Travelling to Canada

Travelling to Canada

If y'all are not a Canadian citizen, find out what documents you need to enter Canada. And then observe the places you can visit while you are here.

To limit the farther spread of COVID-19 in Canada, border restrictions are in place for all travellers inbound Canada. Visit COVID-19: Travel, testing and borders to notice out if you can enter Canada.

Travel documents for not-Canadians entering Canada

Passports and travel documents

Use a passport for international travel. It is the only reliable and universally accepted travel and identification document.

Permanent residents of Canada should accept their Permanent Resident Carte du jour with them when they travel to Canada past public transit (plane, train, autobus or gunkhole) or when they transit through a Canadian aerodrome.

Citizens and permanent residents of the United states of america

Citizens of the United States need a valid U.S. passport to fly to or transit through a Canadian drome.

Citizens of the Us coming to Canada past motorcar, jitney, railroad train or gunkhole demand to deport proper identification and run across the bones requirements to enter Canada.

Citizens of the Usa who are also Canadian citizens should bring a valid Canadian passport and a valid U.Due south. passport or travel document to board a flying from the Unites States to Canada. Carrying both documents may help simplify both your entry into Canada and your return to the United States.

Permanent residents of the Us demand a valid Alien Registration Card and a passport to enter Canada.

Dual citizens

Dual Canadian citizens demand a valid Canadian passport to board a flying to, or transit through, Canada by air.

If your other state of citizenship needs you to enter and leave that country using a passport issued by its government, you lot will withal need a valid Canadian passport to board your flight to Canada. Make sure y'all carry both passports when y'all travel.

Company visas and Electronic Travel Authorizations

About non-Canadians demand either a visa or an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) to travel to Canada, but not both. Some people may only need their valid passport.

Notice out if you need a visa or an eTA to enter Canada

You may need to become a visa earlier arriving in Canada. Visas are issued by Canadian regime offices abroad. Not all of these offices have visa officers, but those that exercise non will straight y'all to the nearest visa office.

If you don't need a visa to travel to Canada, y'all will likely need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) to fly to, or transit through, a Canadian airdrome.

Find out about Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)

Visiting Canada

Canadian Tourism Commission logo If yous are planning to visit Canada, Destination Canada provides information about planning a trip, from booking resources to getting around while you are hither. Information technology too has information on where to get and what to see and do, so you can make the near of your stay.

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