Canada is an outstanding four-season tourist destination, where people from Brunei, who know only one season, can enjoy the pleasures of the changing seasons -- the flowers of spring, our summer, the colours of our autumn, and even winter, where you can learn downhill skiing, cross-country skiing or even ice skating.

For the visitor from Brunei, Canada offers cooler weather, natural beauty, geographic and cultural diversity, and exciting and multicultural cities where there is a great variety of activities, food and entertainment to enjoy.

And Canada is not as far as some might think. In fact, travel times to Vancouver, which is the Pacific gateway to Canada for visitors from Asia, are the same as flying to London or destinations in Europe.

Direct air connections to Vancouver are found through Singapore and Hong Kong. For travellers from Brunei, this means flying Bandar-Singapore-Vancouver, or Bandar-Hong Kong-Vancouver. Service on these routes is available through Singapore Airlines (from Singapore), Cathay Pacific ( from Hong Kong) or Air Canada (from Hong Kong).

Another advantage of visiting Canada is that we offer a very favourable exchange rate on the Brunei dollar for tourists from Brunei.

Visitors to Canada from Brunei will find that Canada is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Canada is currently the 9th largest international destination for tourists, with nearly a three percent share of the global international tourism market in the year 2000.

Nearly 20 million tourists visited Canada in the year 2000, mostly from the United States. But many others also visited from Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. There are major tourism flows to Canada from the Asia-Pacific region, including from south-east Asia.

More information on visiting Canada can by found by consulting the following website which will provide links to other travel websites as well: www.travelcanada.ca

Visa Requirements for Canada

Brunei citizens do not require visitor visas to travel to Canada.

Holders of Brunei International Certificates of Identity documents require visas to travel to Canada.

Nationals of other countries should confirm their visa requirements by visiting the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website.

Application forms for Canadian visitor visas can be obtained at the Canadian High Commission in Brunei but must be forwarded by applicants directly to the Canadian High Commission in Singapore. Alternatively, forms are also available on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website.

The High Commission of Canada in Singapore can be contacted through the following address:

Street Address: Immigration Section
Canadian High Commission in Singapore
80 Anson Road, IBM Towers,
Suite 15-01/02,
Singapore

Postal Address: Robinson Road,
P.O.Box 845,
Singapore 901645

Tel: 65-325-3240

Fax: 65-325-3291

Visa office hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 12:00 pm