If you seek to visit Canada for tourism purposes or to visit a family member, then the best application
that will suit you is a visitor visa. Before traveling to Canada, for family or
tourism reasons it is important to ensure that you have all the necessary travel
documentation. Before being granted access to Canada you may, for example, be required
to provide a letter of invitation to support your visa application. The invitation
letter will not necessarily guarantee that you will gain access into the country because
other factors may come into play including; your nationality, how you travel to Canada,
the other travel documents that you have, and so on.