Visa-Free Countries for Canadian citizens (2026)
A Canadian passport enters 112 countries visa-free, gets a visa on arrival in 34 more, and an eTA in 8 — 154 of 198 destinations you can reach without arranging a visa before you go. That ranks the Canadian passport 32 of 199 worldwide. 27 need an e-visa applied for online, and 17 need a consular visa. As of 20 July 2026.
- 112
- VISA-FREE
- 8
- ETA
- 34
- VISA ON ARRIVAL
- 27
- E-VISA
- 17
- VISA REQUIRED
#32of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access — see the full ranking →
Counts are for a standard tourist passport, from our open visa-matrix dataset, which cross-checks Wikipedia against a second source and records every disagreement rather than picking one silently. This is a starting point, not legal advice — a rule can change between snapshots, so confirm the current requirement with the destination's official source before you book. Rows marked ⚑ disputed are corridors where our two sources disagree; treat those as "verify first". Day counts marked * were corrected after the snapshot: Thailand cut its visa exemption from 60 to 30 days on 15 Sep 2026 (tatnews.org, checked 2026-10-10).
Europe from late 2026: this passport is on the EU's ETIAS list. ETIAS is not in operation yet; once it starts (the EU says the last quarter of 2026) you will need the EUR 20 online authorisation before visiting the 30 ETIAS countries. See ourETIAS guide, and count Schengen days with the90/180 calculator.
Visa-free 112
Walk up to the border with just your passport. No form, no fee, no advance step.
- Albania90d
- Andorra90d
- Angola30d
- Antigua and Barbuda180d
- Argentina90d
- Austria90d
- Bahamas240d
- Barbados180d
- Belarus30d
- Belgium90d
- Belize30d
- Bolivia90d
- Bosnia and Herzegovina90d
- Botswana90d
- Brunei90d
- Bulgaria90d
- Cabo Verde30d
- Chile90d
- China30d⚑
- Colombia90d
- Costa Rica90d
- Croatia90d
- Cyprus90d
- Czechia90d
- Denmark90d
- Dominica180d
- Dominican Republic30d
- Ecuador90d
- El Salvador90d
- Estonia90d
- Eswatini30d
- Fiji120d
- Finland90d
- France90d
- Gambia90d
- Georgia365d
- Germany90d
- Greece90d
- Grenada90d
- Guatemala90d
- Guyana90d
- Haiti90d
- Honduras90d
- Hong Kong90d
- Hungary90d
- Iceland90d
- Ireland90d
- Italy90d
- Jamaica90d
- Japan90d
- Kazakhstan30d
- Kiribati90d
- Kosovo90d
- Kyrgyzstan30d
- Latvia90d
- Lesotho30d
- Liechtenstein90d
- Lithuania90d
- Luxembourg90d
- Macao30d
- Macedonia90d
- Malaysia90d
- Malta90d
- Mauritius90d
- Mexico180d
- Micronesia30d
- Moldova90d
- Monaco90d
- Mongolia30d
- Montenegro90d
- Morocco90d
- Netherlands90d
- Nicaragua90d
- Norway90d
- Palestine
- Panama180d
- Paraguay90d
- Peru90d
- Philippines30d
- Poland90d
- Portugal90d
- Romania90d
- Rwanda30d
- Saint Lucia42d
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90d
- San Marino90d
- Sao Tome and Principe15d
- Senegal90d
- Serbia90d
- Seychelles90d
- Singapore30d
- Slovakia90d
- Slovenia90d
- South Africa90d
- Spain90d
- Suriname90d
- Sweden90d
- Switzerland90d
- Taiwan90d
- Tajikistan30d
- Thailand30d*
- Trinidad and Tobago90d
- Tunisia120d
- Turkey90d
- Ukraine90d
- United Arab Emirates90d
- United States180d
- Uruguay90d
- Uzbekistan30d
- Vanuatu120d
- Vatican90d
- Zambia90d
Electronic authorisation (eTA) 8
Visa-free in practice, but you must register an eTA online before you fly. Minutes, not weeks.
- Australia90d
- Israel90d
- Kenya90d
- Mozambique30d
- New Zealand
- Saint Kitts and Nevis180d
- South Korea180d
- United Kingdom180d
Visa on arrival 34
Nothing to arrange in advance — the visa is issued at the border, usually for a fee.
- Armenia180d
- Bahrain30d
- Bangladesh30d
- Burundi28d
- Cambodia30d
- Comoros45d
- East Timor30d
- Egypt30d
- Ethiopia90d
- Guinea-Bissau90d
- Indonesia30d
- Jordan30d
- Kuwait90d
- Laos30d
- Lebanon30d
- Madagascar90d
- Malawi⚑
- Maldives30d
- Marshall Islands90d
- Namibia90d
- Nepal90d
- Oman⚑
- Palau30d
- Papua New Guinea60d
- Qatar⚑
- Samoa
- Saudi Arabia90d
- Sierra Leone90d
- Solomon Islands
- Sri Lanka⚑
- Tanzania90d
- Tonga30d
- Tuvalu30d
- Zimbabwe30d
E-visa (apply online first) 27
You must apply and be approved online before departure. Not a border formality.
- Azerbaijan30d
- Benin30d
- Bhutan90d
- Brazil90d
- Burkina Faso
- Burma28d
- Cameroon
- Chad90d
- Cuba90d
- Djibouti⚑
- DR Congo7d
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon90d
- Guinea90d
- India30d
- Iraq30d
- Ivory Coast⚑
- Liberia
- Libya30d
- Mauritania30d
- Nigeria30d
- Pakistan90d
- Somalia30d
- South Sudan
- Togo15d
- Uganda90d
- Vietnam90d
Visa required 17
A consular visa is needed before travel — start early.
- Afghanistan⚑
- Algeria
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Eritrea
- Ghana⚑
- Iran
- Mali
- Nauru
- Niger
- North Korea
- Russia
- Sudan
- Syria⚑
- Turkmenistan
- Venezuela⚑
- Yemen
People also ask
How many countries can Canadian citizens visit visa-free?
112 destinations, with no form and no fee — you arrive and are admitted at the border. Add the 34 that issue a visa on arrival and the 8 that need only an eTA registered online, and 154 of 198 destinations need no visa arranged before you fly. As of 20 July 2026.
How strong is the Canadian passport?
It ranks 32 of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access, reaching 154 of 198 destinations without arranging a visa first. That figure counts visa-free and freedom-of-movement entry plus eTA and visa on arrival. As of 20 July 2026.
Which countries require a visa for Canadian citizens?
17 destinations need a consular visa applied for before travel, and 27 more need an e-visa approved online first. Both groups are listed in full above. The dataset records the requirement itself, not the fee or the processing time — confirm those with the destination's own authority. As of 20 July 2026.
What is the difference between an eTA and an e-visa for Canadian citizens?
An eTA is a registration; an e-visa is an application. A Canadian passport needs an eTA for 8 destinations — minutes online, then you fly — and a full e-visa for 27, which must be approved before departure. Neither one is issued at the border, so both have to be done before you travel.
How current is this visa-free list for Canadian citizens?
It is a dated snapshot, checked 20 July 2026, built by cross-checking two sources and recording every disagreement rather than picking one silently. 11 of this passport's 198 corridors are marked disputed. Entry rules change between snapshots, so confirm with the destination's official source before booking.