If you want to extend your stay in Canada as a visitor (stay in Canada longer), you need to apply for a visitor record. A visitor record is not a visa.

If you apply to extend your stay in Canada and meets the eligibility requirements as a visitor, the IRCC officer may issue a visitor record, which serves to legally extend your temporary resident status in Canada.

A visitor record is a document that allows you to stay in Canada longer as a visitor and includes a new expiry date that’s the new date that you must leave Canada by. It doesn’t guarantee that you can leave and then re-enter Canada.

You should apply at least 30 days in advance of your current status expiring and must submit an application to IRCC to apply for a visitor record.