Citizens
from most countries require a visa to enter
Canada. However, through treaties and other
international agreements, many people have a
visitor visa exemption and do not
require a visa to visit Canada.
Citizens of
the following countries are visa exempt and
do not require a visa for entry:
Andorra,
Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria,
Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana,
Brunei, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport
holders only), Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic
of ), Latvia (Republic of), Liechtenstein,
Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New
Guinea, Portugal, St. Kitts and Nevis, St.
Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore,
Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden,
Slovenia, Switzerland, United States, and
Western Samoa.
Citizens of
the United Sates are visa exempt as well as
any permanent resident of the United who is
lawfully admitted to that country. A United
States permanent resident must provide their
alien registration card, commonly referred
to as a green card, or must provide other
evidence of permanent residence;
British
citizens and British Overseas Citizens who
are re-admissible to the United Kingdom also
do not require a visa. In addition, citizens
of British dependent territories who derive
their citizenship through birth, descent,
registration or naturalization in one of the
British dependent territories of Anguilla,
Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman
Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar,
Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the
Turks and Caicos Islands are covered under
the Canadian visitor visa exemptions.
Visitor visa
exemptions also exist for individuals
holding a British National (Overseas)
Passport issued by the Government of the
United Kingdom to persons born, naturalized
or registered in Hong Kong and also to
individuals possessing a valid and
subsisting Special Administrative Region
passport issued by the Government of the
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of
the People’s Republic of China;
The final
visitor visa exemption is for individuals
with a passport or travel documents issued
by the Holy See.
Written by the Canada Immigration Law
Center Staff Writers. The Canada Immigration Law
Center is a leading organization committed
to
assisting immigrants to begin a new life in
Canada.
