Japan Digital Nomad visa for Canadians: offices, fee and income

Last checked: 2026-11-06

Canada is on the official chart, and Canadian citizens pay no visa fee, says the Toronto consulate. You apply through the office that covers your province. Toronto links to the Foreign Ministry page for this visa, and we found no separate Canadian checklist, so ask your office what it wants. The chart has no date, so check it too.

What is the same for everyone

The core tests do not change: 10 million yen income, private medical insurance, and six months with no extension. The documents list comes from the Foreign Ministry page.

Which office covers you?

The Toronto consulate gives this list. It says visa matters are handled locally by each office.

Office	Who it covers
Embassy in Ottawa	Ottawa residents
Toronto	Ontario residents, except the Ottawa area
Vancouver	British Columbia and Yukon residents
Calgary	Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Nunavut residents
Montreal	Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Labrador and Newfoundland residents

We read Toronto's visa page and one Vancouver visa page. We did not check Ottawa, Calgary or Montreal.

What Toronto says

Item	Toronto's page
Who can apply	Residents of its area with valid long-term status in Canada. Visitors must apply in their own country.
Appointments	Required for purposes other than eVISA tourism. Requests go by email, and online booking is suspended. Its email list of purposes does not name this visa, so ask how to book.
In person	All applicants come in person, except minor children.
Processing	Up to 10 business days, and some cases take longer. This is general guidance. See the timeline.
Fee	Canadian citizens are exempt. Others pay 140 Canadian dollars single entry, or 280 for double or multiple entry.
Passport	Japan does not officially require six months of validity. It strongly recommends a passport valid for your whole visit.

If you live in Canada but are not a citizen, you still need a nationality on the official chart. See where to apply.

Income in Canadian dollars

At the October 30, 2026 rates, 10 million yen is about 88,633 Canadian dollars, by our arithmetic. That uses 157.47 yen per US dollar and 1.3957 Canadian dollars per US dollar from the Federal Reserve. We found no official rate. Rates move, so check with the income calculator.

Other routes for Canadians

Visitor stay: Canadian passport holders do not need a visa for up to 90 days of tourism or short-term business, not including paid activities. Canada is not among the countries with a six-month arrangement. See six months without a visa.
Working holiday: Canada is a partner, with 6,283 places a year and two stays possible. See the comparison.

Tax

This is not tax advice. An archived Canadian text of the convention, marked as having no official sanction, uses a test of 183 days in the calendar year. The US and UK conventions look at any 12-month period instead, so the count can differ. See the tax page. We did not review Canadian tax rules, so ask a tax adviser about your residency at home.

A checklist for Canadian applicants

Find the office for your address, and read its current visa page.
Ask how to book, because this visa is not on Toronto's email list.
Ask for its document list and how long this visa takes.
Confirm that the fee exemption applies to this visa.