Traveling to Vancouver
What you'll find on this page:
Documentation
Requirements to visit or travel within Canada are cubject to change. We encourage all attendees to visit the Canadian Immigration Website to ensure correct documentation is in place prior to traveling to the Symposium.
U.S. Citizens
All U.S. Citizens will be required to show their passport when passing through the Border. U.S. Citizens are exempt from the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) requirement.
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Non-U.S. Citizens
Citizens of certain countries will need to apply for a Visa in order to enter Canada. In addition, some visa-exempt countries may still need to apply for Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). Learn more
If you require a visa to attend the Symposium, please contact AIChE Programming at invitationletters@aiche.org to obtain a personalized letter for your application. Please provide the following information in your email:
- Full Name
- Affiliation
- Required Information for the letter (such as passport number, address, etc).
Please note that we are unable to directly contact embassies or various officials on behalf of the attendee.
Transportation
By Plane
If you're arriving by air, you'll most likely be flying into Vancouver International Airport (YVR).
However, if you’re flying into Vancouver from a short-haul, domestic destination such as Victoria or other parts of Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands or Whistler, you can also travel via scheduled floatplane or helicopter services. Both offer departures from downtown Vancouver, or from Richmond—close to YVR.
By Car
If you want drive your own vehicle, see below for driving to Vancouver.
Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, accesses Vancouver from points east. If planning to drive, allow 4 hours from Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley, 12 hours from Calgary, and five days from Montreal. If you’re arriving in Vancouver from Victoria or Vancouver Island, you’ll need to take your car on a BC Ferries vessel across the Strait of Georgia to the mainland. Vancouver is three hours north of Seattle. Take the Interstate 5, which becomes Highway 99 at the United States-Canada border.
Currency Converter
The official currency in Canada is the Canadian Dollar (CAD). For real-time conversion rate information, click here
