Entry Requirement by Country
F?r ??t?z?n? ?f ??m? particular countries and t?rr?t?r??? wh? want t? visit or tr?n??t C?n?d?, V??? ?? needed wh?l? ?th?r? r??u?r? ?n eTA.
New entry requirement now in effect
For V???-?x?m?t f?r??gn n?t??n?l? t? fly t? or tr?n??t through C?n?d?, an El??tr?n?? Tr?v?l Authorization (?TA) ?? r??u?r?d. Ex?m?t??n? consist ?f U.S. ??t?z?n? and tr?v?ll?r? with a Canadian v??? th?t ?? v?l?d. C?n?d??n citizens, ??m?r???ng du?l ??t?z?n?, ?nd C?n?d??n ??rm?n?nt r???d?nt? ??nn?t ???l? f?r ?n ?TA.
- C?untr??? ?nd t?rr?t?r??? wh??? citizens r??u?r? a v??? t? tr?v?l t? Canada
- C?untr??? and t?rr?t?r??? whose ??t?z?n? require ?n ?TA t? tr?v?l t? Canada
- eTA Ex?m?t??n?
Countries ?nd t?rr?t?r??? whose n?t??n?l? r??u?r? a v??? t? tr?v?l t? Canada
N?t?: those wh? h?ld Al??n’? passport ?nd St?t?l??? individuals r??u?r? a v??? to v???t ?r tr?n??t ?n C?n?d?.
- Afgh?n??t?n
- Alb?n??
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Az?rb??j?n
- B?hr??n
- B?ngl?d??h
- Belarus
- B?l?z?
- B?n?n
- Bhut?n
- B?l?v??
- B??n??-H?rz?g?v?n?
- B?t?w?n?
- Brazil
- Bulg?r??
- Burkina Faso
- Burm? (Myanmar)
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- C?m?r??n, Republic ?f
- C??? Verde
- C?ntr?l African Republic
- Chad
- Ch?n?, People's Republic ?f
- C?l?mb??
- C?m?r??
- Congo, Democratic R??ubl?? ?f
- Congo, R??ubl?? ?f
- C??t? R???, R??ubl?? ?f
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- D?m?n???n R??ubl??
- East Timor
- E?u?d?r
- Eg??t
- El S?lv?d?r
- E?u?t?r??l Gu?n??
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- F?j?
- G?b?n
- G?mb??
- Georgia
- Gh?n?
- Gr?n?d?
- Guatemala
- Gu?n??
- Gu?n??-B????u
- Guyana
- H??t?
- Honduras
- Ind??
- Ind?n????
- Iran
- Ir??
- I?r??l - holders of valid I?r??l? “Tr?v?l Document ?n l??u ?f N?t??n?l P?????rt”
- Ivory Coast
- J?m????
- Jordan
- K?z?kh?t?n
- K?n??
- K?r?b?t?
- K?r??, N?rth
- K???v?
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- L???th?
- L?b?r??
- L?b??
- Macao S?????l Adm?n??tr?t?v? R?g??n
- M???d?n??
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives I?l?nd?
- M?l?
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- M??r?n????, Fed. St?t??
- M?ld?v?
- M?ng?l??
- M?nt?n?gr?
- M?r????
- M?z?mb??u?
- N?m?b??
- N?uru
- N???l
- N???r?gu?
- N?g?r
- N?g?r??
- Oman
- P?k??t?n
- Palau
- P?l??t?n??n Auth?r?t?
- Panama
- P?r?gu??
- P?ru
- Ph?l????n??
- Q?t?r
- R?m?n??
- Ru????
- Rw?nd?
- S?? T?mé e Pr?n????
- S?ud? Arabia, K?ngd?m ?f
- S?n?g?l
- S?rb??
- Seychelles
- S??rr? L??n?
- S?m?l??
- S?uth Afr???
- S?uth Sud?n
- Sr? Lanka
- Kitts ?nd N?v??
- Lucia
- Vincent ?nd th? Gr?n?d?n?? (St. V?n??nt)
- Sud?n
- Sur?n?m
- Sw?z?l?nd
- Syria
- T??w?n – Note: T??w?n??? citizens having passport th?t was ???u?d t? them b? th? Ministry ?f F?r??gn Aff??r? ?n T??w?n, but ?x?lud?? their ??r??n?l ?d?nt?f???t??n numb?r r??u?r? a v??? to visit t? C?n?d?. T??w?n??? citizens having ??????rt th?t w?? ???u?d t? them b? the M?n??tr? of F?r??gn Aff??r? ?n T??w?n, wh??h includes th??r ??r??n?l identification numb?r require ?n ETA to visit C?n?d?.
- T?j?k??t?n
- T?nz?n??
- Th??l?nd
- T?g?
- T?ng?
- Tr?n?d?d ?nd T?b?g?
- Tun????
- Turk??
- Turkm?n??t?n
- Tuvalu
- Ug?nd?
- Ukr??n?
- Un?t?d Ar?b Emirates
- Urugu??
- Uzb?k??t?n
- V?nu?tu
- V?n?zu?l?
- Vietnam
- Y?m?n
- Z?mb??
- Z?mb?bw?
C?untr??? and t?rr?t?r??? wh??? ??t?z?n? r??u?r? ?n eTA t? travel t? C?n?d?
Since M?r?h 15, 2016, ??t?z?n? ?f th? following countries were required to have an eTA b?f?r? g?tt?ng ?n th??r flight t? C?n?d?:
- Andorra
- Ant?gu? and B?rbud?
- Australia
- Au?tr??
- B?h?m??
- Barbados
- B?lg?um
- British citizen
- Br?t??h ?v?r???? citizen wh? ??n b? readmitted to th? Un?t?d K?ngd?m
- Br?t??h ?v?r???? t?rr?t?r? citizen wh? g?t th??r ??t?z?n?h?? v?? b?rth, lineage, n?tur?l?z?t??n ?r registration ?n ?n? ?f the Br?t??h ?v?r???? t?rr?t?r??? ?f:
- Anguilla
- Bermuda
- Br?t??h V?rg?n Islands
- C??m?n Islands
- F?lkl?nd Islands (M?lv?n??)
- G?br?lt?r
- M?nt??rr?t
- Pitcairn Island
- S??nt H?l?n?
- Turks ?nd C????? I?l?nd?
- Brunei D?ru???l?m
- Ch?l?
- Croatia
- C??ru?
- Cz??h R??ubl??
- Denmark
- Estonia
- F?nl?nd
- France
- Germany
- Gr????
- Hung?r?
- Iceland
- Ir?l?nd
- It?l?
- Japan
- R??ubl?? ?f Korea
- Latvia
- L???ht?n?t??n
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- M?x???
- M?n???
- N?th?rl?nd?
- New Z??l?nd
- N?rw??
- P??u? New Guinea
- P?l?nd
- P?rtug?l
- S?m??
- San M?r?n?
- S?ng???r?
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Spain
- Sweden
- Sw?tz?rl?nd
Other f?r??gn ??t?z?n? wh? r??u?r? ?n eTA t? travel t? C?n?d?
Since March 15, 2016, ??t?z?n? ?f th? following ??untr??? were required to have ?n ?TA b?f?r? g?tt?ng ?n their fl?ght t? C?n?d?:
- Ind?v?du?l? wh? h?v? l?g?ll? gain th??r ??rm?n?nt r???d?nt status in United St?t?? (Un?t?d St?t?? Permanent R???d?nt?).
- Individuals wh? hold ??????rt ?r tr?v?l d??um?nt ???u?d b? the H?l? See.
- H?ld?r ?f a n?t??n?l I?r??l? ??????rt.
- H?ld?r ?f a ??????rt ???u?d b? the H?ng K?ng Special Administrative Region ?f the P???l?’? R??ubl?? ?f Ch?n?.
- H?ld?r of a ??????rt issued b? th? Un?t?d K?ngd?m t? a Br?t??h National (Ov?r????), as a ??r??n b?rn, n?tur?l?z?d ?r registered in H?ng K?ng.
- H?ld?r ?f a ??????rt ???u?d by th? Un?t?d Kingdom t? a Br?t??h Subject which ?n?lud?? the remark that th? h?ld?r has th? r?ght of ?t?? in th? United Kingdom.
- H?ld?r ?f an ordinary ??????rt ???u?d b? the M?n??tr? ?f Foreign Aff??r? in Taiwan that ?n?lud?? th? personal ?d?nt?f???t??n numb?r ?f th? ?nd?v?du?l. Note: Taiwanese citizens having ??????rt that was issued to them by the M?n??tr? ?f F?r??gn Affairs in Taiwan, wh??h ?n?lud?? th??r ??r??n?l identification numb?r require an ETA t? v???t Canada.
?TA Exemptions
Th? following ??r??n? are ?x?lud?d fr?m th? eTA requirement:
- C?t?z?n? ?f th? United St?t??.
- The Qu??n of C?n?d? ?nd ?n? member ?f th? R???l F?m?l?
- Nationals ?f France wh? are r???d?nt? ?f St. P??rr? ?nd M??u?l?n ?nd d???r? t? d?r??tl? ?nt?r C?n?d? from St. P??rr? ?nd M??u?l?n.
- Visitors, students ?nd workers who wish t? r?turn t? C?n?d? ?ft?r a visit t? th? Un?t?d States or S??nt Pierre ?nd Miquelon, as l?ng as th?? r?turn t? C?n?d? b?f?r? the ?nd of the ??r??d initially approved for their stay, or ?n? extension t? ?t.
- Foreign nationals wh? ?r? ?????ng?r? on a fl?ght ?t????ng ?n Canada f?r the ??l? ?ur???? of r?fu?ll?ng ?nd
- h?v? ???r??r??t? documents t? ?nt?r th? Un?t?d St?t?? ?nd th??r flight ?? b?und for that country, or
- They w?r? legally ?dm?tt?d to th? Un?t?d St?t?? ?nd th??r fl?ght ??m? from that ??untr?.
- Foreign ??t?z?n? wh? onboard a flight h?d t? ?t?? ?v?r in C?n?d? du? to ?n ?m?rg?n?? ?r other unforeseen ??r?um?t?n???
- F?r??gn citizens ???k?ng t? tr?n??t thr?ugh C?n?d? under Transit W?th?ut Visa ?r Ch?n? Tr?n??t Program.
- F?r??gn?r? holding a ??????rt that encompasses d??l?m?t?? ?????t?n??, a consular acknowledgment ?r ?n ?ff????l ??kn?wl?dgm?nt ???u?d by the Ch??f of Protocol f?r th? D???rtm?nt ?f Foreign Aff??r? ?nd Int?rn?t??n?l Tr?d? ?n b?h?lf ?f th? G?v?rnm?nt of Canada ?nd are ??rt?f??d d??l?m?t?, ??n?ul?r ?ff???r?, r??r???nt?t?v?? or officials ?f a country different from C?n?d? C?untr?, ?f the Un?t?d N?t??n? ?r one of its ?g?n???? ?r ?n ?nt?rn?t??n?l organization ?f wh??h C?n?d? b?l?ng? to.
- Foreigners seeking to ??m? into ?nd remain in Canada exclusively:
- As a ?r?w m?mb?r ?f a m??n? of tr?n???rt?t??n th?t m?? b? u??d for tr?n???rt?t??n by ??r ?r to b???m? a m?mb?r ?f ?u?h a ?r?w; ?r
- T? tr?n??t thr?ugh Canada ?ft?r working, or to w?rk, ?? a ?r?w m?mb?r ?f a m??n? ?f transportation th?t may b? u??d f?r tr?n???rt?t??n by ??r, if th?? ??????? a t??k?t f?r d???rtur? from Canada w?th?n 24 h?ur? ?ft?r their arrival ?n C?n?d?.
- F?r??gn ??t?z?n? wh? w??h t? come in ?nd r?m??n in Canada ??l?l? to ??rr? ?ut official duties as a m?mb?r ?f th? ?rm?d forces ?f a ??untr? th?t ?? a designated ?t?t? f?r th? ?ur????? ?f th? V???t?ng Forces A?t, unl??? they h?v? b??n d???gn?t?d und?r th?t A?t ?? a ??v?l??n component of those ?rm?d forces.
- Foreign n?t??n?l? seeking t? ?nt?r ?nd remain ?n C?n?d? ??l?l? to ??ndu?t ?n????t??n? ?f the fl?ght operation procedures or ??b?n ??f?t? ?f a ??mm?r???l ??r ??rr??r ???r?t?ng ?nt?rn?t??n?l flights, ?f they ?r? a ??v?l ?v??t??n ?n????t?r of a n?t??n?l ??r?n?ut???l authority and ??????? v?l?d d??um?nt?t??n t? th?t ?ff??t.
- F?r??gn nationals seeking t? ?nt?r and remain ?n C?n?d? solely to ??rt?????t? as ?n ???r?d?t?d r??r???nt?t?v? ?r ?? ?n adviser t? ?n aviation ????d?nt or incident ?nv??t?g?t??n conducted und?r the Canadian Transportation A???d?nt Investigation ?nd S?f?t? B??rd A?t, ?f th?? possess valid d??um?nt?t??n t? that ?ff??t.