Canada Passport
Passport rankings out of 198 countries
Freedom of travel3
Asset protection4
Quality of life5
"Plan B"2
Afghanistan
Visa is required
Visa is required
Albania
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Algeria
Visa is required
Visa is required
Andorra
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Angola
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Antigua & Barbuda
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Argentina
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Armenia
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Australia
eTA
eTA
Austria
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Azerbaijan
eTA
eTA
Bahamas
Visa-free for 240 days
Visa-free for 240 days
Bahrain
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Bangladesh
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Barbados
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Belarus
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Belgium
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Belize
Visa-free
Visa-free
Benin
eTA
eTA
Bhutan
eTA
eTA
Bolivia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Botswana
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Brazil
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Brunei
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Bulgaria
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Burkina Faso
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Burundi
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Cambodia
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Cameroon
eTA
eTA
Canada
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Cape Verde
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Central African Republic
Visa is required
Visa is required
Chad
Visa is required
Visa is required
Chile
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
China
Visa is required
Visa is required
Colombia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Comoros
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Congo - Brazzaville
Visa is required
Visa is required
Congo - Kinshasa
eTA
eTA
Costa Rica
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Croatia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Cuba
eTA
eTA
Cyprus
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Czechia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Côte d’Ivoire
eTA
eTA
Denmark
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Djibouti
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Dominica
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Dominican Republic
Visa-free
Visa-free
Ecuador
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Egypt
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
El Salvador
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Equatorial Guinea
eTA
eTA
Eritrea
Visa is required
Visa is required
Estonia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Eswatini
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Ethiopia
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Fiji
Visa-free for 120 days
Visa-free for 120 days
Finland
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
France
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Gabon
eTA
eTA
Gambia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Georgia
Visa-free for 360 days
Visa-free for 360 days
Germany
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Ghana
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Greece
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Grenada
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Guatemala
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Guinea
eTA
eTA
Guinea-Bissau
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Guyana
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Haiti
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Honduras
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Hong Kong SAR China
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Hungary
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Iceland
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
India
eTA
eTA
Indonesia
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Iran
Visa is required
Visa is required
Iraq
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Ireland
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Israel
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Italy
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Jamaica
Visa-free
Visa-free
Japan
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Jordan
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Kazakhstan
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Kenya
eTA
eTA
Kiribati
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Kuwait
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Kyrgyzstan
Visa-free for 60 days
Visa-free for 60 days
Laos
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Latvia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Lebanon
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Lesotho
Visa-free
Visa-free
Liberia
Visa is required
Visa is required
Libya
eTA
eTA
Liechtenstein
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Lithuania
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Luxembourg
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Macao SAR China
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Madagascar
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Malawi
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Malaysia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Maldives
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Mali
Visa is required
Visa is required
Malta
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Marshall Islands
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Mauritania
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Mauritius
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Mexico
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Micronesia
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Moldova
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Monaco
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Mongolia
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Montenegro
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Morocco
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Mozambique
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Myanmar (Burma)
eTA
eTA
Namibia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Nauru
Visa is required
Visa is required
Nepal
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Netherlands
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
New Zealand
eTA
eTA
Nicaragua
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Niger
Visa is required
Visa is required
Nigeria
eTA
eTA
North Korea
Visa is required
Visa is required
North Macedonia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Norway
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Oman
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Pakistan
eTA
eTA
Palau
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Palestinian Territories
Visa-free
Visa-free
Panama
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Papua New Guinea
eTA
eTA
Paraguay
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Peru
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Philippines
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Poland
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Portugal
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Qatar
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Romania
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Russia
Visa is required
Visa is required
Rwanda
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Samoa
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
San Marino
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Saudi Arabia
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Senegal
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Serbia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Seychelles
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Sierra Leone
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Singapore
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Slovakia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Slovenia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Solomon Islands
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Somalia
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
South Africa
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
South Korea
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
South Sudan
eTA
eTA
Spain
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Sri Lanka
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
St Kitts & Nevis
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
St Lucia
Visa-free for 42 days
Visa-free for 42 days
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Sudan
Visa is required
Visa is required
Suriname
Visa is required
Visa is required
Sweden
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Switzerland
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Syria
eTA
eTA
São Tomé & Príncipe
Visa-free for 15 days
Visa-free for 15 days
Taiwan
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Tajikistan
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Tanzania
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Thailand
Visa-free for 60 days
Visa-free for 60 days
Timor-Leste
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Togo
eTA
eTA
Tonga
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Trinidad & Tobago
Visa-free
Visa-free
Tunisia
Visa-free for 120 days
Visa-free for 120 days
Turkey
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Turkmenistan
Visa is required
Visa is required
Tuvalu
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
UAE
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Uganda
eTA
eTA
Ukraine
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
United Kingdom
eTA
eTA
United States
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Uruguay
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Uzbekistan
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Vanuatu
Visa-free for 120 days
Visa-free for 120 days
Vatican City
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Venezuela
Visa is required
Visa is required
Vietnam
eTA
eTA
Yemen
Visa is required
Visa is required
Zambia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Zimbabwe
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
About Canada
Population
38.1 million
Capital
Ottawa
Official language
English French
GDP per capita
$45.857
Time zone
UTC-3.30…-8
Currency
Canadian dollar
Canada passport ranking and benefits
1
Life in the country
Enjoy an exceptionally high quality of life in one of the world’s most stable, safe, and multicultural societies. Benefit from robust social programs and a welcoming environment for families.
Enjoy an exceptionally high quality of life in one of the world’s most stable, safe, and multicultural societies. Benefit from robust social programs and a welcoming environment for families.
2
Travel to 185 countries around the world
Unlock unparalleled global mobility with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 185 destinations worldwide. The Canadian passport simplifies international travel for both business and leisure.
Unlock unparalleled global mobility with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 185 destinations worldwide. The Canadian passport simplifies international travel for both business and leisure.
3
Education and healthcare in Canada
Access world-class public education for your children, from primary school through university, and benefit from Canada’s comprehensive, high-quality public healthcare system for your entire family.
Access world-class public education for your children, from primary school through university, and benefit from Canada’s comprehensive, high-quality public healthcare system for your entire family.
4
Work and international business
Gain access to a dynamic job market and a stable economic environment for establishing or expanding international business ventures. Leverage Canada’s strong global standing for professional and entrepreneurial success.
Gain access to a dynamic job market and a stable economic environment for establishing or expanding international business ventures. Leverage Canada’s strong global standing for professional and entrepreneurial success.
Grounds for obtaining a Canada passport
Canada allows dual citizenship
Birth to citizens of the country
Marriage to a citizen of the country
Work for the country's government
Naturalization
Estimated time: 3 years
Repatriation
Adoption
Parents citizenship
Special conditions
Special services to the state
Obtaining a Canada passport by naturalization: requirements for applicants
Knowledge of state language
Assimilation or cultural knowledge
Stable financial status
Good health
No criminal records
Frequently asked questions
Which passports can be obtained by investment
Canada in the passport ranking for freedom of travel
 Australia 1 Place |
 Ireland 2 Place |
 Canada 3 Place |
 Sweden 4 Place |
 Netherlands 5 Place |
 Finland 5 Place |
 New Zealand 6 Place |
