I recently got engaged to a asian woman living in Shanghai China and i plan to relocate to china, how do i go about doing this and what type of visa do i apply for?

You need to apply for a tourist visa to China,

Before going to China, the following documents should be prepared:
1.Non-spouse certificate which indicate your name, sex, date and place of birth, nationality, personal identification document number, marital status (never married or divorced or widowed) and the name of your fiancee/fiance.

The divorced should provide divorce certificate, ex-spouse's nationality certificate(or declare ex-spouse's nationality). If either party is a Chinese citizen, the divorce certificate which is emanated from the country outside China should be approved by the local intermediate Chinese court first.

The divorce certificate and the approval from Chinese court must be attached to the non-spouse certificate when notarized.

2.Certificate of employment or reliable income.

3.The above-mentioned documents are invalid unless they are first notarized by a local Notary Public/Lawyer and then legalized by the local provincial authority (valid for 3 months since the date of legalization) and finally authenticated by the Chinese Embassy or the Chinese Consulate-General (valid for six months from the date of authentication).

4.All documents emanating from Canada should be accompanied with Chinese translation. Both the original and the translation must be legalized by the Chinese Embassy or the Chinese Consulate-General in Canada before being used in China.

After entering China with the above said documents and a valid visa, you should, together with your fiancee/fiance, submit in person your marriage application to the marriage registration office of the local government above county level where your Chinese fiancee/fiance resides .Marriage can be registered only after the application is ratified, and Marriage Certificate is issued upon registration.

Thank you for your answer Linda, it was very helpful. I read that if im not able to go to the China embassy of Canada in person i can use a travel consultant or the visa company that im using to submit my application, is this true or false?

Yes, your representative (travel consultant or the visa company) can drop the requiremetns for you.