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Canada: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Canada. 183 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 8 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 136Visa-free
  • 12ETA
  • 35On arrival
  • 31eVisa
  • 12Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Canada
Rank8
No prior visa183
CodeCAN

Passport strength

One of the strongest passports in the world 8

Rank 8 of 199. 183 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 19.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesVisa-free180 daysAustraliaETA90 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA180 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free30 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 43

A prior visa is needed for 43 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

IndiaeVisaBrazileVisaVietnameVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisaBenineVisa
Taxes26/100up to 53.5%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Canada passport gives

86of 100
rank 7 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility94183 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law91score 1.41 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life94HDI 0.939
  • Health and longevity8882.6 years life expectancy
  • Education92education index 0.90
  • Taxes26up to 53.5%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access100E-2 investor visa available, visa-free entry
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 136

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEurope · 90 daysAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArubaCaribbean · 30 daysAustriaEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 240 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBelizeAmericas · 30 daysBermudaAmericasBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEurope · 90 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 180 daysCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 90 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 180 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfrica · 30 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEurope · 90 daysGibraltarEuropeGreeceEurope · 90 daysGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysGuyanaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysIrelandEurope · 90 daysItalyEurope · 90 daysJamaicaCaribbean · 90 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 30 daysLatviaEurope · 90 daysLesothoAfrica · 30 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMacaoAsia · 30 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfrica · 90 daysMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEurope · 90 daysMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEurope · 90 daysNew CaledoniaOceaniaNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEurope · 90 daysOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPanamaAmericas · 180 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysPuerto RicoCaribbean · 180 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRéunionAfrica · 90 daysRomaniaEurope · 90 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSan MarinoEurope · 90 daysSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEurope · 90 daysTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 30 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTunisiaAfrica · 120 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUnited StatesAmericas · 180 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 120 daysVatican CityEurope · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 days

ETA 12

Authorisation online before travel

Popular:United KingdomSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaAustraliaKenya
American SamoaOceaniaAustraliaOceania · 90 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 180 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 180 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 days

On arrival 35

Visa issued at the border

Popular:ArmeniaEgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
ArmeniaMiddle East · 120 daysBahrainMiddle East · 30 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysFalkland IslandsAmericas · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysPapua New GuineaOceania · 60 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSt. HelenaAfrica · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTongaOceania · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 31

Applied for online before travel

Popular:VietnamIndiaCubaBrazil
AfghanistanAsiaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBrazilAmericasBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGhanaAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaTogoAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaUgandaAfricaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsia

Visa required 12

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaEritreaAfricaIranMiddle EastMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRussiaEuropeSudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 7Malaysia184
  2. 7Malta184
  3. 7Netherlands184
  4. 7Spain184
  5. 8Canada183
  6. 8Norway183
  7. 8Poland183
  8. 8United Kingdom183
  9. 9Australia182

Frequently asked questions

Canada: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 183 of 226 countries and territories, 136 visa-free, 12 with an ETA and 35 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 8 of 199.

Canada: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

Canada → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Authorisation online before travel.

Canada → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 180 days. Entry on your passport.

Canada → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Guinea-Bissau adds 11 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 11. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.