Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations — 190
Visa exemption — nationality 190 (1) A foreign national is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa if they (a) are a citizen of a country listed in Schedule 1.1; (b) are (i) a British citizen, (ii) a British overseas citizen who is re-admissible to the United Kingdom, or (iii) a citizen of a British overseas territory who derives that citizenship through birth, descent, naturalization or registration in one of the British overseas territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Island, Saint Helena or Turks and Caicos Islands; or (c) are a national of the United States or a person who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence. Visa exemption — documents (2) A foreign national is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa if they (a) hold a passport that contains a diplomatic acceptance, a consular acceptance or an official acceptance issued by the Chief of Protocol for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on behalf of the Government of Canada and are a properly accredited diplomat, consular officer, representative or official of a country other than Canada, of the United Nations or any of its agencies, or of any international organization of which Canada is a member; (b) hold a passport or travel document issued by the Holy See; (c) hold a national Israeli passport; (d) hold a passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China; (e) hold a passport issued by the United Kingdom to a British National (Overseas), as a person born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong; (e.1) hold a passport issued by the United Kingdom to a British Subject which contains the observation that the holder has the right of abode in the United Kingdom; or (f) hold an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes the personal identification number of the individual. Visa exemption — holders of certain Romanian passports (2.1) A foreign national who is a citizen of Romania is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa if they hold a machine-readable passport that contains a contactless integrated circuit chip and that is issued by Romania. Visa exemption — purpose of entry (3) A foreign national is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa if they are seeking to enter and remain in Canada solely (a) subject to an agreement between Canada and one or more foreign countries respecting the obligation to hold such a visa, (i) as a member of a crew of a means of transportation other than a vessel or to become a member of a crew of a means of transportation other than a vessel, or (ii) to transit through Canada after working, or to work, as a member of a crew of a means of transportation other than a vessel, if they possess a ticket for departure from Canada within 24 hours after their arrival in Canada; (b) to transit through Canada as a passenger on a flight stopping in Canada for the sole purpose of refuelling and (i) they are in possession of the documents required in order to enter the United States and their flight is bound for that country, or (ii) they were lawfully admitted to the United States and their flight originated in that country; (b.1) to transit through Canada as a passenger on a flight that, owing to an emergency or other unforeseen circumstances, makes an unscheduled stop in Canada; (c) to transit through Canada as a passenger on a flight if the foreign national (i) is transported by a commercial transporter and there is a memorandum of understanding referred to in subsection (4) in effect between the Minister and the commercial transporter concerning the transit of passengers through Canada without a Canadian visa, (ii) holds a passport or travel document that was issued by the country of which the foreign national is a citizen or national and t