Millions of foreign nationals come to Canada every year for short stays which may be for study, tourism, meet family or friends, attend business meetings, or as temporary foreign employees to meet the shortage of qualified or low-qualified workers in specific high demand jobs. There are various kinds of temporary visas that allow foreigners to visit Canada for a limited period of time. These include Temporary Resident Visas and they are further categorized depending on the purpose and length of the applicant’ s stay in Canada. Visa officers at Canadian visa offices abroad decide whether to grant visas on the basis of applicants’ personal circumstances and ties with countries of nationality and clear intentions to leave Canada after the purpose of their temporary stays has been accomplished.