Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Canadian passport holders 10
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
CongoVisa required→eVisa
ChinaVisa required→Visa-free30 days
GhanaVisa required→eVisa
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
TurkmenistanVisa required→eVisa
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
Harder for Canadian passport holders 7
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
South KoreaVisa-free180 days→eTA180 days
MalawiVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
MozambiqueVisa-free30 days→eTA30 days
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
SyriaeVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Canada 42
AndorraeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
AlbaniaVisa required→eVisa
AustriaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
BarbadoseTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
BelgiumeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
BulgariaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
BruneieTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
SwitzerlandeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
ChileeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
CypruseTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
CzechiaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
GermanyeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
DenmarkeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
EstoniaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
SpaineTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
FinlandeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
FranceeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
GreeceeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
Hong KongeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
HungaryeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
IrelandeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
IcelandeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
ItalyeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
LiechtensteineTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
LithuaniaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
LuxembourgeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
LatviaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
MonacoeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
MaltaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
NetherlandseTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
NorwayeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
New ZealandeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
PanamaVisa required→eTA
PolandeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
RomaniaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
SwedeneTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
SloveniaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
SlovakiaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
SomaliaNo admission→Visa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eTA
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes