Visitors Visa - Purpose of travel - Period staying

[akkio]

Hy folks, I have a question.

I'm helping a friend to visit Canada for tourists only, the idea if that she'll stay at my house for a week for my birthday party. I'm in Canada for 2 years, I have PR and so on. She's from another country, but have been living in Japan for 2 years as well. My question is, she's writing that she go an invite from me to stay here for a week. But from now, until the day that she will come, if she gets her visa, some things can change and she could stay here travelling for longer, like 2 ~ 4 months.

The questions are:
- does her visa will have anything mentioning that she can only stay for 1 week like stated on her purpose of travel?
- if she get to the border officer with a returning flight ticket for 3 months in the future, will they know that she asked to stay for one week only?
- if she buys tickers for 1 week only and decides to stay longer after she's here, like, having to buy a returning ticket again later, can the border officer stamp in her visa that she must leave after 1 week?

Any thoughts of what she can state of her documents to avoid any complications?

Thanks in advance!

 

[kat3onah]

- does her visa will have anything mentioning that she can only stay for 1 week like stated on her purpose of travel?

Initially declaring 2-3 weeks vacation in Canada is safer than saying 1 month.

- if she get to the border officer with a returning flight ticket for 3 months in the future, will they know that she asked to stay for one week only?

Plan changes. How about those who acquired a visa but never really travelled to Canada.

- if she buys tickers for 1 week only and decides to stay longer after she's here, like, having to buy a returning ticket again later, can the border officer stamp in her visa that she must leave after 1 week?

A tourist can stay up to 6 months in Canada.
On the Arrival Card you need to declare how many days you will be staying in Canada. Sometimes they would ask you the same question randomly. At the port of entry, the border services officer may allow you to stay for less or more than 6 months. If so, they’ll put the date you need to leave by in your passport. Refer to https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1016&top=16

 

[akkio]

Thanks for all the answers!

 

[canuck78]

Would add that she can be asked about current employment, current home address, proof of current savings, etc. If there is concern that she has longterm plans to remains, doesn’t have enough funds or only has enough funds to support a certain length of travel, etc. her travel can be limited to a few weeks. In general it is usually unusual for many younger people to have the funds to remain in Canada for months without a job unless they are staying with family, a romantic partner or are independently wealthy. Really depends on where she is from as well. Questions for non visa-exempt countries tend to me more extensive. Same thing if a person declares they are unemployed or can’t prove current employment.