Canadian passport: visa and passport validity rules for every destination (2026)

Do Canadians need a visa, and how long must a Canadian passport be valid? For 229 destinations, the text of the Government of Canada, quoted word for word, with the date of each official page.

For 217 destinations the Government of Canada sentence on regular Canadian passports matches a wording we recognise and we add a one-line summary; for 103 destinations the “Tourist visa” line does too. Where the official text also mentions an electronic travel authorization (eTA/ETA), an e-visa, an arrival card, an online form or registration, a tourist card or a fee, we do not summarise the visa line: we quote it, with those sections in full.

Source: Government of Canada, Travel advice and advisories (Global Affairs Canada), read through the official open data files (open.canada.ca dataset) · last checked: 17 October 2026 · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.