Visa requirements for Canadian citizens

A Canadian passport

Visa requirements for Canadian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Canada. According to the 2015 Visa Restrictions Index, holders of a Canadian passport can visit 170 countries and territories visa-free or with visa on arrival, and the score of Canada is currently ranked 4th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain).

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Canadian citizens

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required
Albania	Visa not required	90 days
Algeria	Visa required
Andorra	Visa not required	90 days
Angola	Visa required
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required	1 month
Argentina	Online reciprocity fee	Visa is not required for visits up to 90 days but a reciprocity fee USD $92 for multiple entries valid for the duration of the passport must be paid online in advance.
Armenia	Visa on arrival	120 days
Australia and external territories	Electronic Travel Authority	90 days on each visit in 12-month period
Austria	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Azerbaijan	Visa required
Bahamas	Visa not required	3 months
Bahrain	Visa on arrival	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required	6 months
Belarus	Visa required	Visas are issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.
Belgium	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Belize	Visa not required	1 month
Benin	Visa required
Bhutan	Visa required
Bolivia	Visa not required	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required	90 days
Botswana	Visa not required	90 days
Brazil	Visa required	Temporary visa waiver, for a stay up to 90 days, will be in place in 2016 between June 1 and September 18.
Brunei	Visa not required	14 days
Bulgaria	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	1 month
Burundi	Visa on arrival	3 months
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	30 days. Visa is also obtainable online.
Cameroon	Visa required
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival
Central African Republic	Visa required
Chad	Visa required
Chile	Visa not required	90 days
China	Visa required	72-hours visa free visit when in transit at Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Shanghai, Shenyang and Xi'an. Visas for Canadian citizens are valid for up to 10 years (not exceeding the passport's expiration date) for a $100.00 CAD processing fee.
Colombia	Reciprocity fee	Visa free for up to 90 days but a reciprocity fee of USD $50 must be paid on arrival; tourists whose final destination is San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina are excluded from the fee.
Comoros	Visa on arrival
Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Costa Rica	Visa not required	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa	3 months; eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Cuba	Tourist Card required
Cyprus	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Czech Republic	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Denmark and territories	Visa not required	Citizens of Canada can freely enter and stay in Denmark for up to 90 days every six months, regardless of whether they have stayed in another Schengen area (except the other Nordic countries) country prior to entry into Denmark.
Djibouti	Visa on arrival
Dominica	Visa not required	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa not required	90 days (10 USD Tourist Card must be purchased upon arrival)
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required
Eritrea	Visa required
Estonia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival
Fiji	Visa not required	4 months
Finland	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
France and territories	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days (in Regions of France)
Gabon	e-Visa	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required	360 days
Germany	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Ghana	Visa required
Greece	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Grenada	Visa not required	3 months
Guatemala	Visa not required	90 days
Guinea	Visa required
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	90 days
Guyana	Visa not required	3 months
Haiti	Visa not required	3 months
Honduras	Visa not required	3 months
Hungary	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Iceland	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
India	e-Tourist Visa	30 days
Indonesia	Visa not required	30 days
Iran	Visa required	Except for Kish Island. Valid for 14 days.
Iraq	Visa required	Visa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
Ireland	Visa not required	90 days
Israel	Visa not required	3 months
Italy	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Jamaica	Visa not required	90 days (business), 6 months (tourist)
Japan	Visa not required	90 days
Jordan	Visa on arrival	Conditions apply
Kazakhstan	Visa required
Kenya	eVisa	3 months; also visa on arrival until 1 September 2015
Kiribati	Visa not required	30 days
North Korea	Visa required
South Korea	Visa not required	6 months
Kuwait	Visa on arrival	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required	60 days
Laos	Visa on arrival	30 days, conditions apply
Latvia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	1 month extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	Visa not required	14 days
Liberia	Visa required
Libya	Visa required
Liechtenstein	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Lithuania	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Luxembourg	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Macedonia	Visa not required	90 days
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	30 days free of charge
Malawi	Visa on arrival
Malaysia	Visa not required	3 months
Maldives	Visa on arrival	30 days
Mali	Visa required
Malta	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival
Mauritius	Visa not required	90 days
Mexico	Visa not required	180 days. Canadian citizens with diplomatic or official (Special) passports require a Visa.
Micronesia	Visa not required	30 days.
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days
Monaco	Visa not required	90 days
Mongolia	Visa not required	30 days
Montenegro	Visa not required	90 days
Morocco	Visa not required	3 months
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	30 days, conditions apply
Myanmar	eVisa	28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports.
Namibia	Visa not required	3 months
Nauru	Visa required
Nepal	Visa on arrival	90 days
Netherlands and territories	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days (European Netherlands)
New Zealand	Visa not required	90 days.
Nicaragua	Visa not required	90 days
Niger	Visa required
Nigeria	Visa required
Norway	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Oman	Visa on arrival
Pakistan	Visa required	Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply. Visa on arrival when travelling as part of a group through a designated tour operator.
Palau	Visa on arrival	30 days
Panama	Visa not required	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Visa on arrival	60 days
Paraguay	Visa on arrival	90 days. Visa on arrival issued only at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asunción for incoming travelers. Travelers arriving otherwise (e.g. at a land border) one must have obtained their visa prior.
Peru	Visa not required	183 days
Philippines	Visa not required	30 days
Poland	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Portugal	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Qatar	Visa on arrival	1 month
Romania	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Russia	Visa required
Rwanda	eVisa	90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	1 month
Samoa	Entry Permit on arrival	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required	90 days
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required	15 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa required
Senegal	Visa not required	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required	90 days
Seychelles	Visitor's Permit on arrival	1 month
Sierra Leone	Visa required
Singapore	Visa not required	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Slovenia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Solomon Islands	Visitor's permit on arrival	3 months
Somalia	Visa on arrival	30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.
South Africa	Visa not required	90 days
South Sudan	Visa required
Spain	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization	30 days
Sudan	Visa required
Suriname	Tourist Card on arrival	90 days
Swaziland	Visa not required	30 days
Sweden	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Switzerland	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
Syria	Visa required
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival	45 days
Tanzania	Visa on arrival
Thailand	Visa not required	30 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival	7 days
Tonga	Visa on arrival	31 days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required	90 days
Tunisia	Visa not required	4 months
Turkey	eVisa	3 months Cruise ship passengers cruising in and out of a Turkish port within a single day do not require a tourist visa.
Turkmenistan	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival
Ukraine	Visa not required	90 days
United Arab Emirates	Visa on arrival	30 days
United Kingdom excluding some Overseas territories	Visa not required	6 months
United States	Visa not required	6 months
Uruguay	Visa not required	3 months
Uzbekistan	Visa required
Vanuatu	Visa not required	30 days
Vatican City	Visa not required
Venezuela	Visa not required	90 days
Vietnam	Visa required	Prearranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc or Da Nang airports. Phú Quốc Visa exemption for up to 30 days.
Yemen	Visa required
Zambia	Visa on arrival	90 days; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	3 months; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

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

Europe

• Abkhazia — Visa required.
• Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
• Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park — visa-free for 3 days; must first obtain an electronic pass.
• Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — 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.
• Gibraltar — 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.
• Kosovo — visa free for 90 days.
• Nagorno-Karabakh Republic — Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months). Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
• South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
• Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Africa

• British Indian Ocean Territory — special permit required.
• Eritrea (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  • Ascension Island — Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).
  • Saint Helena — Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.
  • Tristan da Cunha — 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.
• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — undefined visa regime.
• Somaliland — visa required (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).

Asia

• Hainan — Visa not required for 15 days.
• Hong Kong — Visa not required for 3 months.
• India — 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.
• Macao — Visa not required for 30 days.
• Taiwan — Visa not required for 90 days.
• 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 (10 US Dollars).
• Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

• Anguilla — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Aruba — Visa not required for 30 days.
• Bermuda — Visa not required.
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
• British Virgin Islands — Visa not required.
• Cayman Islands — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Montserrat — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Puerto Rico — Visa not required.
• Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days.
• U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa not required.

Oceania

• American Samoa — 30 day entry permit issued on arrival.
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
• Clipperton Island — special permit required.
• Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.
• Guam — Visa not required.
• Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
• Northern Mariana Islands — Visa not required.
• Pitcairn Islands — 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD 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

• 22x20px Galápagos — Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.

South Atlantic and Antarctica

• Falkland Islands — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arrival.
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
• Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.

• Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.

Passport validity

Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.

Fingerprinting

Several countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea demand all passengers to be fingerprinted on arrival.

See also

• Visa policy of Canada

External links

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