Visa requirements for Canadian citizens

Visa requirements for Canadian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other countries that are imposed on citizens of Canada.

As of 2026, Canadian citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 182 countries and territories, resulting in the Canadian passport being ranked 7th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. It is ranked 8th by the Global Passport Power Rank.

Besides visa requirements, countries may have other specified entry requirements that have to be met in order for citizens of Canada to be granted entry, such as not having a criminal record, not having health issues, or that the traveler has sufficient funds for the duration of their stay, or a return ticket.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

The following table indicates the entry requirements and duration of stay for a given country, along with any notes that may be relevant for that given country.

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Visa requirements for Canadian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries, and restricted zones:

Africa

• — special permit required.
• (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
• — Visa not required for 90 days with a 180-day period.
• — Visa not required for 90 days within a 180-day period.
• — e-Visa for 2 months within any year period
• — Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.
• — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
• (Western Sahara controlled territory) — undefined visa regime.
• — visa required (30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival).

Asia

• Hainan — Visa not required for 30 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
• — Visa not required for 3 months.
• — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
• - You can apply for an e-Visa (30 days) to visit the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
• — Visa not required for 30 days.
• outside Pyongyang - People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
• Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
• Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required.
• Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
• — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
• — Non-Muslims are not allowed in Mecca or Medina.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

• — Visa not required for 3 months.
• — Visa not required for 30 days.
• — Visa not required.
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
• — Visa not required.
• — Visa not required for 6 months.
• — Visa not required for 3 months.
• — Visa not required for 6 months.
• — Visa not required for 180 days, same as the United States mainland.
• — Visa not required for 3 months.
• — Visa not required for 90 days.
• — Visa not required for 6 months, same as the United States mainland.

Europe

• — Visa required. Tourists from all countries (except Georgia) can visit Abkhazia for a period not exceeding 24 hours as part of an organized tourist group.
• Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: EUR 25 for Orthodox visitors, EUR 35 for non-Orthodox visitors, EUR 18 for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
• Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days.
• Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
• — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
• — Visa not required.
• Jan Mayen — Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
• of — Right to live and work under the Svalbard Treaty.
• — Visa free for 90 days.
• — To enter South Ossetia, visitors must have a multiple-entry visa for Russia and register their stay with the Migration Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs within 3 days.
• — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Oceania

• — Electronic authorization for 30 days.
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
• Clipperton Island — Special permit required.
• — Visa free access for 31 days.
• — Visa not required.
• — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
• — Visa not required.
• — 14 days visa free and landing fee USD 35 or tax of USD 5 if not going ashore.
• United States Minor Outlying Islands — special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.

South America

• Galápagos — 60 days; Visitors must pre-register to receive a 20 USD Transit Control Card (TCT).

South Atlantic and Antarctica

• — A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month.
• — Pre-arrival permit from the commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
• Antarctica and adjacent islands — Special permits required for , , , , Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.

Pre-approved visas pick-up

Pre-approved visas can be picked up on arrival in the following countries instead of an embassy or consulate.

Consular protection of Canadian citizens abroad

Canada has diplomatic and consular offices (including honorary consuls) in over 270 locations in approximately 180 foreign countries. In some countries Canadians may receive consular assistance from British missions or Australian missions under the Canada–Australia Consular Services Sharing Agreement.

Non-visa restrictions

Visa requirements amendment log

Visa requirements for Canadian citizens were lifted by Austria in 1956, Finland in 1958, Japan (20 September 1964), Micronesia (18 December 1980), Taiwan (1 January 1994), Ukraine (1 August 2005), Kyrgyzstan (27 July 2012), Mongolia (1 January 2014), Kazakhstan (1 January 2017), Argentina (1 January 2018), Armenia (10 July 2018), Brazil (17 June 2019). and Turkey (1 January 2024)

Canadian citizens were made eligible for eVisas by India (1 May 2015), Brazil (25 January 2018, visa free from 17 June 2019 to 10 April 2025), Angola (30 March 2018)., Namibia (1 April 2025) and Brazil (10 April 2025)

Foreign travel statistics

See also

• Visa policy of Canada
• Canadian passport

Notes

References

External links

• Travel Reports & Warnings - Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
• Directory of Canadian Government Offices Abroad - Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada