Where can Canada passport holders live?

As of 2026, a Canada passport lets you enter 154 countries without applying for a visa — 117 visa-free and 37 with a visa issued on arrival. Another 25 only ask for a quick eVisa or eTA online. For longer stays, 17 countries let Canada citizens stay more than 90 days without any visa.

Updated July 2026 · Source: Passport Index open dataset · See it on the interactive map →

Visa-free (just show up)	117
Visa on arrival (at the airport)	37
eVisa / eTA (quick online form)	25
Stay beyond 90 days, no visa	17
Embassy visa needed	19

Stay beyond 90 days, no visa (17)

Antigua and Barbuda (180 days), Bahamas (240 days), Barbados (180 days), Costa Rica (180 days), Dominica (180 days), El Salvador (180 days), Fiji (120 days), Georgia (360 days), Mexico (180 days), Panama (180 days), Peru (180 days), Saint Kitts and Nevis (180 days), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (180 days), South Korea (180 days), Tunisia (120 days), United States (180 days), Vanuatu (120 days)

Visa-free (117)

Albania (90 days), Andorra (90 days), Angola (30 days), Antigua and Barbuda (180 days), Argentina (90 days), Austria (90 days), Bahamas (240 days), Barbados (180 days), Belarus (30 days), Belgium (90 days), Belize, Bolivia (90 days), Bosnia and Herzegovina (90 days), Botswana (90 days), Brazil (90 days), Brunei (90 days), Bulgaria (90 days), Cape Verde (30 days), Chile (90 days), Colombia (90 days), Costa Rica (180 days), Croatia (90 days), Cyprus (90 days), Czech Republic (90 days), Denmark (90 days), Dominica (180 days), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90 days), El Salvador (180 days), Estonia (90 days), Fiji (120 days), Finland (90 days), France (90 days), Gambia (90 days), Georgia (360 days), Germany (90 days), Greece (90 days), Grenada (90 days), Guatemala (90 days), Guyana (90 days), Haiti (90 days), Honduras (90 days), Hong Kong (90 days), Hungary (90 days), Iceland (90 days), Ireland (90 days), Israel (90 days), Italy (90 days), Jamaica, Japan (90 days), Kazakhstan (30 days), Kiribati (90 days), Kosovo (90 days), Kyrgyzstan (60 days), Latvia (90 days), Lesotho, Liechtenstein (90 days), Lithuania (90 days), Luxembourg (90 days), Macao (30 days), Malawi (30 days), Malaysia (90 days), Malta (90 days), Mauritius (90 days), Mexico (180 days), Micronesia (30 days), Moldova (90 days), Monaco (90 days), Mongolia (30 days), Montenegro (90 days), Morocco (90 days), Mozambique (30 days), Namibia (90 days), Netherlands (90 days), Nicaragua (90 days), North Macedonia (90 days), Norway (90 days), Palestine, Panama (180 days), Paraguay (90 days), Peru (180 days), Philippines (30 days), Poland (90 days), Portugal (90 days), Romania (90 days), Rwanda (30 days), Saint Kitts and Nevis (180 days), Saint Lucia (42 days), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (180 days), San Marino (90 days), Sao Tome and Principe (15 days), Senegal (90 days), Serbia (90 days), Seychelles (90 days), Singapore (30 days), Slovakia (90 days), Slovenia (90 days), South Africa (90 days), South Korea (180 days), Spain (90 days), Swaziland (30 days), Sweden (90 days), Switzerland (90 days), Taiwan (90 days), Tajikistan (30 days), Thailand (60 days), Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia (120 days), Turkey (90 days), Ukraine (90 days), United Arab Emirates (90 days), United States (180 days), Uruguay (90 days), Uzbekistan (30 days), Vanuatu (120 days), Vatican (90 days), Zambia (90 days)

Visa on arrival (37)

Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Nepal, Oman, Palau, Qatar, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Zimbabwe

Quick online form first (eVisa / eTA) (25)

Australia, Azerbaijan, Benin, Bhutan, Cameroon, Cuba, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Libya, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Syria, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vietnam

Embassy visa needed (19)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, Eritrea, Iran, Liberia, Mali, Nauru, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Sudan, Suriname, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen

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Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Canada citizens visit without a visa?

Canada passport holders can visit 154 countries without applying for a visa in advance: 117 are fully visa-free and 37 issue a visa on arrival. 25 more require only an online eVisa or eTA.

Where can Canada citizens stay for more than 90 days without a visa?

17 countries allow Canada citizens to stay more than 90 days visa-free, including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis and more.

Can Canada citizens move to Europe permanently?

Staying past the tourist window requires a residence visa. Popular routes include digital-nomad, passive-income, student and work visas in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Ireland, France and the UK. Residently builds your exact document checklist and checks every document against the official rules before you file.

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