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Canada visa requirements for Burkinabe passport holders

Yes. Burkinabe passport holders need a visa to visit Canada for tourism. The visa fee is CAD 100.

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Burkinabe passport holders need a visa to visit Canada for tourism.

Get your documents complete and consistent before you apply, then check whether you are ready.

Fees and timing

Visa feeCAD 100

Not sure you are ready to apply?

Run a free readiness check. Meridian shows you what is still missing or inconsistent before you apply. We do not promise approval. We help you apply with confidence.

Check your application readiness

Why we say this

How applying works

Gather your documents

9 documents. Upload what you already have, we read them and fill the rest.

Passport photoValid passportProof of income / bank statementsEmployer letterProof of health insuranceLetter of invitation from your child or grandchild if invitedApplication for Visitor Visa (Temporary Resident Visa) IMM 5257Fee receiptProof of your relationship to the host
We draft the missing documents for you: a consular cover letter, your itinerary, an invitation letter, and an employer letter

Review your application

We review your documents against the consulate's rules and tell you if you're ready, or not yet

Complete the official application form

We draft the application for you

Pay the CAD 100 visa fee

Paid to the consulate.

Book your biometrics appointment

A slot at the visa centre to give fingerprints and hand in your file.

Then the consulate decides

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Requirements last updated October 2026.

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