Comprehensive visa requirements for travelers to Canada from different countries
Last updated: February 24, 2026
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per visit at discretion of border officer.
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-exempt; eTA required for air travel; stay length set by CBSA (often up to 6 months)
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-free with eTA
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-free with eTA
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-exempt; eTA required for air travel
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-exempt; eTA required for air travel; typically up to 6 months per visit (border officer decides).
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-free for air travel; eTA required
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-exempt; eTA required for air travel
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-free with eTA
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-exempt; eTA required for air travel
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-free with eTA
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-exempt; eTA required for air travel
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-exempt; eTA required for air travel
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-exempt; eTA required for air travel; stay length set by officer (often up to 6 months)
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-free; eTA required for air travel
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required unless eligible under limited eTA pathway
Max stay: 180 days
Short visits normally up to 6 months; you may need an eTA to enter or transit
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-exempt; eTA required for air travel; typical stay up to 6 months (officer discretion)
Max stay: 180 days
Visa-free with eTA
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per visit at border officer discretion
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per visit, at border officer discretion
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per visit at CBSA officer discretion.
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per entry. Immigration officer determines duration at port of entry.
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per entry. Immigration officer determines duration at port of entry.
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per entry. Immigration officer determines exact duration at port of entry.
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per entry. Immigration officer determines duration at port of entry.
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per entry.
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per entry. Immigration officer determines duration at port of entry.
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per entry.
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per entry. Immigration officer determines duration at port of entry.
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required (eTA not available)
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per visit at border officer discretion
Max stay: 180 days
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary resident visa required
Max stay: 180 days
Up to 6 months per visit at discretion of border officer.
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required unless valid US visa + eTA eligibility conditions met
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required unless holding valid US visa + eligible for eTA pathway
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) required. Apply through IRCC online.
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) required. Apply through IRCC online or at VAC.
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary resident visa required
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required
Max stay: 180 days
Visitor visa (TRV) required (Thailand is not eTA-eligible)
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required unless eligible for limited eTA pathway
Max stay: 180 days
Visa required for most. Canada-Ukraine Emergency Travel Authorization (CUAET) available for those displaced by conflict.
Max stay: 180 days
Temporary Resident Visa required
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Disclaimer: Visa requirements can change without notice. Always verify current requirements with official government sources or the embassy/consulate before making travel arrangements.
