Canada has announced new rules indicating that visas with maximum validity issued for multiple-entry are no longer considered standard documents.
IRCC can use its judgement to decide whether a visa will be issued with a single-entry or multiple-entry, and determine the validity period. The main difference between the two visa types is a single entry visa allows you to enter Canada only once, while a multiple entry visa allows you to enter Canada many times.
All visa applications were automatically considered to be for a visa with multiple entries. Now, IRCC reviews your application and issues you a visa based on your situation. The multiple entry visa allows the holder the freedom to enter Canada as many times as needed during the visa period. It has a maximum validity date of up to 10 years or the expiry date of either the travel document or biometrics, whichever comes first.
Officers may decide to issue visas with a shorter validity period than the maximum (10-years or the expiration of the passport or biometrics whichever comes first).
Many factors to consider
Is the visit for a short time, such as a business visitor who is providing after-sales service in accordance with a warranty or a sales agreement?
What is the status of the applicant in their current country? Will their ties with their country of residence, and Canada, change over time? Are the economic and political conditions in your home country unstable or unsteady?
The purpose of the trip, the amount of money, the medical condition, and all other relevant factors are taken into consideration when deciding on whether to grant the visa.
Visitor’s purpose
Is the applicant coming for a one-time event, such as a conference, training session or tourism, or will they be returning to Canada on a regular basis, such as to visit close family members?
Are they a student or worker who is exempt from the permit requirement for a short period of time? Do they require parental authorization for each trip (for instance, if they are an unaccompanied minor traveling for a summer camp)?
Is it for a compassionate reason, such as to provide care for a critically ill or dying family member?
Funds
Is the applicant able to provide a steady, ongoing source for funds, such an employment, which would be sufficient to fund multiple visits to Canada.
Does the host (family member or friend) have a good reputation in Canada and can they provide proof of their relationship? Has the host invited others? Does the host have enough resources to cater for all invited guests?
Will the funds be provided (for example, for a conference or a business meeting) by the applicant’s employer? Has the employer provided a letter attesting this fact?
A temporary resident (TRV) visa is a counterfoil document that is issued by the visa office and placed in a passport to prove that a person has met the requirements to be admitted to Canada as temporary resident. The possession of a TRV is not a guarantee for entry into Canada. Admission of foreign nationals to Canada as temporary residents is not a right, but a privilege.
