Canada passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Canada passport can enter 135 countries visa-free and 36 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #7.

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Visa-free destinations (135)

Countries you can enter on a Canada passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Albania AL Andorra AD Angola AO Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Argentina AR Aruba AW Austria AT Barbados BB Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bolivia BO Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Botswana BW British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Cayman Islands KY Chile CL China CN Colombia CO Cook Islands CK Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC El Salvador SV Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Georgia GE Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Haiti HT Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS Ireland IE Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Kazakhstan KZ Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kyrgyzstan KG Latvia LV Lesotho LS Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Macao (SAR China) MO Malaysia MY Malta MT Mauritius MU Mayotte YT Mexico MX Micronesia FM Moldova MD Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Montserrat MS Morocco MA Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC Nicaragua NI North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Oman OM Panama PA Peru PE Philippines PH Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Rwanda RW San Marino SM São Tomé and Príncipe ST Senegal SN Serbia RS Singapore SG Slovakia SK Slovenia SI South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Helena SH St. Lucia LC St. Maarten MF St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Türkiye TR Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Zambia ZM

Visa on arrival (36)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Canada passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Armenia AM Bahrain BH Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Indonesia ID Jordan JO Kuwait KW Laos LA Lebanon LB Madagascar MG Maldives MV Marshall Islands MH Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Qatar QA Samoa WS Saudi Arabia SA Sierra Leone SL Solomon Islands SB Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tonga TO Tuvalu TV United Arab Emirates AE Zimbabwe ZW

Electronic travel authorisation (11)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

American Samoa AS Australia AU Israel IL Kenya KE Mozambique MZ New Zealand NZ Palestinian Territory PS Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN United Kingdom GB

e-Visa available (26)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Azerbaijan AZ Benin BJ Bhutan BT Brazil BR Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Guinea GN India IN Iraq IQ Liberia LR Malawi MW Mauritania MR Myanmar MM Nigeria NG Pakistan PK Somalia SO South Sudan SS Syria SY Togo TG Uganda UG Vietnam VN

Visa required (19)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Canada passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ Canada CA Central African Republic CF Chad TD Congo (Rep.) CG Eritrea ER Ghana GH Iran IR Libya LY Mali ML Nauru NR Niger NE North Korea KP Russian Federation RU Sudan SD Turkmenistan TM Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Canada passport?

    Holders of a Canada passport have visa-free access to 135 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 36 more, for a total of 171 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 37 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Canada passport?

    The Canada passport is ranked #7 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 182.

  • Where do Canada passport holders need a visa?

    Canada passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 19 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Canada travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Mexico is the most-flown visa-free destination from Canada, with 80 non-stop routes.

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