# Do Canadian citizens need a visa for Spain?

Visa-free · 90 days in any 180-day Schengen window — visa-matrix snapshot 2026-07-19.

## Entry rules at a glance

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Entry requirement | visa-free |
| Maximum stay | 90 days per 180-day Schengen window |
| Schengen area | yes — shared 90/180 allowance |
| How you enter | passport stamp on arrival |
| Data snapshot | visa-matrix 2026-07-19 |

## Which passports need a visa for Spain?

| Passport | Entry | Max stay |
| --- | --- | --- |
| US | visa-free | 90 days |
| UK | visa-free | 90 days |
| CA | visa-free | 90 days |
| AU | visa-free | 90 days |
| NZ | visa-free | 90 days |
| IE | visa-free | verify |

## Official sources

- the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs — https://www.exteriores.gob.es/en/
- Government of Canada travel advisories — https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories

## Informational, not legal advice

Entry rules change without notice, and individual circumstances — passport
validity, prior visas, purpose of travel — change outcomes a status table
cannot capture. Verify with exteriores.gob.es and travel.gc.ca
before booking.

_Source: the open visa-matrix dataset (https://github.com/xpressmike/visa-matrix), snapshot 2026-07-19, CC BY-SA 4.0._