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aohno

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Nov 23, 2018
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I am a student in the US and I am going to intern in Canada next semester. I am struggling with finding what type of visa I need to enter and complete the internship. It is unpaid research internship at the university in Canada for my the US credit to graduate about 3 months . Main duties are to assist their research lab like data collection and other things but for me it’s like gaining experience of the real job so could sound like a job shadowing. Is it considered as a job shadowing then am I okay to go to Canada as a business visitor? or I need a work permit?
 
You definitely need a work permit.

It's not job shadowing. If you try to come as a business visitor, expect big problems at the border.