# Canada visa requirements by passport

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026.

Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available.

## Citizenship (1)

- [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/passport/canada)

## Visa-free (1)

- [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-canada-visa-free)

## ETA (53)

- [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-canada-eta)
- [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-canada-eta)
- [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-canada-eta)
- [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-canada-eta)
- [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-canada-eta)
- [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-canada-eta)
- [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-canada-eta)
- [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-canada-eta)
- [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-canada-eta)
- [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-canada-eta)
- [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-canada-eta)
- [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-canada-eta)
- [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-canada-eta)
- [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-canada-eta)
- [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-canada-eta)
- [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-canada-eta)
- [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-canada-eta)
- [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-canada-eta)
- [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-canada-eta)
- [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-canada-eta)
- [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-canada-eta)
- [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-canada-eta)
- [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-canada-eta)
- [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-canada-eta)
- [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-canada-eta)
- [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-canada-eta)
- [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-canada-eta)
- [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-canada-eta)
- [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-canada-eta)
- [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-canada-eta)
- [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-canada-eta)
- [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-canada-eta)
- [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-canada-eta)
- [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-canada-eta)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-canada-eta)
- [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-canada-eta)
- [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-canada-eta)
- [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-canada-eta)
- [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-canada-eta)
- [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-canada-eta)
- [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-canada-eta)
- [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-canada-eta)
- [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-canada-eta)
- [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-canada-eta)
- [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-canada-eta)
- [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-canada-eta)
- [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-canada-eta)
- [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-canada-eta)
- [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-canada-eta)
- [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-canada-eta)
- [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-canada-eta)
- [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-canada-eta)
- [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-canada-eta)

## Visa required (144)

- [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-canada-visa)
- [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-canada-visa)
- [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-canada-visa)
- [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-canada-visa)
- [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-canada-visa)
- [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-canada-visa)
- [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-canada-visa)
- [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-canada-visa)
- [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-canada-visa)
- [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-canada-visa)
- [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-canada-visa)
- [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-canada-visa)
- [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-canada-visa)
- [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-canada-visa)
- [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-canada-visa)
- [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-canada-visa)
- [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-canada-visa)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-canada-visa)
- [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-canada-visa)
- [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-canada-visa)
- [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-canada-visa)
- [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-canada-visa)
- [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-canada-visa)
- [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-canada-visa)
- [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-canada-visa)
- [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-canada-visa)
- [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-canada-visa)
- [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-canada-visa)
- [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-canada-visa)
- [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-canada-visa)
- [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-canada-visa)
- [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-canada-visa)
- [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-canada-visa)
- [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-canada-visa)
- [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-canada-visa)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-canada-visa)
- [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-canada-visa)
- [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-canada-visa)
- [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-canada-visa)
- [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-canada-visa)
- [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-canada-visa)
- [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-canada-visa)
- [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-canada-visa)
- [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-canada-visa)
- [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-canada-visa)
- [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-canada-visa)
- [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-canada-visa)
- [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-canada-visa)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-canada-visa)
- [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-canada-visa)
- [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-canada-visa)
- [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-canada-visa)
- [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-canada-visa)
- [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-canada-visa)
- [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-canada-visa)
- [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-canada-visa)
- [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-canada-visa)
- [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-canada-visa)
- [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-canada-visa)
- [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-canada-visa)
- [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-canada-visa)
- [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-canada-visa)
- [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-canada-visa)
- [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-canada-visa)
- [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-canada-visa)
- [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-canada-visa)
- [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-canada-visa)
- [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-canada-visa)
- [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-canada-visa)
- [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-canada-visa)
- [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-canada-visa)
- [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/kenya-canada-visa)
- [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-canada-visa)
- [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-canada-visa)
- [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-canada-visa)
- [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-canada-visa)
- [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-canada-visa)
- [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-canada-visa)
- [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-canada-visa)
- [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-canada-visa)
- [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-canada-visa)
- [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-canada-visa)
- [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-canada-visa)
- [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-canada-visa)
- [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-canada-visa)
- [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-canada-visa)
- [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-canada-visa)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-canada-visa)
- [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-canada-visa)
- [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-canada-visa)
- [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-canada-visa)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-canada-visa)
- [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-canada-visa)
- [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-canada-visa)
- [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-canada-visa)
- [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-canada-visa)
- [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-canada-visa)
- [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-canada-visa)
- [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-canada-visa)
- [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-canada-visa)
- [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-canada-visa)
- [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-canada-visa)
- [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-canada-visa)
- [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-canada-visa)
- [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-canada-visa)
- [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-canada-visa)
- [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-canada-visa)
- [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-canada-visa)
- [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-canada-visa)
- [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-canada-visa)
- [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-canada-visa)
- [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-canada-visa)
- [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-canada-visa)
- [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-canada-visa)
- [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-canada-visa)
- [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-canada-visa)
- [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-canada-visa)
- [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-canada-visa)
- [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-canada-visa)
- [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-canada-visa)
- [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-canada-visa)
- [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-canada-visa)
- [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-canada-visa)
- [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-canada-visa)
- [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-canada-visa)
- [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-canada-visa)
- [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-canada-visa)
- [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-canada-visa)
- [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-canada-visa)
- [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-canada-visa)
- [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-canada-visa)
- [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-canada-visa)
- [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-canada-visa)
- [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-canada-visa)
- [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-canada-visa)
- [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-canada-visa)
- [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-canada-visa)
- [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-canada-visa)
- [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-canada-visa)
- [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-canada-visa)
- [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-canada-visa)
- [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-canada-visa)
- [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-canada-visa)
- [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-canada-visa)

## Official evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Canadian citizens do not need a visitor visa or eTA** (Citizenship)
  Canadian citizens enter Canada using the required Canadian travel document rather than a visitor visa or eTA.
  - Canadian citizens need a valid Canadian passport for air travel; accepted identification differs for land and sea travel.
  - Most dual Canadian citizens need a Canadian passport; a limited rule applies to American-Canadian citizens.
  Official sources:
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: What you need to enter Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Electronic travel authorization: who can apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/eligibility.html)

- **Current official route — United States citizens do not need a visitor visa or eTA** (Visa-free)
  United States citizens can visit Canada without a visitor visa or eTA when carrying proper identification.
  - A valid United States passport is the recommended universally accepted travel and identification document.
  - United States lawful permanent residence is a separate status-based exception and is not mapped to a passport nationality.
  Official sources:
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: What you need to enter Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Electronic travel authorization: who can apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/eligibility.html)

- **Current official route — Listed ordinary passports require an eTA for air travel** (ETA)
  These nationalities need an eTA rather than a visitor visa to board a flight to or transit through Canada.
  - The traveller needs a valid passport and eTA for air travel or airport transit; approval does not guarantee entry.
  - An eTA is generally not needed for land or sea arrival, though a valid passport remains required.
  - Nationality-specific document qualifiers and status-based exceptions are modelled separately or remain outside nationality mapping.
  Official sources:
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: What you need to enter Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Electronic travel authorization: who can apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/eligibility.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Electronic travel authorization: how to apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/apply.html)

- **Current official route — Listed document-qualified passports require an eTA for air travel** (ETA)
  These nationality codes qualify for an eTA only with the passport or travel-document type specified by Canada.
  - GB requires British citizen status; HK requires an HKSAR passport; IL requires a national Israeli passport.
  - RO requires an electronic passport; TW requires an ordinary foreign-affairs passport containing a personal identification number.
  - VA requires a passport or travel document issued by Vatican City State.
  - The ordinary eTA air, land and sea conditions also apply.
  Official sources:
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: What you need to enter Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Electronic travel authorization: who can apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/eligibility.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Electronic travel authorization: how to apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/apply.html)

- **Current official route — Listed ordinary passports require a Canadian visitor visa** (Visa required)
  These ordinary-passport nationalities require a valid visitor visa to visit or transit Canada by air, land, or sea.
  - The rule applies by air, car, train, bus, or boat, including a cruise ship.
  - Conditional eTA nationalities are modelled separately.
  - Refugee, stateless, permanent-resident, and special document categories are not normalized to nationality codes.
  Official sources:
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: What you need to enter Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Electronic travel authorization: who can apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/eligibility.html)

- **Current official route — Some visa-required nationalities have a conditional eTA route** (Visa required)
  These nationalities remain visitor-visa-required unless they meet every condition for Canada's eTA-X air-travel route.
  - The traveller must fly to or transit through a Canadian airport for a temporary stay and hold a valid passport.
  - The traveller must have held a Canadian visitor visa in the previous 10 years or hold a valid United States nonimmigrant visa when applying.
  - A visitor visa is required if any condition is unmet or for arrival by land or sea.
  Official sources:
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: What you need to enter Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Conditional eTA for citizens of some visa-required countries](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/eligibility/eta-x.html)
  - [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Electronic travel authorization: how to apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/eta/apply.html)

## Useful links

- [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/canada)
- [All destinations](https://multipassrank.com/destinations)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)
