Business Visitors - IRPA Reg 187 (a)
The general rule is that no person, other than a citizen or permanent resident, can work in Canada without the appropriate work authorization. Regulation 187(a) of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) sets out the general definition of a Business Visitor as a foreign national who “seeks to engage in international business activities without directly entering the labour market”. In lay person terms, a Business Visitor is a foreign national who plans to