Canada, the second largest country in the world occupies most of the northern part of North America, covering the vast land area from the United States in south to the Arctic Circle in the north. It is a country of enormous distances and rich natural resources.
Canada is bordered by Alaska (USA) in west, and by 12 US states of the continental United States in south, the country shares maritime borders with Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark) and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an island which belongs to France.
Canada's landscape offers a wide range of natural sceneries and is divided into multiple geographical regions. The Canadian Shield, which is the largest geographical area, encompasses half the country and centers on Hudson Bay. The southeastern region of Canada is dominated by lowlands, bordered by the Great Lakes: Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.
There are some countries have more liberty of movement around the earth. Because of that, they may not require a visa to arrive in Canada. They will require an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). With the growth of technology, Canada has established this system electronically. This signifies that the claimants will only require to enter their data, and the system will review whether they are permitted to go to Canada depends on information it receives across different records. The residents of these countries will only require an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) if they are going to Canada by air. If they are not arriving by a flight but will arrive by terrestrial or marine to Canada, then they do not require an eTA so they can visit with only their valid passports. The nations in the table below will require an eTA to for the entry in Canada:
Andorra |
France |
Montserrat |
Anguilla |
Germany |
Netherlands |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Gibraltar |
New Zealand |
Australia |
Greece |
Norway |
Austria |
Holy See |
Papua New Guinea |
Bahamas |
Hong Kong |
Pitcairn |
Barbados |
Hungary |
Poland |
Belgium |
Iceland |
Portugal |
Bermuda |
Ireland |
St. Helena |
The British Virgin Islands |
Israel |
Samoa |
Brunei |
Italy |
San Marino |
Cayman Islands |
Japan |
Singapore |
Chile |
Korea (Republic of) |
Slovakia |
Croatia |
Latvia |
Slovenia |
Cyprus |
Liechtenstein |
Solomon Islands |
Czech Republic |
Lithuania |
Spain |
Denmark |
Luxembourg |
Sweden |
Estonia |
Malta |
Switzerland |
Falkland Islands |
Mexico |
Taiwan |
Finland |
Monaco |
United Kingdom |
There are about 148 countries which require a permit to enter Canada. The residents of these republics will have to go through the course of applying for a visa dependent on their motive for desiring to visit the country. They can get different sorts of permits such as those for tourist, higher education, employment, or even settling in Canada. The states in the table below will require a visa to arrive in Canada:
Afghanistan |
Albania |
Algeria |
Angola |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Argentina |
Armenia |
Azerbaijan |
Bahrain |
Bangladesh |
Belarus |
Belize |
Benin |
Bhutan |
Bolivia |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Botswana |
Brazil (note: some Brazilian citizens may be eligible for an eTA if they meet specific requirements) |
British subjects, subject to control |
Burkina Faso |
Burma (Myanmar) |
Burundi |
Cambodia |
Cameroon, Republic of |
Cape Verde |
The central African Republic |
Chad |
China, People's Republic of |
Colombia |
Comoros |
Congo, the Democratic Republic of |
Congo, Republic of |
Costa Rica, Republic of |
Cuba |
Djibouti |
Dominica |
Dominican Republic |
East Timor |
Ecuador |
Egypt |
El Salvador |
Equatorial Guinea |
Eritrea |
Ethiopia |
Fiji |
Gabon |
The Gambia |
Georgia |
Ghana |
Grenada |
Guatemala |
Guinea |
Guinea-Bissau |
Guyana |
Haiti |
Honduras |
India |
Indonesia |
Iran |
Iraq |
Israel must have a valid Israeli "Travel Document instead of National Passport." |
Ivory Coast |
Jamaica |
Jordan |
Kazakhstan |
Kenya |
Kiribati |
Korea, North |
Kosovo |
Kuwait |
Kyrgyzstan |
Laos |
Lebanon |
Lesotho |
Liberia |
Libya |
Macao Special Administrative Region |
North Macedonia |
Madagascar |
Malawi |
Malaysia |
Maldives Islands |
Mali |
Marshall Islands |
Mauritania |
Mauritius |
Micronesia, Fed. States |
Moldova |
Mongolia |
Montenegro |
Morocco |
Mozambique |
Namibia |
Nauru |
Nepal |
Nicaragua |
Niger |
Nigeria |
Oman |
Pakistan |
Palau |
Palestinian Authority |
Panama |
Paraguay |
Peru |
Philippines |
Qatar |
Romania (holder of a non-electronic passport, such as a temporary passport) |
Russia |
Rwanda |
Sao Tomé e Principe |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
Senegal |
Serbia |
Seychelles |
Sierra Leone |
Somalia |
South Africa |
South Sudan |
Sri Lanka |
Kitts and Nevis |
Lucia |
Vincent and the Grenadines (St. Vincent) |
Sudan |
Surinam |
Swaziland |
Syria |
Taiwan, must have a valid passport other than ordinary passports issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that include their identification number |
Tajikistan |
Tanzania |
Thailand |
Togo |
Tonga |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Tunisia |
Turkey |
Turkmenistan |
Tuvalu |
Uganda |
Ukraine |
Uruguay |
Uzbekistan |
Vanuatu |
Venezuela |
Vietnam |
Yemen |
Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
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Several nations who require a visa and those that need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), there are examples when some individuals may not require either one. There are groups which are Canadian visa-exempt: