The business visitor category facilitates entry to Canada for people who intend to engage in international business activities in Canada without directly entering the Canadian labour market. Section 187 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) defines the criteria for entry.
Examples of activities in this category include

• attendance at business meetings, trade conventions or exhibitions
• procurement of Canadian goods and services
• activities of people providing after-sales services
• activities of foreign government officials not accredited to Canada
• activities of certain foreign nationals in the commercial production industry, such as advertising, or in the film or recording industry, including those using studios (limited to small groups that are renting studios and not entering the labour market)