Can a Canadian volunteer in the US without applying for a work visa? If so, what documents are needed?

Question

I would like to volunteer at the Emerald City comic convention in Seattle. What documentation do I need to cross the US border? I am Canadian.

Answer 1

There are no "volunteers" at the Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC). The people you think of as volunteers, are known as ECCC Minions, and they are paid minimum wage for the hours they work, as well as given free entrance to the Convention during hours they do not.

You would most likely not be legal using a tourist visa, or the VWP. You might try contacting ReedPOP, the company that runs the ECCC (among many others) using their contact form.