Visa requirements for Canadian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Canada. Canadian citizens have visa-free access to 119 countries and territories, can obtain a visa on arrival in 26, and can enter with a e-visa 38 countries and territories and require a visa for 23, ranking the Canadian passport 6th in the world in terms of freedom of travel according to the Henley & Partners Passport Index.
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Visa requirements
The following table indicates the entry requirements and duration of stay for a given country, along with any notes that may be relevant for that given country.
Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
Visa requirements for Canadian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries, and restricted zones:
Africa
— special permit required. (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). — Visa not required for 90 days with a 180-day period. — Visa not required for 90 days within a 180-day period.
— eVisa for 2 months within any year period
— Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling. — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. (Western Sahara controlled territory) — undefined visa regime. — visa required (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).
Asia
Hainan — Visa on arrival for 15 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (5 or more people) — Visa not required for 3 months. — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. - Visa on arrival for 15 days. Available at Sulaimaniyah International Airport and Erbil International Airport. — Visa not required for 30 days. outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required. Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone. UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones. — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel. — Non-Muslims are not allowed in Mecca or Medina.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
— Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 30 days. — Visa not required. Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required. — Visa not required for 6 months. — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 6 months. — Visa not required for 180 days, same as the United States mainland. — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 90 days. — Visa not required for 6 months, same as the United States mainland.