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RequirementsUpdated 2026-07-08

Canada Requirements for Digital Nomads

Documents and limits for remote workers visiting Canada while working for foreign employers or clients.

Canada's requirements are visitor requirements plus a remote-work boundary. You are not applying for a special nomad visa. You are asking to enter as a visitor while continuing foreign-source work that does not compete in Canada.

What to prove

  • You qualify for eTA or visitor visa entry based on nationality.
  • You will leave Canada at the end of your authorized stay.
  • You have enough funds for housing, travel, and daily expenses.
  • Your work is for a foreign employer, your own foreign business, or foreign clients.
  • You will not take Canadian employment or provide services to Canadian clients without a work permit.

Border folder

Carry an employer letter or client contracts, recent pay evidence, bank statements, accommodation details, return/onward travel, and travel health insurance. The cleaner your foreign-work story is, the less your file looks like undeclared Canadian work.

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