female person who is single.

Ms.: identifies a female person who is married, single, divorced or widowed and prefers not to use Mrs. and/or Miss.

Dr.: preferred use of professional designation indicating medical doctor or post-graduate (PhD.) title.

Email Address:

Enter your email address. It is important that you provide a valid and working email address in order to activate your account. Please note that all correspondences will be sent to your indicated address via email. Please ensure your email address is spelled correctly and includes the correct ending. The "My Account" section of your profile allows you to update your email address and provide an alternate email address.

E.g. john@hotmail.com is an example of a valid email address.

Surname(s)/Last Name(s) as stated in passport:

Enter your Surname/Last Name exactly as it appears on your passport or identity document. This information is required for your eTA Application.

Use English and French letters only. Example: Aa, Bb, Cc, French accents such as é, è, ê, ë, û, hyphens, apostrophes, and spaces; cannot begin with a hyphen, apostrophe, or space.

If there are other special letters or characters in your name, use the letter without the accent. For example, use "z" instead of "ź."

Given Name(s)/First Name(s) as stated in passport:

Enter your Given Name/First Name exactly as it appears on your passport or identity document. This information is required for your eTA Application

Use English and French letters only. Example: Aa, Bb, Cc, French accents such as é, è, ê, ë, û, hyphens, apostrophes, and spaces; cannot begin with a hyphen, apostrophe, or space.

If there are other special letters or characters in your name, use the letter without the accent. For example, use "z" instead of "ź."

Date of Birth:

Please select the date, month and year of your birth exactly as it appears in your passport.

If the date of birth is unknown, please input the known information that has been included in your passport.

Gender:

Marital Status:

Never Married/Single: if you are single and have never married nor in a common law relationship.

Married: if you are legally married to a partner and have had a ceremony that legally binds them to each other. This marriage must be recognised under the laws of the country where it was performed and under Canadian law.

Divorced: if you and your most recent spouse have terminated your legal marriage and a court has granted a divorce and that a marriage has ended.  The two people are no longer married.

Widowed: if you never remarried after the death of your most recent spouse and you have not remarried or entered into a common-law relationship.

Legally Separated: if you are no longer living with your partner or legal spouse and you do not wish to live together again, but you have not yet received a divorce.

Common law:  if you are living with another person of the same-sex or opposite sex in a conjugal relationship for at least 1 year.

Annulled Marriage: if you have gotten married and have obtained a declaration from the court that your marriage is not valid and you are not in a common-law relationship.

What do you plan to do in Canada?

Please indicate the purpose of your visit to Canada.

Holiday/Vacation: You are visiting Canada for leisure or tourism purposes.

Business/Conference: You are visiting Canada to participate in business activities or to attend a conference.

Visiting Friends/Family: You are visiting Canada for the purpose of spending time with relatives or friends.

Transit Only (Less than 48 Hours): You are transiting through Canada on the way to your final destination.

Type of Travel Document:

Passport - ordinary/regular: A passport issued to citizens for occasional travel, such as vacations and business trips.

Passport – diplomatic: A passport issued to citizens who are high-ranking government officials, diplomats, and representatives and delegates of a government.

Passport – official: A passport normally issued to citizens, such as non-diplomatic government officials, travelling on official government business. Use if the front cover of your passport says 'official'.

Passport – service: A passport normally issued to citizens, such as non-diplomatic government officials, travelling on official government business. Use if the front cover of your passport says 'service'.

Emergency/temporary travel document: A travel document or passport issued to citizens in urgent cases where the issuance of a temporary passport is not possible. These documents are often valid for a short period of time.

Refugee travel document: A travel document issued to non-citizens with protected-person status, including Convention refugees and persons in need of protection.

Alien passport/travel document issued to non-citizens: A passport or travel document issued to non-citizens who live either permanently or temporarily in the country that issued the document, but are not citizens of that country.

Permit to re-enter the United States (I-327): A travel document issued by United States (U.S.) Citizenship and Immigration Services to U.S. lawful permanent residents to allow them to travel abroad and return to the U.S. without having to get a returning resident visa.

United States refugee travel document (I-571): A travel document issued by United States (U.S.) Citizenship and Immigration Services to non-citizens who have been recognized as refugees or granted asylum. If you hold an I-571, you are eligible to apply for an eTA only if you are a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.

Select the code that matches the one on your passport:

Will you use an electronic passport for this trip?

Look on the front cover of your passport for the symbol of a rectangle with a circle in the middle. If you see this symbol, you have an electronic passport.

For this trip, will you use a national Israeli passport?

Indicate if you hold an Israeli National Passport issued by the government of Israel. See example below. Refer to example below.

For this trip, will you use a passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes your personal identification number?

Indicate if you hold a passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan and which contains a personal identification number. Passports such as Compatriot Passports or return certificates are not eligible for the visa waiver and must apply for a Temporary Resident Visa. Refer to example below.

Are you a lawful permanent resident of the United States with a valid alien registration card (Green Card)?

How do you intend to enter Canada:

Passport Number:

Enter your passport number exactly as it appears on the biographic information page. Pay particular attention to the letter O and the number 0; and the letter I and the number 1. Special Characters are not permitted. Refer to example below.

Date of issue of Passport:

Select the date on which the passport was issued, indicating the day, month and year as it appears in your passport. Refer to example below.

Date of expiry of Passport:

Select the expiry date of your passport indicating the day, month and year. Refer to example below.

Country of Birth:

From the drop-down menu, select the name of the country shown in the place of birth field on your passport. This information is required to complete your application. Refer to example below.

City of Birth:

Additional Countries of Citizenship:

Have you ever applied for or obtained a visa, an eTA or a permit to visit, live, work or study in Canada :

Select yes if, in the past, you submitted an application to come to Canada, such as a study permit, work permit, eTA or visitor visa.

Unique Client Identifier, visa or permit number: If, in the past, you submitted an application to come to Canada such as a study permit or work permit, you will have a Unique Client Identifier (UCI). This number appears on letters you received from Citizenship and Immigration Canada or on the immigration document that was issued. If you do not know what your UCI is, enter your immigration document number. (i.e. study permit, work permit, or visitor visa number.)

Unique client identifier (UCI) / Previous Canadian visa, eTA or permit number :

If you have previously submitted an application to come to Canada, such as a study permit, work permit or visitor visa, you will have been given a UCI number.

Unique Client Identifier, visa or permit number: This number appears on letters you received from Citizenship and Immigration Canada or on the immigration document that was issued. If you do not know what your UCI is, enter your immigration document number. (i.e. study permit, work permit, or visitor visa number.) Refer to examples below.

Appt #/Unit:

Street/civic number or house name :

Street address/name:

Please enter the name of the street you live along with the standard identifier (such as “street”, “road, “avenue,” “boulevard.”) Please do not write it as an abbreviation.

For example, “Maple Avenue” is acceptable, but “Maple Ave.” is not accepted.

Do not enter apartment, unit or suite numbers in this field. Do not enter a post office box otherwise your application will be refused.

Please note that this information is required to complete your application.

City/town:

Country of Residence:

Telephone:

Province/state:

Post Code/Zip Code:

Select your occupation:

From the drop-down menu, select the occupation type that best describes the industry in which you work. If you are a student, retired, a homemaker or unemployed, select the appropriate option from the list. If you are a high-ranking government or political official, select “Management occupations” from the list.

Select the option that best describes your job:

Do you know when you will travel to Canada?

When do you plan to travel to Canada?

How long are you planning to stay in Canada? :

What is your province of destination?

Select the province in which you will be residing while in Canada. If visiting multiple provinces, select the one in which you will be spending most of your time.

If you are coming to Canada as a visitor or wish to remain in Canada as a visitor, you can choose the province you intend to visit.

If you are coming to Canada to work or study or wish to remain in Canada as a worker or student, you must choose the province in which you will be residing while performing your work or studies

Have you lived in Canada as a permanent resident or landed immigrant?

Are you currently, or will you be staying in Canada with a parent or legal guardian for the entire period of your stay?

Do you have a family member who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and is 18 years or older?

How are you related to your family member?

What is the main purpose of your visit? :

Some provinces and territories in Canada have an agreement with the Government of Canada that allows them to nominate immigrants who wish to settle in that province.

If you choose to immigrate to Canada as a provincial nominee, you must first apply to the province where you wish to settle and complete its provincial nomination process.

The province will consider your application based on its immigration needs and your genuine intention to settle there. You may be asked to come to Canada to attend an interview

Do you have a job in the country where you currently live?

Do you own a business in the country where you currently live?

Do you depend on someone for financial support?

Have you travelled to other countries in the previous 10 years?

Are you accompanying a family member that has status in Canada, or has recently been approved to come to Canada?

In the past 10 years, have you provided your fingerprints and photo (biometrics) for an application to come to Canada?

Have you had a medical exam performed by an IRCC authorized panel physician (doctor) within the last 12 months?

Have you ever been refused a visa or permit, denied entry to, or ordered to leave Canada or any other country/territory?

Have you ever committed, been arrested for, been charged with or convicted of any criminal offence in any country?

In the past two years, were you diagnosed with tuberculosis or have you been in close contact with a person with tuberculosis?