Countries open to travel for Canadian passport holders
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Which countries are open to travel for Canadian passport holders?

 

[Note: The data is up to date as of April 2022 for Canadian passport holders departing from Canada.]

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the world is a mess. Everything has become a lot hectic and time-consuming with all the rules and regulations to follow. Even just for eating out, you might have to show your vaccination certificate or wear a mask. Any Canadian citizen or passport holder has to follow certain requirements to enter any international destination.

Here are a few lists of the countries according to different requirements. You can refer to this information for your travel plans.
 

 

For vaccinated citizens:

 

  • Entry is open without any restrictions in these countries-

 

Albania

Brazil

Finland

Jamaica

Moldova

Romania

United Arab Emirates

Andorra

Bulgaria

France

Jersey

Monaco

Saint Barthélemy

United Kingdom

Antigua and Barbuda

Cambodia

Gabon

Jordan

Mongolia

Saint Martin

Uruguay

Argentina

Cape Verde

Georgia

Kazakhstan

Montenegro

San Marino

Vatican City

Armenia

Costa Rica

Germany

Kenya

Namibia

Saudi Arabia

 

Aruba

Croatia

Ghana

Kosovo

Nepal

Senegal

 

Australia

Cuba

Gibraltar

Kuwait

Netherlands

Sint Maarten

 

Austria

Curacao

Greenland

Kyrgyzstan

Niger

Slovakia

 

Azerbaijan

Czech Republic

Grenada

Latvia

Nigeria

South Africa

 

Bahrain

Denmark

Guatemala

Lebanon

North Macedonia

Spain

 

Bangladesh

Dominican Republic

Guinea

Liechtenstein

Norway

Sri Lanka

 

Belarus

Egypt

Honduras

Lithuania

Oman

Sweden

 

Belgium

El Salvador

Hungary

Luxembourg

Pakistan

Switzerland

 

Belize

Estonia

Iceland

Maldives

Panama

Tanzania

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ethiopia

Ireland

Malta

Peru

Togo

 

Botswana

Faroe Islands

Italy

Mexico

Poland

Turkey

 

 

  • The following are the countries that require a negative RT-PCR test for entry-

 

Algeria

Chile

French Polynesia

Ivory Coast

Mozambique

Saint Lucia

Turks and Caicos Islands

Angola

Colombia

Gambia

Liberia

New Caledonia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

U.S. Virgin Islands

Anguilla

Congo

Greece

Libya

Nicaragua

Sao Tome and Principe

Uganda

Bahamas

Cyprus

Guam

Madagascar

Palau

Serbia

United States

Barbados

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Guinea-Bissau

Malawi

Papua New Guinea

Seychelles

Uzbekistan

Benin

Djibouti

Guyana

Malaysia

Paraguay

Singapore

Venezuela

Bermuda

Dominica

Haiti

Mali

Philippines

South Korea

Vietnam

Bolivia

Ecuador

India

Mauritania

Portugal

South Sudan

Zambia

British Virgin Islands

Eritrea

Indonesia

Mauritius

Puerto Rico

Tajikistan

Zimbabwe

Burkina Faso

Eswatini

Iran

Montserrat

Qatar

Trinidad and Tobago

 

Cayman Islands

Fiji

Iraq

Morocco

Sint Kitts and Nevis

Tunisia

 

 

  • The following countries require the travelers to quarantine along with an RT-PCR test-

 

Bhutan

Equatorial Guinea

Palestinian Territories

Brunei

Israel

Rwanda

Burundi

Laos

Sierra Leone

Central African Republic

Myanmar

Thailand

 

  • Entry of Canadian travelers is restricted in the following countries due to various reasons-

 

Afghanistan

Hong Kong

Samoa

Tonga

American Samoa

Japan

Solomon Islands

Ukraine

Cameroon

Macau

Suriname

Vanuatu

China

New Zealand

Syria

 

Cook Islands

Russia

Taiwan

 

 

  • The entry requirements or restrictions rules aren’t available for the following locations. In case of travel, you can call your arrival airport to inquire about the requirements-

 

Aland islands

French Southern Territories

Micronesia

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

Wallis and Futuna

British Indian Ocean Territory

Guernsey

Nauru

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Western Sahara

Chad

Isle of Man

Niue

Somalia

 

Comoros

Kiribati

Norfolk Island

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

 

East Timor

Lesotho

Northern Mariana Islands

Tuvalu

 

Falkland Islands

Marshall Islands

Pitcairn Islands

United States Minor Outlying Islands

 

 

 

For non-vaccinated Canadian citizens:

 

  • Travel is allowed in the following countries-

 

Andorra

Czech Republic

Grenada

Jordan

Montenegro

Slovenia

Argentina

Denmark

Hungary

Latvia

Norway

Sweden

Aruba

El Salvador

Iceland

Maldives

Poland

United Kingdom

Bahrain

Faroe Islands

Ireland

Mexico

Romania

Vatican City

Costa Rica

Gabon

Jamaica

Moldova

Saudi Arabia

 

Curacao

Gibraltar

Jersey

Mongolia

Slovakia

 

 

 

  • For the following countries, you require to get a negative RT-PCR test to travel-

 

Albania

Cape Verde

French Polynesia

Lithuania

Saint Martin

Turkey

Algeria

Chile

Gambia

Madagascar

San Marino

Uganda

Armenia

Congo

Georgia

Mali

Sao Tome and Principe

United Arab Emirates

Austria

Croatia

Greece

Monaco

Senegal

Uzbekistan

Bahamas

Cuba

Guatemala

Mozambique

Serbia

Venezuela

Bangladesh

Cyprus

Guinea

Namibia

Seychelles

Vietnam

Belarus

Dominica

Guinea-Bissau

Nepal

Sint Maarten

Zambia

Belize

Dominican Republic

Haiti

Nicaragua

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Benin

Ecuador

Honduras

North Macedonia

Sri Lanka

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Egypt

India

Panama

Sudan

 

Botswana

Estonia

Italy

Peru

Tajikistan

 

British Virgin Islands

Eswatini

Coast

Ivory

 

Portugal

Tanzania

 

Bulgaria

Ethiopia

Kazakhstan

Saint Barthélemy

Togo

 

Burkina Faso

France

Lebanon

Saint Lucia

Tunisia

 

 

 

  • You need to quarantine after a negative RT-PCR test in the countries mentioned below-

 

Angola

Cambodia

Libya

Niger

Sierra Leone

Antigua and Barbuda

Central African Republic

Malawi

Nigeria

South Korea

Barbados

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malaysia

Palestinian Territories

South Sudan

Bhutan

Eritrea

Malta

Qatar

Thailand

Bolivia

Israel

Mauritius

Rwanda

 

Burundi

Kuwait

Montserrat

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 

 

 

  • Entry is restricted in the following countries for various reasons like political tension, war, not being vaccinated, increased COVID-19 cases, etc-

 

Afghanistan

China

Guyana

Macau

Paraguay

Syria

American Samoa

Colombia

Hong Kong

Mauritania

Philippines

Taiwan

Anguilla

Cook islands

Indonesia

Morocco

Puerto Rico

Tonga

Australia

Djibouti

Iran

Myanmar

Russia

Trinidad and Tobago

Azerbaijan

Equatorial Guinea

Iraq

Netherlands

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Turks and Caicos Islands

Belgium

Fiji

Japan

New Caledonia

Samoa

U.S. Virgin Islands

Bermuda

Finland

Kenya

New Zealand

Singapore

Ukraine

Brazil

Germany

Laos

Oman

Solomon Islands

United States

Brunei

Ghana

Liberia

Pakistan

Spain

Uruguay

Cameroon

Greenland

Liechtenstein

Palau

Suriname

Vanuatu

Cayman Islands

Guam

Luxembourg

Papua New Guinea

Switzerland

 

 

 

  • Entry requirements for the following countries are unknown. You can call your arrival airport to inquire about any specific requirements-

 

Aland islands

French Southern Territories

Micronesia

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

Wallis and Futuna

British Indian Ocean Territory

Guernsey

Nauru

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Western Sahara

Chad

Isle of Man

Niue

Somalia

 

Comoros

Kiribati

Norfolk Island

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

 

East Timor

Lesotho

Northern Mariana Islands

Tuvalu

 

Falkland Islands

Marshall Islands

Pitcairn Islands

United States Minor Outlying Islands

 

 

All the above-mentioned countries' requirements are according to the assumption that your departure country is Canada. Make sure to follow the required rules of government concerning the health of citizens, if you don’t want any interruption or delays in your travel.