Reason 9 of 50 · Purpose, itinerary and trip credibility
Classified asEligibility / wrong temporary-resident activity
The applicant calls the trip a business visit, but the planned activity appears to involve entering the Canadian labour market or performing work for a Canadian entity.
IRCC distinguishes business visitors from temporary workers. A business visitor generally must stay under six months, keep the main place of business and source of income/profits outside Canada, and not enter the Canadian labour market.
Who benefits from the work, who pays the applicant, whether the activity is meetings/training/after-sales service versus productive work, and the contractual relationships.
The same situation, presented two ways. The right-hand column is what a reapplication needs to look like.
Describe the activity precisely and provide foreign employer support, Canadian invitation, contracts or agendas. If a work permit is actually required, use the correct immigration route.
Using “business meeting” as a label for hands-on installation or regular service work; omitting contracts that reveal the true activity.
A foreign sales director attending negotiations is very different from a technician being sent to perform months of operational work for a Canadian client.
You cannot fix a reason you have not read. Your GCMS notes contain the officer's own words about your file, and requesting them is free — we publish every step.
[S3], [S8], [S19]. This page is general information, not legal advice.The applicant calls the trip a business visit, but the planned activity appears to involve entering the Canadian labour market or performing work for a Canadian entity.
IRCC distinguishes business visitors from temporary workers. A business visitor generally must stay under six months, keep the main place of business and source of income/profits outside Canada, and not enter the Canadian labour market.
Who benefits from the work, who pays the applicant, whether the activity is meetings/training/after-sales service versus productive work, and the contractual relationships.
Describe the activity precisely and provide foreign employer support, Canadian invitation, contracts or agendas. If a work permit is actually required, use the correct immigration route.
Using “business meeting” as a label for hands-on installation or regular service work; omitting contracts that reveal the true activity.
No. IRCC states that refiling the same information will likely not change the decision. A reapplication has to answer the specific concern the officer recorded — which is why you should read your GCMS notes first and find out exactly what that concern was.
Most refusals cite more than one concern, and only one of them is usually decisive. Your GCMS notes say which. Get them free, or send them to us and we will tell you exactly what to fix.