{"question":{"passport":"RUS","destination":"CAN","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa, 6 months","requirement":{"kind":"visa_consular","message":"Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate."},"stay":{"kind":"MONTHS","maxMonths":6,"phrasing":"You may stay up to 6 months."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"irpr-visa-eTa","url":"https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/page-2.html","passage":"7 (1) A foreign national may not enter Canada to remain on a temporary basis without first obtaining a temporary resident visa.","explanation":"s.7(1) is the default rule: every foreign national entering Canada to remain temporarily must first obtain a temporary resident visa. None of these issuers is exempt under s.190 or Schedule 1.1 (verified in residualSweep), so the visa requirement applies to all of them.","publisher":"Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations … Regulations are current to 2026-06-17 and last amended on 2026-06-12."},"checkedAt":"2026-08-26","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}