Visitor Visa and volunteering

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Subject: Visitor Visa and volunteering
Can someone tell me if i can volunteer while on a visitor visa. And how long can i volunteer at any given company for?

Thanks for your input

Cheers,
Natalie

[04-04-2007,15:25]
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Natalie
(in reply to: Visitor Visa and volunteering)
Most probably you cannot volunteer while on visitor visa. Check www.cic.gc.ca to confirm.
[05-04-2007,07:28]
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Anonymous
(in reply to: Visitor Visa and volunteering)
That is NOT true. If you volunteer for some place like a nonprofit where the work you´re doing is always done by volunteers, you CAN volunteer. If you try to volunteer for a business doing work you would normally get paid for, that is a problem. I´ve been doing it through my process, and CIC hasn´t said a word.
[06-04-2007,05:49]
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gentlespirit512
(in reply to: Visitor Visa and volunteering)
Gentlespirit is right. You do not need a work permit for unpaid volunteer work. I did not count the unpaid work in my first reply. See this link for details.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pub/fs-workers.html

[06-04-2007,13:18]
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