Go to Chinese Embassy on Monday, pay extra $50, you will get your visa on the same day. Get a photo for application first. You can get a photo taken almost everywhere.
u can order on aircanada.com,
and u can get 50% refund on regular price(if u have your family member ' include parents death certificate, sorry for guess that just want give u more informtion. but u need confrim the rule. it works few years ago)