# Vietnam passport to Canada: Visa required

Current access classification: **Visa required** — Traditional visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **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)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-canada-visa)
- [Vietnam passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/vietnam)
- [All passport requirements for Canada](https://multipassrank.com/destination/canada)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)